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f EL1ZADETI1 CITY'S tmirs withou BIAS ni-... ... I PAPER i 7 I PREJUDICE VOL V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MAY 19, 1916 NO 40 - :? r- ' I I I t lit I . j - 1 . I i : " w y j i i SPEAKS III OF old rami Editor Biblical Recorder ' Writes Entertainingly of Trip Here Many readers of "The Advance who do not get the Bibilical Re corder will be interested in the fol lowing account clipped from that paper of the recent session Of the Chowan association at Shiloh. "The one hundred and eleventh annual session of the Chowan As sicat'on was held Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday of last week at old Shiloh churc.h In Camden coun ty on the left bank of Pasquotank River and nar the head of Albe marle Sound. . First to catch the rays of the niorn inw sun since It is our easternmost assoon, and first In the year to meet -nd Bet a pace for the other sixty-three coming along in the summer and fall, the Chowan is first amongst us in other and more Important respects. It has In Its lounds the oldest Baptist church In the State the entertaining church this vnnr. From Its bnnnrlsi wont nn the f'petttfolrf - NllralHdin iBaptist to the c'vil authorities in colonial days, and later when Thomas Jefferson was President the United States he received and answered an important message from the Chowan Association. It was this great body that pave to the denomination Elder Martin Ross who has been styled "the father of the North Carolina Bant'st State Convention," At Edenton, then and now connected with the Cho wan. the B'bical Recorder under the name of The Baptist Interpreter. The first North Carol'na Baptist col lege for young women was establish ed by the Chowan saints at Murfrees Tboro opened in 1848 and loyally sup ported to the present time. "In fact, it is the land of Baptist beginnings 'n North Carolina. "Setting high value upon the past as it does, the Chowan does not live In the bygone". It is v'rile and ag gressive today. It has sixty church cs with a mcmbersh'p aggregating nearly 11. 00"). Bartisras last year' epprcacbed 7n0 and Its contr'butions went reyrnd $'0.00'. In its splen did constituency are some of our ToeA machers. a' lest laymen, and lepls women. Pastor R. C. TTcn Ing was elected at Houston, Texas a year ago the fir Vic-Presldnt of the Southrn Baptist Convention Deacon E. F. Ardlett Is Chairman of the Wake Forest Board of Trus tees nnd memher a'so of the Orphan I age Board. His Excellency Gover nor Craig of Raleteh. and the Field Representative of the Jttdson Fund, Rev. Braxton Craig of Monroe, are both sons of the Chowan. So is Rev. J. F. Love. D. D., Corres ponding Secretarv of the Foreign Mission Board, of Richmond. Va., one of the missionary seers and statesmen of our time. "And the rank and file are worthy of their leaders. It is a fine broth " rhood. - - "From Elizabeth City twelve or fifteen of us went bv launch down the Pasquotank R'ver somewhat more choppy than usual under the bracing breeze, until we reached the Shiloh wharf sf'er a lovely trip of a dozen or so miles at a special coRt of only twenty cents. By the ware lionsn fit the end of the wharf some two hundred yards from shore was reafaffr m the means of transpor tattonto the village more than a mile nwnv: a truck ('nsfead of trunk) rallwuv line, two substantial flat cars each mounted with two long se-ts facing eeh other, the "engine " being a big dun bull by the. ime of Frank, and the . negro drt'jj b'n? nnpinpr flreman, con dusior and brakeman In one. On our fps"inafng tr'p more than thir ty delighted passengers with ba? pare pnd some nieces of freight were drawn by big Frank a cost MARY PICKFORD SCORES TRIUMPH Surpasses Herself In Famous Play ers Screen Version of "Madams Butterfly" It is rarely that motion picture spectators are privileged t" wit ness so exquisite.y artistic a perfor mance as that of Mary Pckford in 'Madame Bu:tcrfiy't the Famous Players Film Company's magn'fi cent adaptation of John Luther Long's classic, which has already become faiui i:ir through the me dium of opera, navel and piay. All the poetic beauty of this sad ta'.e lias Leen preserved and enhanced in the Film production which is the Paramount Picture at the Alkran$i this week. - The pathetic story of Cho Cho San 'Madame Butterfly. as her treaeh frcus Amer'can husband calls her is told with infinite artistic skill. There is no pretence of showy thea tricaiism in the stapla- of the pro duction, which .has been accomplish-' cd with the assistance of espec'ally engaged a-u'horitlcs on Japanese coftumes and manners. For set tings the most beautiful Japanese gardens in America were used. As the forsaken Cho Cho-San, pa tiently and confidently waltin? through the long months return of her American only to have him return for the husband, with an Pickford - 7' Mary touches depths 'of emotion in her ex pressions of sorrow, pain and grief that have never been required of her in the portrayal cf the many occidental characters whose dainti ness and charm have made her the supreme favorite of the photo-play screen. For pure pathos and dramatic in terest 'Madame Butterfly which was directed by Sidney Olcott, "has few equals in the while rea,lm of fiction and of the stage. W'th the splen did settings which have been pro duced as the background of MIbs Piokford's unexcelled art, the photo adaptirn ranks as one of Ihe fore most productions that patrons of the Alkrama have ever teen privi leged to see. cf only five 'cents each to their des t'nat'on. "And so we were at Shiloh, a beautiful village of lovely homes set among sturdy caks, surrounded by level hnd well-ti!led fields, and over "rchd by th"j rpacious sky. Yonder is the church we knew it as soon as we saw !t-"-knew it from the pic.:vre we ere prrsenting our read ers this we'k. There stands the structure of simple yet tastful archl tecture erected in 1848. In front of :t an two oak trees and the old well which is not now in use. To the roar is an oak grove where roenday mpnls were served the preat congregations. "Just aoross the road from the church stands upon a knoll the an cint oak under which it is said that raul Palmer preached before onjan iz'ng the church in 1727, a tree which for two centur'es has sheltered and insp'rlted "the men of Shiloh" in the service of their King. It is still a noble old giant though some of its limbs bear marks of decay. '"It was measured on the Jast day of the Association last week by Brethern B. C. Hening and W. F. Pritchard. of Elizabeth C'ty, who found It to be twenty one feet in circumference three and a half feet above the level, of the ground and eighty-seven feet from tip of branch on one ' side of the trunk to t'p of branch on the other side. What could not this mighty monarch of the forest primeval tell us if its Inmost fibers could Rpeak! "Another po'nt historic in which we were much interested . was the spot on the Pasquotank shore where through the years many nun drpds have been baptized into the fellowshio of old Shiloh church. With Brethern Flora. Jobson. and Leary. members of that interesting Currituck delegation with whom we were entertained we vls'ted that hlrtor'e point on the river shore. As we looked out upon the placid wat- Continued on Page Eight) WILL REPEAT PLAY AT BELCROSS TONIGHT The Fidelia and Berean Classes of Blutkwell Memorial Baptist church will repeat the play presented by them rtctntly in the church annex, at Uelcross tonight. The play is a five act comedy-drama entitled "Al Mart n's Country Store'' and glv'es a vividly entertain ing picture of the country store and its visitors. When prs.nud here thj church annex was filled and the entertainment was pronounced an entire success. 'lh bclrjol tuihling at Cckioss h the p'ree for tLis ivun n's pcrfor u.iuue, and the curia n Vill rise at 7:4.1 o'clock: 1 ha i as. of. characters Is as fol lows: Al Martn Sto.tkce er and post master. Will Williams. Marie Martin,-Hid Daughter, Lulu White. S un Johnson, A Can enter, Juo Sey mour. Tom Br'gRs. La'ioror. Mat'.lvw Wh'te. Buck Friend, tirickmaker, Graham Bell. Rube. Hutchins. An Old Time Far mer.-Oscar Wynn. Harold Hawly, A civil engineer S. S. Burgess. Robert Chory, a railroad promoter. W II. Sanders. Pess, an up-to-djte girl, Carry Bur gess. Anna, an . up to-date girl. Bertha Chappell. Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Cliff Ward. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. D. B. Simpson. Mrs. Hawkins Maggie Layden. Mrs. Simmons, Carrie Gilden. M'ss Jones, Nellie Strp.hl. Hunter, A hoy of age when voice changes, Frank Venters. Gus, a rather 'slow young man, Bryan Venters. Ned, A rather fa-t young man, Leary Cooper. Jerry, a hungry loafer, Roy Broth ers. SI Newcomb, Wiley Upton. Ralph Miller, a School master, Chas -Ward. - Rev. John Wesley As'mry, Joseph Peele. Otto Padretti, a traveling music teacher. Charlie Ward. Srju're Holdn An old miserly skin flint, Roy Goodwin. Jim. A ragged little boy, Earl Ches son. Mainly Sprggs, An awkward, gig l'ng g rl, Essie Davis. RECEIVES TELEGRAM FROM BARGE LINE COMPANY C. J. Harrison received a tele gram Wednesday morning from the M. N. Tra'y Company of New Yrrk Instrnciin him to ascertain the depth of Ner.begun Creek and other navi- ablo waters of this sec tion. This work is in preparation for the estah ishmcnt of a barge lino from r.altimore to El'zaheth City and other points. LOCAL TALENT SCORES SUCCESS From the first number on the program, 'Hansel and Gretel,' by the little folks, to the last song hit, "Some Little Bug will get you some Day" by Bill C. Sawyer, the Elizabeth City ameteurs scored ' a decided success Tuesday evening before a large rainy n'?ht audience and cleared a few dollars for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. BIG ACREAGE IN POTATOES A 'AROUND JARVI8BURG . Jarvls burg, May 14 There are five hundred acres of Irish pota toes and seven hundred acres .of swf', potatoes a this point, the former ready beginning June 1 to 10. Sweet potatoes will be ready July 20 to Am:ust 20. There should he twenty barrels of the first nam ed crop an acre and forty barrels of sweet potatoes. There also Is a larger crop of watermelons thsn usual hpre. Misses Louise and Genevieve Hol Ilolloman were lu the city yeste lay shopping. ' ST. ELIZABETH CHAPEL Sunday school wf 1 be conducted at ha f past ten o'clock Sunday morn Ing at St. El'zar.eta Chapel No. 338 Hinton Building. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell of Nor folk wi'l preach at Sunday morning and evening services in the absence of the pas or. Dr. B. C. Henning who is attending the Southern Bap tist Convention at Ashe vile. CANN MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH iThe pastor. Pev. .1. B". Pbrk wiH le at Yanteo on S'inday where he v ill rr-ii. h the Commencement Ser men befo-e the students pnd pa trons of Mantro Hitrh School. No preaching rervlce will be held nt Cann Memor'nl Church on Sunday, but the regular Sunday school ser vice will 1 e conduced at nine thirty as u nil. ELACK WELL MEMORIAL CHURCH Th" paster. Rev. I. N. Loft n wi'l occur y his pu'plt at the Sun day morning service vreichlng from the subject: "Man's Unrealized Bles s'ngs." At the evening service Mr. Lof tin will prench from the subject: "The Hell cf a Violated Conscience." These sermons will deal with ques tions of vital importance and an earnest invitation is extended the people of the city to hear them. Special music will be rendered at both morning and evening services PEARL STREET METHODIST CHURCH Rev. W. F. Miller will preach at the Sunday morning service. Sunday school will be held at two thirty Smday afternoon and the Epworth League will meet at seven fifteen. the Sunday morning service - from the subject: "He sought for a city whhh hath foundat'ons whose build er and maker Is God." pervie st 7:45 p. m. The pastor willp preach from the sub'ect ' Con version Its nature and agent." CITY ROAD CHURCH Rev. C. U. Culbreth will speak on Sunday morning at eleven o'clock from the subject "The An oiut.ng of David" and on Sunday eenin;; at 7:45 from the subject "The Result of nn Unholy Desire." Sunday School will bo couductcd at half past nino o'clock and the Ep worth League will meet at a x forty five. . . FIRST METHODIST CHURCH . His Sunday School will meet at nine thirty sharp. The superin tendent has promised additional chairs so as to accommodate' the increasing attendance; a larger number will be secured If necess ary. The eleven o'clock Bervlce In the church will be under the di rection of the Sunday School and will be observed as Children's Day. A special program of recitations and music by the children will make the hour very attractive. All par ents are invited to come with their children. fThe pastor will occupy the pul pit at the evening hour. WILL SPEAK AT SHILOH Herbert Peele will speak at Shi loh Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor, Rev. E. J. Harrell, who is attending the Southern Bap tist Convention at Ashevllle. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER FROM SALEM TOWNSHIP I hereby announce myself a candi date for (,'ounty Commissioner from Salem Township subject 'to the ac tion of the Itamocratlc; Primary. Any and all support given me will be ap preciated . J. C. James, Jr. FOR COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND PRINTING David P. Dilling.r, Former Legisla tor From Gjston County An nounces His Candidacy, Subject to the Democratic Primary June 3,1916. Mr. Dav'd P. Bellinger, of Gas ton county, announces that te is a candidate for the office of Commis siener of Labor and Printing. Mr. Bellinger's whole life has been spent in c'ose touch with and ir t' e interest of the working man. He bas had large ex'er'ence in leg is'a'ien and was pronfnent in the How in 1913. when a pirt'culnrly bnrd f.pht wps mde on tbo subject f V or legislation. His krow'cdTe rf !hp printing b i' tress 's fhonush. having been rained 'hrorr.h actual experience 'n the pr'n'iT? bus'ness He aovo-eat'-s tn. po'ky of the State fur r'rh'ng txt looks free to the rht'drcn of the pib'ie free schools, nnd believes it can be done for less 'ban one half the cost to the public 'ndor the present system. His record In the legis'atures of 1ft "'9 1013 and 1913 commend him to crnfdence and support of all the I'pop'e. (paid po'it'ci! advertis'ng) E. M. DeFORD ILL WITH PNEUMONIA The family of Mr. E. M. DeFord of Camden received news by wire yesterday afternoon that Mr. De Ford Is seously 111 with pneumonia in the hospital at Richmond where he had gone for treatment. Mr. E. M. DeFord has been in poor health for several months, and afew weeks ago his cond'tion became such that it became necessary to take him to a hospital at Richmond for treatment. The news, however, that he was 111 with pneumonia was altogether un expected and was a shock to his fam ,y stiil tr ends. Mr. DeFord is well known In Eliz abeth City and before h's Illness frequently seen here. He Is ono of (he directors of the Citizens Bank. RETURNS FROM RALEIGH WHERE HAD TAKEN PRISONER Deputy marsha'l J. R. Williams re'urned this afternoon from Raleigh where he had Just taken a prisoner, S. C. Futrell co'ored, who will be tried there nt the next session of Federal court for using the mails for fnudulent. purposes. CaptrTn Williams had the papers put in his hnnds Monday nnd by Tuesday, down near Conway, he had his man. RECITAL AT CHRIST CHURCH Mr. Walter Edward Howe, organ ist, and Mr. Ros V. Steele, tenor, will give a recital at Christ Church on the evening of the thirtieth of May. The following Is the program: Concert tToocatta Pietro Yon Peer Gynt Suite Morning Mood Asa's Death An tra's Dance In the hall of the Mountain King (a) Comfort Ve My People The Messiah Every Valley Handel (b) Where'er You Walk St. Anne'g Fugue (a) The Publican (b) Come unto Me Bach Van de Water Coenen (a) Scherto From Concert Suite Howe (b) Finale to Act Two Madame Butterfly Puccini Grand Offertore Battlste INDUSTRIAL AGENT HERE Willard T. Kyzer. agricultural a gent of the Norfolk Southern Rail way, was In the city Thursday on business. nine i E PRESIDENT Southern Baptists Honor Elizabeth City Pastor Second Time At the opening session of the South, ra Baptisi Conven.lon- in Athevilie on Wednesday Dr. Hen n? of Elizabeth City was the only .ice president cf the Cc nvention re- le ted. ( Dr. Lansing Borrows of Americus, Goruia, was re-elected 1 resident and Dr. Hlsht C. Moora f 1'ulei.h was reebcted one of the ConvenUon's secretaries. The convention was welcomed by Ju 'go Jeter C. Pritchard nt the re cjuest of Dr. Calvin Walker, and re ports were heard from the boards in charge of thfe various phases of the denominational work. Dr. I. J. .Van N'ess of Nashville presented a most encouag'ng re port from the Sunday School Board at Nashville, a larger balance than usual being In the treasury at this time. ' This balance is needed, however. Dr. Van Ness explained, cn account of the increased cost cf white piper used In printing the Sunday school literature. In presenting the report of the Foreign Mission Board of Richmond Dr. J. F. Love rtated that the past year had been the most higly fav v ored In the long history of the board. The report from the Foreign Mhv slon Board recommended that the Southern Baptist Convention de rl'ne to ener In'o a union with other denominations in Foreign MIsion work, pointing out that th's question which has caused sharp discussion for several sess ions in the convention Is closely all'ed ta the church union question, and urging that Southern Baptists favor union as soon as it can be perfected along New (Testament lines but not before. This matter will be voted on by the Convention later. The rnvrllln of n life s'ze oil rrrtreft of the late Dr. R, J. WIN llngbam for twenty one years sec retary cf the Forelrn Mission Board was one of the fea'urcs ef thn day's re-islrn. As the portrait was un ve'led tbe Irnmens" nudionro rose end sing 'In the, Sweet Bye and. Bye.' Kmrmo"s growth of the Southern Papt'st church was shown when Dr Lansing Burrows, statistical sec retary, read his report of the In pre'ise 'n mr-inbershl,) during ,1be pat year. The membership now to tals more than two nnd a half million of which nearly 200,000 were added during the past year. Effort is be'm,' made to . tret the Southern Baptist and the Northern Baptist Crnvcntlons to meet in the same city next year, Kansas City, bavin? born suggested as the meet ing place. BEGINS MOVING GOODS INTO NEW STORE D. R. Morgan began Wednes day the work of moving his large stock of groceries into his hand some new store opposite the mar ket house. The work of moving will go on stpadlly. though gra dually, and Mr. Morgan hopes to be established In his new quarters by the thirtieth of th's month. FOR GOOD WILL DAY Interest is Increasing In Good Will Day for Elizabeth City, the fourth of July, One of the features of the day will be field day con tests, in which Edenton and pro bably Hertford will take part. IRON CLAW TONIGHT The fifh eplsodp In the story of "The Iron Claw" will be featured at the Alkrama tonight. 6 7V am As -P.J.S ? n.