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MARSHALL, N. CM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1927
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COMANDBESAVED
W. E. McAlX
God wishes u to com to Him aiMi
bo tared, and ay, he ae all to
the uttermost that comes to Him by
Christ Jesus. And Christ says, "I am
the way, the truth, and the life; and
ino man cometh to the Father but by
Him." Our subject is, "Come and Be
Saved." And our text is found in
St. John 6:37. "All that the Father
giveth me shall come to me; and him
that cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out" Someone may have the
idea that God only has a predestin
ated few that will be saved, only as
they read this text. But the text
teaches exactly to the opposite. All
that the Father giveth me shall come
to me. This is the language of Christ.
Salvation is free, and whosoever will
may come. Christ is the propitiation
for our sins, and not our sins only,
but for the sins of the whole world.
We read in the Bible, that the Father
gave the Son to be the Saviour of the
world, and not just only a predesti
nated few. Wh6 may come? And the
Spirit and the bride say, come, and let
him that heareth say come, and let
him that is athirst come, and whoso
ever will, let him take thewater of
life freely. Rev. 22:17. First, yon
must desire to be saved, for God
doesn't save anyone against his will.
Some folks think that everyone will
be saved anyway without any effort
at all on their part, and say that this
is a universal salvation. It is not only
under certain conditions. Says one,
what are the conditions? The condi
tions are that you meet the require
ments of God's Word. The first word
of our subject is, Come. God says
come, and if we never come we will
never be saved. Christ says, no one
can come unto Hint except it be given
him of the Father. Then how shall it
be given him of the Father? Through
His Word it is given and that way
the whole world has a chance . to
come. He further says, "No one ca
come unto Him except, the Father
"raw him. How will the Father draw
them? By His Holy Spirit through
the Word of God. Christ says, "If I
"be lifted up from the earth, I will
draw all men unto Me." He will be
able to draw all men unto Him
xnrougn the gospel. This is all the
way that God works with the human
family, or ever will work. Through
His Word. Paul hath said that it
pleased God through the foolishness
of preaching to save them that be
lieve. And again he says, "For I am
not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is the power of God unto salva
tion to everyone that believeth, to
theTJew first and also to the Greek.
So. we must repent and believe the
Gospel The commission to the min
isters given by Jesus Christ after his
resurrection, jus before his ascenaon
babk to the Father. Go ye into all
the world, and preach my gospel to
' 'jry creature. He that believeth and
is baptised shall be save; but ; he.tfiat
believeth not shall be damned. Mark
1:15, 16. ; God help us then -ito
preach nothing, but the gospel,' be-
caP" the word God is uick and
poWerful aid, sharper than a .two
edged sword, piercing even to'the dl
riding asunder, of soul and spirit, and
of the Joints and marrow and .is a
' diacerner.-of the thnnrkt.
Mthe heart, and should Jbe jg reached J
ut n itoeMk, When Christ sent,his
disciple jxit to "preach whfle he Was
here he said, Pray y the '.toad of 'the
tamest, that he will aend more labor!
era. into the harvest. This ia m
l"yfcJ4'S;or.Holy Ghost
ailed, consecrated ministers and go.
I wowers . into the great Jiaroet
new of Almighty Goo anointe of
"fee the pore gospel message
o we world that they may know
what to d to be saved. . AUthat the
Fafher ghr shaH come to me; and
he that cometh to me Iifl tamo wise
cst onimyo,qwear sianer,
ri.UsmrU&i&pfa he
will In no wise cast yon out, but will
ve yon on the terms .of the gospeL
Ho" everyone that thfrstefh, come ye
to he waters, and he that hath nn
THE NEWS-RECORD AN OPEN FORUM
FOR DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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THE PUBLISHER MAKES STATE
MENT WITH REFERENCE TO CRIT
ICISM OF COUNTY, STATE OR NA
TIONAL GOVERNMENT
With No Desire to Suppress, He Does Not
Encourage Continual Friction and Dis
turbance in County
moneyf. come e buy;- and eat;-yea,
, come, buy wine . and . milk without
' oejr d without price. Is. B 5 :1. L 4
.Ja konelnsionr.Wi yo "comeTx. r;l
'.Tours te Hinr,v.;j
W.fE. McFALL.
' OneHcIUien: ef the - dusty . , road
sajd he did not belong to k profession
because he did not profe
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Several articles have appeared in the columns of
The News-Record in the last three or four months writ
ten by Mr. Ira Plemmons of Hot Springs, which articles
are criticism of the various taxing agencies of the Na
tional, State, and County governments. He discusses
the possible elimination of cerain duplicating and un
ncessary offices and the substitution of more modern
methods and equipment for accomplishing the same re
sults at less expense and a saving of taxes. As this pub
lisher sees it, a discussion along this line, looking to a
more economical method of running governmental af
fairs, provided the desired results can be obtained, is
not objectionable, but on the othjJjand, is quite desir
able provided the critieism is really constructive rather
than destructive. If the purpose of the discoss'ion is to
give vent to personal animosities or to ride over preju
dices into office or self -exploitation, the publisher of
this paper does not wish to become a partner in it. On
the other hand, if the discussion is to point out in a
friendly or brotherly way, the mistakes of present or
past officers or metjhods, in order to bring about more
efficiency or economy in government, such a discussion
is welcome. '
Some have considered the tax articles' of Mr. Pm
mons to be of one class, while others have considered
(; them of the other class. JTbe future will doubtless re
yeal definitely to Which elass theV beldng. ;Buuetd
fhe difference in opinion about the articles, the publish
er of the News-Record has thought it best to withhold
the publishing of these while away in he eastern part of
the State dntil -he could return and give more careful
study to this matter. After due consideration and aft
er having been assured by Mr. Plemmons that his ar
ticles are not being published through personal motive
or animosity and that he has no intention of running1
for office and that his purpose is merely to point out
the mistakes of our officers and to put them on guard
as to a repetition of such mistakes, we are resuming
the discussion until such a time as his articles shall ap
pear, in our judgment, to be objectionable. The pur
pose of The News-Record is to serve the entire County
in a constructive and uplifting and entertaining way.
The publisher is absolutely free from the domination of
any party, faction, or fraternity. He has refused to
; join the Masons, or the Woodmen, or the Odd Fellows,
or the Ku Klux, or anything else that would make him
feel under any obligations to any set of men, and The
, News-Record is a paper not dominated by any man or
set of men, but of course the publisher realizes that a
County paper like this is a quasi-public institution.
t While, it is prixjrtely 4wi
- without the support of ita constituents and the peopie
v" of the County have certain rightsith reference to, the
: . paperTrmoral if not'leiaral,1 . r
.While.- we are publishingrtheta discussion of Mr.
e.mmona ' the publisher extends to any person the
privilege of a reply. ' We not only welcome but earn-.
'vf jjgjily; desire that some reply be h:mi4(u:; If his state
V'nenfcjKf) not true to the facta in the case, if his con
' tluatons are not correct, then answer .him. : ; r'
'ttcies' be with the one purpose of'mai:
:ylni.Madison Coun;:our State, and Nation,1 a better
'Cplacein -which to live.. : . '. ' -w
Sfc-THE PUBLISHER.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUNDAY SCHOOL tONVENTIOII'l
- will ke lM at
.BALDWINS CHAPEL f.
4th Sudar la Nereatker, ' at 10
to work deck A. M. ' : ,- -?;,-r
.3. 0. BALDWIN, Township PTesid t pe !ic speciAlLt .
It has been 'announced that the
next'Rotarjr Orthopaedie Clinic Trill
be held in Aiheville on Saturday,
November tOJx, in the. Parish House
of the All Souls Church And, the Bilt
mor Hospital n Biltmore as hereto-
All cripples ia your county are In
vited to attend this clinic tor exami
nsrton.and treatment by an orthd-
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Above is a cut of the new Virsuiia Dare hotel in Elizabeth City, N. C, recently complete
jed at a cost of around half a million dollars. It is modern in e ery particular and is a credit
not only to Elizabeth City, but also to eastern North Carolina. A moat delightful banquet was
held there Friday evening, November Uth, 1927. If should be patronized, a it is more an
expression of community pride than a money-makmg, institution.,. It more than 500 stock
holders have reasons to be justly proud of this great accomplishment.
FROM HOT SPRINGS
Mrs. Honess of Asheville visitedF
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As never before' the problem of e-
vangelism is confronted with difficul
ties and perplexities. The confusion
and complications of the modem
world present a formidable and chal
lenging situation. Dr. Grenf ell while
walking the streets of New York stop
ped" suddenly and said: "I wish I
were back in Labrador. It is much
easier to know what is right in Lab
rador than it is in New York City."
Conditions in New York City are not
different in a measure from conditions
which prevail almost in every city and
town and even in the rural sections
throughout our country. The craze
for amusement is appalling. Mov
ing picture shows are drawing many
thousands of people and countless
numbers of church members spend
more for their entertainment in the
movies than they contribute to all tho
pressing causes of Christ The auto
mobile carries many from God's
house, to say nothing of other dis
tressing abuses and evils of the auto
mobile business. Other forma - of
worldlihess bewilder Gqd's.people and
we are troubled and sometimes feel
that conditions in this modern world
of distraction and dangers have near.
ly overwhelmed our efforts, for good
Bat. L,atarted..out to write more
definitely of the fanatic and the faker
who capitalizing the ignorance, , th,e
prejudices and the psychological con.
ditloa of .the times bring the eause of
revivalism Into disrepute- an hinder
the work of evangelism , by creating
an atmosphere -an4 arousing preu
dices which unite to defeat the king
dom of God. In a town of thousand
people which I have known from my
youth; the religious and .spiritual life.
of the community, so far as- r.have
observed "has been degenerating fer
a decadej Recently an, observlareitM
isen who has lived fat the town for
evesjal years, told me that i& recent
years three evangelists of the- tntex&
denominational type, independent
and 'without denominational authori
ty or directioa iad conducted' sneea
ings ia the community. Greet crowds
attended their meetings, drawwby the
entertaining ; features . and . elap-traa
fakers. He declared that this was
the catise of moral and spiritual leth
argy and general religious decline of
theonminity.iUf e,; MultiplyJ this
instance by the many similar revivals
conducted in many places all over the
land and we do not wonder at the si
tuation confronting our efforts to win
souls.
BUCHNER ANSWERS
I see from an issue of The Asheville
Citizen where Mr. Blankenship, Sup
erintendent of Public School for Mad
ison County,- states that Wiley M.
Roberts, Chairman of the Board of
Education for Madison County, and
himself have given bonds as required
by law. See. 2 Chapter 132 of the
Public-Local Laws, 1927, requires the
Chairman1 of the Board of Education
and the Superintendent to give binds.
The chapter referred to reads as fol
lows: "The Chairman of the Board of
Education And the County Superin
tendent of schools shall each furnish
a bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars for the faithful performance
of his duties according to law, said
bend te. be approved by the Beard of
Coaaty. " CosgimiMionors." No , bond
for either of these parties, has ever
bee? presented to or approved by the ;
Board of County Commissioners of
Madison ; County, . Neither . of these
parties have' giB bond.
I have sot 4ssued warranto for eith
er of these parties, nor do I expect
to do so. Under the law it is the duty
of the Solicitor of this district to in
stitute action, upon proper proof
sown. hinul; Jlr. McDevitt took the
matter oujt of the hands of the Solici
tor, and jssued. a warrant for me for
failure gjvArbond, when he could
have readily seen by 'an examination
of the Clerk's office that I had given
my bond. I want to know why Mr.
McDevitt took the authority to act f Or
the solicitor, and after assuming such
authority, why he did not issue war
rants for hi .appointees; who are re-
boeoV'Xhe.tlawshould not be -con
strued politically, and if he Indicted
me,, he should have Indicted his politi
cal associates and appointees along"
with mev. itji:'.-n
f ' , W. C. BUC1CNER. T
Knv'irfflnirhter. Mrs. Kimberlv. Thurs ;
day.
methods,-- vulgar sensational iem, fade l Th .'use frplaaes,' power boats
and eceentrk theories whiea usuallr 'taiiboate adther floating devices
eharScterired auch gatiieringsXargefor jthe. jpose of concentrating,
sumt of money had been collected by lraHying '''eV'sliruir';BT-1'ilgratory
tiiese religious charlatans andt 4emyttett owl tdhiprove shooting oa
goguea.. Jt was discovered aflWthr'ditionahas bees prohibited by a Fed-
went away that they were fr ' r era!
Mrs. W. J. Parker spent the day ii
Newport, Tenn., Wednesday.
Frank Lance and friends visited
Mrs. N. J. Lance over the week-end.
Sirs. W. R. Ellerson motored to"
Waynesville, N. C, to meet Mr. El
lerson, who was on his way home for
a few days' stay.
Mr. J. D. Hensley made a business
trip to Knoxville Friday.
Mr. Roy Plemmons spent the week-
'end with Mr. Buquo of Black Moun
tain.
Misses May and Ethel Fleming,
who are in school at Asheville, viahV
ed home folks over the week-end.
Mrs. Delia Culbertson and daugh
ters, Rue and Edith, of Bluff, were to
Hot Springs Monday.
Mrs. Oscar Brooks returned homer
from Asheville Sunday.
- Mr. Walter Albony's little boy wa
seriously burned about the stomach
and hands Tuesday.
Mr. W. T. Davis motored to Ashe
ville Tuesday.
Miss Joe Culbertson was in towa
for a short time Monday.
Mrs. W. R. Ellerson motored to
Asheville Thursday to visit her broth
er, Mr. W. N. Garrett '
rfMr.edersoa hf the Spring Creek'
Bargain Store . was in Hot Springer
Monday..
Mr. George Odell of Greene villev
Tenn., was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. E. M. Hulsey returned Sunday
from Gainesville, Ga., where she ha
been visiting.'-' i4 -
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The Ladies Aid Soctety held thefr
Basaar Tuesday afternoon;' Beautiw
ful fancy'work and most tempting re-'
freshmeats were served. They realU -tsed
quite a nice little sum, and wiafe
to thank all who helped in hny way
making it a sueeessT '
"j',' Sentiment That Uplift
Gratitude Is on of rfce nMest
sentiments which wells from ttie hu
man heart It purines; uplifts and
nobles. It Js an attribute of srabiUty
la character. A maa may have manyl
. imperfections, but If he Is cepuble of
gratltooe he la -far. from being aT
bad. ; And" wni sralltmle Is offere.
to the Most" ffleh. ir Brings the to.
Into tone wltb the Divine as acarc";
anythirig else can. I
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