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TRANSYLVANIA—‘‘THE LAND OF BXPONENT OF .TRAN- i &YLVANIA COUNTY. ’’—2,239 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL VOLUIfE XXVII BREVARD, N. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1922. No. 33 OUR WEEKLY SERMON THE DIVINE LAW OF FORGIVE NESS. S«ce^)t' In The Series On Sermon On The Mount. (By Rev. Chas. C. Smith) Forgiveness of injuries is the ex clusive teaching of Christianity. Re- vp'^ge ^as extolled by all the great viichers of antiquity until Christ came. It was not until the teach ings of Jesus had permeated society that a poet was able to say, **To err is human; to forgive is divine.” ' The message this week is on for giveness, and is based on the words of Jesus found in Mat. 5:23-26: ‘^There fore if thou bring thy gift to the al tar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with^thine adver sary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily, I say unto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast paid the last farthing.” There are three great departments of sin: Sinful actions, sinful words, sinful feelings. People in their re lations will have misunderstandings; then follows ^e loss of temper; then the sinful w©rd; then the sinful act; then, most terrible of all, the sinful feeling harbored. The remedy for the sinful feeling is full forgiveness and complete reconciliation on .the part of ’Are one who has this feeling. The text 3s the King’s law of reconcil iation, and in it He makes a two-fold applicaliion; first, to the religious sphere, and then to the realm of the secular. We will consider this law in this double application in the re- 'Verw as given in the law itself. I. Its Application in The Remlm of ^ The Secular. ^ “Agree with your adversary.” ’^'at is, have a peaceable spirit to?, ard liim; and do this while you are In the way with him. The Roman la " cf that time gave the creditor the rlo -- to hale his debtor to the cornrt, and Jesus says that if one’s debtor comes after him then the debtor -ivhile on the way to the judge is to effect some kind of an agreement, or cx^mpromise, with the creditor while on the way to court, so the two may be reconciled to each other. The teachings of Jesus are in favor of reconciliation rather than litigation. The spirit of the whole New Testament is against law suits. Read I Cor. C^fl-8. Dis putes between Christians should be settled out of court by agreement, or by the church. What a shame it is jfor Christians to go to law with one another! The guide book for the Christian is the New Testament, and bere is the law of reconciliation given therein. II. Its Application In The Realm of Religion. The setting and the phraseology are entirely Jewish, for.we find the “al tar’* and the “oflFering” spoken of, and meaning that if the Jew was at the Temple altar waiting for the priest to get to him in his turn to of fer his sacrifice for him, and, while waiting, he should remember that some one had something against him, and, while waitin^6HoaE 71 p! he was to leave his offering, go be rel^onciled to that one, and then re turn and complete the offering. The application, however, is Christian. We learn: — 1. Times of religious exercise give opportjinity for heart-s.earching. When we come in contact with the w^d of God we see ourselves as in a mirror, and there is revealed t© us the defects in the life. 2. Religious exercises performed with wrath in the heart are not ac ceptable to God. Malice, envy and ill-will are so displeasing to God that N. .performed out of such a acceptable to Him. S.^l^rrels with others give no ex cuse for neglect of religious duties. The Lord does not say that we are to get the other reconciled to us, but that we are to get the bitterness out of our own hearts. Because an of fending person goes to church we are not to stay away. Because one with whom we are not in fellowship par takes of the Lord’s Supper gives us no excuse, mt;vch less reason, for re fusing it ourselves. 4. The Christian's great duty and high privilege is that of reconcilia tion and forgiveness.' To th4 yrong- cd oao is given the privi'ejg/of tak- WOED OPEN GROCERY STORE T. W. Whitmire Would Move Back To D re Yard and Open Wholesale Grocery Store — IF. ♦ Asheville, N. C. Wm. A. Band, Editor Brevard News. Dear Sir:— I have just read your editorial in which you say Brevard needs a-whole- sa.e groc’ery. I think so myself, but until the merchants of Brevarj and Transylvania County will agree to bccome stock - holders in said groc ery business I would not be interested in it a'; all. In 1912 and 13 I tried it out and while the merchants bought sonic of their groceries from me, tho moit of their business went to Asheville and Hendersonville houses. It will not pay unless the Home Merchants help it along. Respectfully, ; T. W. WHITMIRE. ROSMAN SCHOOL Monday, August 28 ig the date for the opening of the Rosman public school for 1922-23. The enrollment of the school has had a steady increase during the past three years requiring now the employ ment of double the number of teach ers of three yearg gao. The following corps of teachers has been secured for the ensuing year: J. E. Ockerman, principal; Bessye J, Brown, Laurens, S. C., H. S. As sistant; Mattie L. Hunter, Liberty, S. C., H. S. Assistant; Elizabeth Howell, Shiloh, Ga., grammar grades; Ella Simonds. Letltia, N. C., grade 5; Anna Walton, Eatonton, Ga., grade 4; Bertha McGuire, Andrews, N. C., grade 3; Kell Allen, Horseshoe, N. C., high 1; Wilma Walton, Eaton ton, Ga., low 1. 0 A new. revised high school course of study has bteen adopted ai'd approv ed by the State Department of Edu cation, sucb a course as is required for a standard high school. Thig new course goes into effect at the beginn- inpr of the school year. The high scliool has beo?( cquippgd with new aiparaca? ior the t^rch'nr nf science, and with the ad ded facilities offered by the neAV school building much improvement in the school may be expected. The new high school manual is about ready for distribution and any one desiring a copy of same may ob tain it by applying to the principal, ®r to Mrs. A. M. Paxton. OUR RMDGH COmCAHON Three Nei^oes Trie^i For Their LivM j For Criminal Assaulting Tour ists — The Coal Situation. ing the first step. Cotton Mather received many abusive letters which he tied in a pack labeling them, “Path er, forgive them.” It was his ambi tion to say, “I do not know any one who has done me an ill turn but I Have done him a good one for it.” |n the days of the staintly martyr, dranmer, it passed into a saying in England, Do my Lord of Canterbury an injury and you make him your friend forever.” Our forgiveness should be free and permanent. Moreover, it should be prompt and without reserve. 5. Think of the evils of the unfor giving spirit. First, it eats like a cancer in the inner life. It destroys love, kills peace, prevents joy reigning in the life, and keep* for genuine commun ion with God. Second, it paralyzes a church when it exists among its membership. Where this spirit is prevalent, and where the members of a church do not speak to one another, and where there ig backbiting, power withheld from that church, and it is a weak force in the community. Third, it prevents the unsaved from coming to God. The spirit of unfor giveness does not destroy one’s sal vation, but the unforgiving one has the wrong spirit in which to go to God for His forgiveness. III. How May This Spirit Be Cul tivated? First, consider our own forgiven sins. Have not others forgiven us wrongs far more grievous than any we have ever suffered? The consid eration of that should make it easy to forgive those whQ have lAjured us. Then think of how freely God for- giveg us in Christ. We are exhorted to “forgive one another, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.” Second, think of how God-like it is forgive. God is our model, and we are ever to strive to be like Him. Third, study the prayer of Jesus for His enemies. At the cross what a splendid opportunity He had to have cursed and blighted these enemies. Only a word, and they would have been instantly killed and hurled into eternal punishment. But how much nobler to have prayed in that dying hour of agony, “Father; forgive them.” Would we be likfe Him? Let U3 follow Him. !'Raleigh, N. C., Augu:.t 14, 1922 — 'Jhe three negroes, John Lee, sixteen years old, of Wi’mir?tor< • “ n --’r Rah- ders, thirty-six years old, of Robeson ounty; and Joseph Thomas, tv/enty years old, of South CaroUna, were t iken to Carthage today to be tried o ii the charge of attempting the mur- der of A. E. Ketchen, a Connecticut tkurist, and criminally assaulting l^s ’.vife, near Southern Pines two weefe 8F0. ' The negroes were accompanied on the journey by detachments of the Raleigh Service Company and the Durham Machine Gun Company by order of the Governor on request of the Moore county authorities. This action was taken .as a m.atter of pre caution, although the excitement fol lowing the heinous crimes committed has somewhat subsided since the re covery of Mr. and Mrs. Ketchen, af ter several days confinement in hos pitals. Judge B. P. Long is presiding Wer the Moore superior court, which is the regular fall term for that county. If reports to the effect that property of their victims were found in their possession, when the three negroes were dragged out of an empty freight car onHhe morning following the at tempted murder and outra%e, pr«Ve to be true, the court will probab’y make short "w^rk in disposing of the vile charges lodged against them. In this event the electric chair will doubtless get its deadly work on doub le-quick lime. And the sooner the better. R. OtiB Self, coal distributor for the State, figures that 2,235,000 tons of coal are used anmially in NoVth Carolina. This means that 3«735 cars, or 186,250 tons is needed ariOB- tVy to keep thingg moving properly. Of course he is m^ing no promises relative to the amount the Federal coal administrator can be indUced to release for shipment this way. He is simply advising Washin^on of North Carolina’s demands and guar- alnteeing payments. The railv|^y shopmen have not yet returned to work and road equipment is standing .in the yards waiting for repairs v/hich p»ay be indefinitely postponed. The Southern Railway offered to accept the proposals of President Ilarding, but its men de clined for the reason that the issue is national %nd they could not afford to break faith v/Ith shopmen on other lines. The President’s suggestion was that wage decisions of the Labor Board be recognized by both sides and that law suits arising from the strike be dismissed for settlement by the Board, y That strikers be re-in stated vath their seniority rights un impaired. - The railway executives accept the first two and reject the last, which the strikers consider the most important. And here the mat ter stands. There is no likelyhood of a settlement on the basi^proposed by the executives. It would be a com plete backdown by the shopmen. They £ire contending for a living wage and tha restoration of their rights and' appear to have no idea 'of returning to work oil any other basis. A. D. Watts, Commissioner of Re venue, is in a Richmond hospital for examination. He has not been in ro bust health lately and decided it ad visable to ascertain the extent of his ailment, which is not considered a- larming. But Mr. Watts, believes in being on the safe side and has taken the precaution of having himself thor oughly examined by an authority able to locate and remedy any defects which may be located. He hag been closely confined to his office the p£lst year and a few days “off” is “in or der.” V State Democratic Chairman Nor wood was here recently arranging for opening headquarters from which he will conduct the campaign this year for the election of a Corporation Commissioner, a Supreme Court ^s- tice, ten congressmen, a number of judges and solicitors and a democra tic legislature TBEBREVJP CLUBHEEmiG Annual County Fair Discussed — Brown Carr Makes Stirring Ad dress Boosting Brevard. On Tuesday night, August 15, thp Brevard Club held its monthly meet- in tho Club rooms. About the usual number were present. v The Annual County Fair was dis cussed and it was reported that ap proximately $1000*00 worth of stock hag been subscribed. It was under stood, at a former meeting, that when this amount was raised that buildings, etc, should be erected at once. Quite a number were against having any Fair because of a lack of interest. Mr. Lindley believed that the only drawback to ov6r-come in or der to have our Fair wag a premium j list of suitable prizes, etc. Mr. Bert Siltton and D. E. Henry were appoint- I cd as a committee to solicit and get up a premium list. It was then de cided that some one citizen would have to be appointed to have full charge of all the fair committees and to manage the fair in order to make it a success. Mr. Ralph R. Zachary declined on account of not having e- nough spare time to handle the posi- , tion as it would necessitate many hours of donated labor and time. It was at last decided to have the Pair. To eliminate all drawbacks and to ^ call a meeting of the different Fair Committees to meet iiv^he Club rooms ' on Friday afternoon. At this meet ing the Premiunr List Committee wil report its progress and a systematic organization will be inaugurated — Let’s Have The Fair. A very prominent' young Transyl vanian, Mr. Brown Carr, made an ua- usual brilliant and forceful address to the Club members urging closer ; co-operation and greater efforts to locate n^w industries with a plea for a greater “Boosting Spirit” for the *^Land of WatwfaHs.*' Mr. Carr stressed his great love for his home County Transylvania and gave a very interesting and valuable bit of infor mation by declaring that ho had a real live-wire investor ready to open a wholesale grocery house in Brevard- providing the merchants and people wanted such an institution^ Mr. Can- asked only for the co-operation of all the citizens and the glad-hand of wel come should this investor decide to invest in something that is badly need ed in “The Land of Waterfalls.” His proposition was received with great enthusiasm and the club mem bers present expressed their appre ciation on behalf of all the merchants and citizens in general to Mr. Carr for his earnest efforts to make the growth of Brevard greater. It was unanimously agreed that the new^ citi zen must locate in Brevard and the glad hand of fellowship and welcome was heartily extended. SPECIAL NOTICE OF SALE: St. Philip’s Guild will hold a Sil ver Tea and small sale of fancy ar ticles at the Rectory on Thursday^ August 24, from four to six P. M. MRS. J. S. BROMFIELD’S ILLNESS: The many friends of Mrs. J. S. Bromficld are sorry 'to hear of her continued illness in the Biltmore Hospital — Everyone hopes her re- ocvery v/ill be speedy and permanent so that she may once more take her accustomed useful place in our town. THE LYCEUM COURSE: Having learned that many of the citizens of this town have signed up for a Lyceum Course, the Betterment Society has taken steps to cancel the engagements it has made for an in dependent course, in spite of the fact that the ladies figured on clearing three hundred dollars to spend on improvements for the town. They do not feel that two Lyceum courses, in one season, would be successful to either one.« Summer g^uests at “The Pines,” the home of Mrs. L. M. Hart, are: —Mrs. Quinnett and two daughters, Mrs. Charleton and Miss Sophy Quinnet; Mrs. John B. Schulte and daughter, Altha, all of New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs. A. Leo. Johnson of Hawthorne, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cook,- and daughter, Miss Helen of St. Augus tine, Fla.; Miss Frost; Mrs. Hastings, and Mrs. Paxton of Jacksonville, Fla. The party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen ^nd Mr. and Mrs. C. P. White, and was given in honor of the young ladies who are house guests of Miss Miriam Silver steen. MUCH NEWS FROM QUEBEC. Snakes Plentiful — Marriage of Miss Ida Miller — Resignation of A. J. Manley. — Eorn to Mr. aiij Mrs. Rowland Fish er, a son. Miss Birdell Henderson, daughter of C. V/. Henderson, left last Monday for Mars Hill where she entecs school for this year. She was met at Hen dersonville by Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Owen. Quebec school opened this year’s session on Monday, August 7, with Henry Nicholson as principal and Misses Dora Reece and Ruby Duck worth assistants. The board of edu cation has had another school house built in this district for the conven ience of the children in the eastern section of the district. Marvin Mc Call is teaching in the new building. Snakes seem to be plentiful in the vicinity of Quebec this year. It ha^ been suggested that this being elec tion year a number of* their leaders are out lectioneering. Lyle, Hender son met up with one of their radical representatiyes a few days ago and decided to put an end to his campaign ing^y using a shotgun on him. This was Lyle’s first shot, but it- accom- plshod the desired result. Eleven rattles and a button were extracted from the rear extermity of Mr. Rat tler as a souvenir of the occasion. Miss Ida Miller, the youngest and last^hlld of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Miller, was married last Sunday week to Elbert Whitmire, a citizen of Que bec. H. X. McCall, a justice of the Peace of Lak^ Toxaway, officiated at the wedding. A sumptuous dinner was prepared for the occasion and nearly all the children, grand children and great grand children of Gideon Miller and other invited guests were present to enjoy the occasion and partake of the bountiful wedding feast. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmire left on Saturday last for a trip to Texla’s. After their return Ihey will be at home to their friends ^t Quebec. Their many friends wish for them a long, prosperous and happy life with many jof the real blessings of a home. Rev. A. J. Manley filled his regnilar apointments at Oak Grove Church last Saturday evening and Sunday. He has been pastor of this church for twelve years. His work has been greatly appreciated by the members of the church who have been regular attendants at the services. He has been a faithful fighter of evil in a’’ its forms and an earnest advocate of truth, honesty, sobriety, morality and everything that will elevate both indi vidual and community life. At the close of the services Sunday he of fered his resignation to take effect at the close of th^ associational year. His resignation is from the “field” which consists of Zion, Oak Grove and Lake Toxaway churches. It is not yet known whether the churches of this field will accept his resignation nor who will be secured for this work in case his resignation is accepted. THOMAS DATE. IDE PRAYER CORKER Amusements.” DR. C. W. HUNT OUT AGAIN: Dr. C. W. Hunt’s many friends will be delighted to know that he is tak ing a little exercise each day and that he is able to take an automobile ride each afternoon to enjoy the scenic grandeur of ‘The Land of Waterfalls’ \\hich he so deeply loves. The doc tor has been a very sick man for the nast three weeks and has had to take some of his own medicine. After all these years of prescribing nasty tasting medicine he has finally had to take it himself and while the nurses say he is an unusual good patient, at the same time of all pretty faces ever seea Dr. Hunt’s takes the prize when swallowing the bitter stuflF. Dr. Hunt has been suffering with a severe attack of “Neuritis” one of his lower limbs being very painful and he suffered a nervous breakdown. However he is getting stronger every hour and is on the road to compete recovery and while a little bit‘wor ried over, the condit(on of some of his friends «nd patients, he believes that he 'will be back on the job again administering to the sick in a week or so. The *News' has missed doc’s daily visit, his cberrful countenance, his witty remarks, his wise counsel and especially did we miss his inspiring “PEP” — But he’s better now and he will be **ok” again sot>n and be pes tering us by wanting to read all our proofs before we go to press. “The best piece of advice ever given to a young man, (or may I not add a young woman) bearing on the question of amusements, was written by “Susannah Wesley for the benefit and guidance of her son, John Wes ley — it answers in a nutshell the oft- repeated question "is it wrong*'? These are her words: “Whatever weakens your reason, whatever impairs your tenderness of conscience, whatever obscures your’ sense of God, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind — that thing to you is wrong, however innocent it may be in itself.” “No modern philosopher, in the pulpit ^r out of it has been able to improve on-that bit of motherly ad vice. Follow it. Keep on good terms with your own conscience. Let God reign in the secret chamber of your soul, conscience is king in the. realm of the spiritual”. — Gordon. A PRAYER; Our Father, help us to remember; in our play, as well as in ouk work, to do all to Thy Glory; avoiding what ever weakens our reason, impairs our tenderness of conscience, obscures our sense of Thee, or increases the strength and authority of our body over our mind. May we never make amusement an- end in life, but always a means, a help on the way, just ^s sleep is, just as rest is; making us stronger, clear-- er headed, calmer souled, braver, more hopeful, more earnest, more en thusiastic, inspiring us for better liv ing.’ So shall we ever be Thy happy, Io\’'- ing, obedient children in our play, and in our work. And our pleasures shall help us to grow into the noblest spiritual beauty. And w^ask for Jesus sake. Amen. — C. D. C. PUT THE BRAKES ONv Transylvania County’s rew roads are now almost half completed and that part that is finished is a credit, to any community, and will bring" town and country into closer touch with each other, and v/ill as well ben efit Henry Ford John D. Rocke feller. / Our next great necessity ia a “speed cop” the new hard surfaced roads being a great temptation to' some of our “hustlers” to get a big move on, and speeding on the new roads that are completed seems to ba the new pactime or the idl&^h and drivers of jitneys. Off hand I have forgotten what the State Law is for a speed limit, but twenty-five miles an hour is fast-e- nough for any sane and sensibWituto- mobilist, and our County Authorities should immediately pass a resolution to make this number of miles per hour the limit for Transylvania County, and have ALL offenders ar rested and fined, making the fines heavy enough in the first place and graduated UP for all offences after the first, and if arrested tiiree times and fined, for the fourth offence then a week in the “cooler” would pro bably slow down some. This of course is only a stiggestion, but the necessity of a speed cop or. some regulation of the aulo traffic will be recognized very shortly, and why not now befoi% we have a bad ac cident which we are sure to have if the “joy-riders” and “speed fiends” are not checked right away. Lidense No. 4-11-44. SPECIAL NOTICE OF SALE: St. Philip’h Guild will hold a Sil ver Tea and. small sale of fancy ar ticles at the Redtory on Thursday, August 24, from forr to six P. M. NOT1-: E: There will be. sn ice cream social at Little River ScLoolhouse Saturday night, August 19th. All kinds of good “Eats” will be served. Fathers bring- your families. Boys bring yoiir sweetliearts. Come let us have a good time together. The proceeds of this Supper will be lued in awarding cash Premiums at our Cpmmunity Fair this F'all, at Little River. . ^ Our BrevaH friends are especially invi^d to join us in this “Feast”. Everyone will receive a hearty wel come. LINDLEY, Farm Agent. “In the Land of Waterfalls”