THE UNFINISHED
LETTER
Aged Minister, Rev. Jamais R. Lamb,
OfGrap Vino, Drops Dead While
Writing Hi Children Fr--wall
Letter
Tuesday morning, March 26th, at
about 10:30 o'clock the unusual oc
curred in the passing of Rev. James
R. Lamb, pastor of the Grapevine
Baptist church. He left to his chil
dren what will be known as their un
finished letter, for in the midst of
writing "God has my life in His
care, and" at this point he died sud
denly. We are publishing the let
ters to his children in full:
My dear little sweet Dories
I have not informed my children
of my critical condition for the past
year, because I did not want to dis
tress them. Last March 6th I was
totally paralyzed, but partially re
covered; then Again last August 1,
lightly: then on the 14th of Febru
ary again totally, and came near dy
in, for 24 hours. I can now walk
about the house and I was carried to
the church and helped into the pul
pit and, preached to my church. I
expect to preach as long as I can talk.
I am under the care of a specialist
on paralysis, said to be the best in
the State. But now I have 8 incur
able diseases: Bright's disease, di
abetes, and high blood pressure. My
doctor says the. fight for life is now
with the blood pressure that if he
could get control of that, I may live
from two to five years yet. But if
there is any improvement . on that
line I can not teH it. My pressure
was 225 ten days ago, 75 too high,
and is no lower yet I am likely to
go suddenly any hour, and have come
to feel that I should not let my
death take my precious children by
surprise. It is owing nan as .to
whether God will do a miracle on
my wrecked body; for it is certain
that no earthly power can cure me.
I am writing Grade today of my condition-.
I wanted to write Sanf ord
Jwt haw, lost JOs-addxass; and now
listen little sweety; T -want yon to
how this letter to Bill and all his
family. Give them my heart's
deepest love, and then send this let
ter on to Sanford just as it is, quick
ly as possible. Now my dearest
sweet baby, I do not want you, or any
of my children to shed even one tear
for me, but I want you, every one,
to meet me in Heaven, where we
will all be together forever. I have
prayed for this daily since our sad
separation. I am not only ready and
(Willing, but anxious to go over and
be with my dear Ida and my Saviour.
Now baby I cammend you to God
for his care, with the request that
you live and die in His service.
My Dear Sanford:
Thanks for your pictures. By ref
erence to Dovie's letter hereon, you
will learn of my state of ill health.
Please note this fact: -If I sret well. 1
I wart to give God the praise, and to
know that it was God himself who
cured me. My specialist, thinks mv
case hopeless. Yet we cannot tell
what God may do in the matter. Tou
know he has taken me out of death's
embrace in times past, and may do so
again. , sometimes 1 think. -He will,
To Him I cheerfully yield, and glad
ly accept' His decision - whatever it
may be: for I love Him,' and I know,
.he loves me. I hsve many things for
,hich I love my God. . (1) I believe
He saved my children, unless it is
jurman, irvm ine oiaesi to uie young
est.' This is greatest possible bless
ing. (2) For many years, I had the
- best family I ever knew, and the bet
organised; the best to work; the most
obedient, ; and the most religious.
S) God's choice of Crawford to
' recent obedience to the . call, as he I
wrote me a few days ago. Not,ith-1
pi win nia igqwi, ana irswioru
iti. -1 - j r . 1 ,
NOTICE!
TO REPUBLICANS OF.
MADISON COUNTY: .
. Precinct meetings will be held in j the disappointment in the visit I have
each voting precinet of Madison planned .for Septemiber.- to .all my
County, on Monday, March Slst, at ' children; but I Uke a little cry, and
2 o'clock P. M., at polling place, to then pass it off in the happy refiec
elect a township committee of three ' - - " .,
(3), one of which to be designated as!'
Chairman of committee. ,;v.'
' Also to elect delegate in Conntv '
Convention. - Your voting precinct B:""-5-;''--''''
entitled to . delegates. Coun-i The tax listen appointed for the
ty Convention to be held at 2 o'clock various Townships and Wards will
P. M Anril 2, 1930, County Court he among yoa for the purpose of
House in Marshall, for the purpose of listing your taxes during the month
electing Chairman, Vice Chairman, of April, and not the month of May,
Secretary and delegates to State and as heretofore. It is urged by the
Congressional Conventions. And to
transact any other business that may
properly come before the conven-
tion.
This 18th day of March, 1930.
J. H. HUTCHINS. Chairman.
P. S. The Executive Chairman of
each Precinct will please deliver td
me a full list 0f Frednet Committee
una deir-nto-j ewtcj to County
Conv:f--.n i ' ' I oV'ock Te '-cs-
of some of our children, I had a good
family, of which I am thankful and
proud. In the most essential things,!
they have chosen the right I wwrt
to Insist on you, my dear son, to a-
dopt the same rules In, your home
that you were raised under, only be
a better father than I have been in
avoiding .whatever mistakes you think
I have made. To aid you in excelling
me as a husband and father, I sug-
f? StnJS 336U CoL
3-18 19. 1 Pet. 3:1-7., to govern
vou in vour relations to each other.
(2) As parents, Eph. 6:4, Col. 3:21.,
PROV. 22:6. (3) Teach the child,
Eph. 6:13. MAT. 15:4. My precious
boy, it gave my heart joy when your
letter informed me that you are do
in? your very best to live right.
Please always make Heaven your
rhief riches, and God your chief
. . . . , , i
Irlena, ana r gilt uvinf your cruei
concern. Nov; I will make a lew
suggestions for your temporal hap-
piness: (1) Take plenty of time to
study your business plans, and your
larger trades before you make them,
and as to ho,w you think the deal will
affect your other interests in the fu-
ture: always take time to look a-
head. (2) Set a goal as to how much
you hope to be worth when you are
60 vears nld. (3) Stav out of debt
" irr'u" I3
owe.
vour dit in EufaulaT 4)
wn vii 11 r creuib in duibuii ivi
to lrn
your family comfortable. Lay up
each month as much as possible. (5)
Attend your church regularly and
help bear its expenses as much as you
are able: but be careful about sign
ing pledges putting vou in debt.
(6) Never get discouraged about
making a livelihood; steady work
(not overwork, not exposure) and
looking after the pennies, and sen
sible trading will bring it by and by,
even indepepdence.
Son, I want you to keen this let
ter, practice and teach the Bible
laws of family government. I hope
your children will encourage Craw
ford in his ministerial work. .Please
write me at once, and I will answer
as long as I can. Your loving father,
- J. R. Lamb.
My dear daughter Ivat
I have planned to visit you all
some time in September, and might
do so, but the prospect 4s fa, from
hopeful now. My hands ami arms
are so weak and clumsy that I have
spent all this day writing this letter.
Daughter, I know ,women are usually
more concerned about religion in the
home than men, and give it more at
tention, therefore I request that you
study the Scriptures which I have
cited in this letter, and give all the
encouragement and help you can. I
feel certain that you will do this: for
I regard you as a refined Christian
lady, and want a good truly Christian
family happy in the blessings of
home religion. Sanford was always
active in our family .worship, and was
noble, pious boy for a long time, Un-
Lit 4.1.- 1 .1 1 I 1.1 J 1- I
1.11 tue ivn uiaaa lurcu uriii iiivu uuiia,-
insr just before his mother died, but
he did not continue long in that de
structive habit, proving , what Solo
mon said "Train, up a child in the
way it should go, and when he is old,
he will not depart from it." Prov.
22:6.
Now my dear boy is back in the
arms of his saviour, and no doubt
.will make for you an active partner
in guiding your home in the honor,
peace and blessing or the uodiy lam.
ily. As young wife and mother,
I have great concern for you, my
dear child, and until my last breath
has failed me. I shall continue to ask
God's providence upon you' and your
family, as I have done daily in the
nast. I have prayed, and still pray,
that 'yours might be a godly, happy
and prosperous family
Yesterday I had to stop before finish
ine. and am concluding this letter this
morning. - Am feeling a little better
this morning.- As to my recovery,
I have little choice as to whether
God, heals me or calls roe to rest. I
have lived too long to grieve much
of life's fierce struggle, and know my
1 te&?WVttoJW;miiik
1 strange is happening to me, onijrthat
which most 'overtake us all. I can
I . . a ? 1 .1 . m
ten you, my a ear cmia, urn j, am not
in distress. I am, with ; Mr. A. H.
Sams, Marshall, N. C, Rt 2, Box 88,
and am treated, with the most atten
tive care ' Of course sometimes I reel
.
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TAX LISTING
commissioners that all taxpayers be j
sure and list your taxes in May to
your H-ters, as failure to list is a
.cause for double taxes, and a fee forj
listing 0f $1-00 will be charged all:
! persons who fail to Ji.t in ApriL So
plesse attend to this important mat-;
ter in May, as the commissioners are
your friends and don't want to put
you to acy extra con; nence this o-
,tice. . .
tlons that God has my life in his
care, and t
At this point he dropped dead.: I
Rev Mr wag weU known ln
M ,. r . . . . . ;
Md,son County where he had spent
J large part of his life. Recently hi
had made his home with Mr. Horace;
Sams just beyond Grapevine church,
He was elected pastor of the GrapeU
vine church in Auguat 1929 H
was born in Tennessee April 25, 1862
and came to Madison County in 1880;
He went back to Tennessee and hai
spent time in Alabama, Georgia, an
Oklahoma. His children, 12 in num
ber, are scattered, most of them 1M
ing in Oklahoma. He has . tw
brothers living at Marion, N, C.-i
D. and R. M. Lamb, one brother,
A. Lamb at Chuckev. Tenn.. and onl
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Tenn The funeral sermon will be
preached the second Sunday in May
at the church, of which he was pastor,
The body waa interred at the church
cemetery Wednesday afternoon, the
folIowing pallbearers serving: She
XT . T , T
man DelL Neal SanM- Johl
Wesley Hunter, R. O. West, Jack
Rice. J. L. Gosnell and J. A. Burrell
IUB prorate an wrap.
. 71" he had. Md7 Z$
,n
preaching twice a month. He was the
author of some booklets on the cover
of one of which is printed "Bible Ac
count of Origin of Races, or Bantisis
va WnrM Rvila k W TOT i
founder and national president of thfe
True American League of the White
Brotherhood of the World."
HOME DEMONSTRA
TOR'S COLUMN
SCHEDULE
Monday Will not meet, clubs.
Tuesday Will not meet , clubs.
Wednesday Meeting -rV Court
House. Mr. W. PTJacY.
son will address Ministers
on Recreational Work.
Thursday, 10:30 Beech Glen girls.
2:00 Pioneer women.
Friday, 2:30 Walnut 'women.
CIVIL COURT
IN MARSHALL
Superior Court convened in Mar-
(shall MntiHav fnr t.ha hwirintr nf iv.
.
il cases, Judge McRae presiding.
Three divorces had been granted up
to Thursday morning Annie Lan
ders vs Hoy Landers, Laura Shelton
vi Hubert Shelton, and C. A. For
tune vs Cleo Fortune. The case of
Myers Dry Goods Co. and other cred
itors vs Logan A Beacham was non
suited.
As ,we go to press the case of John
White vs Tom Moore et al is being
tried. . Quite a number of people
have been in town this week attend
ing court. - . r :
5TH SUNDAY MEETING
- PLACE CHANGED
The 5th Sunday Meeting for Dis
trict No. 8 listed on program to be
held at Peek's Chanel has been chang
ed to Madison 'Seminary , and will bet.
held there on Sunday, March 80.
TESON ANDERSON SILVER
BY WILLIAM
T i-Times are not as they used to be;
I I feel what has befallen me.'i J'-
t jll T a frinnA in him 1 httA f'?
S Since he has left me, I am sad.
O Of him through life the good was said,
N -Nor are falsejrjbutes paid him dead. '
A A heart he had to help the poor;! ' ' ,
N None turninp; empty from his door.. -,
D Deeds louder than professions talk;
E Each soul is judged from daily walk. . r ,
R Regarding gifts) the church to aid, ;
S Some part in that he always had. . v
0 Of those whose! names the church record,
N Not all are givers to the Lord. . v ; f
S So much foe onl who served his race ;
1 In private and i'n public place. , , :.'
L Let me thus live, and keep away.,.; f..
V Vain v "shea at the Judgment Day.
F. Ear' i r :t appear before the throne, ' w
Rr.r; ;! - cr ht" VAi own. r :,v;, v.
ESTATE SETTLED
JESUIT ORDER GETS HALF OF
V ESTATE BY COMPROMISE
A compromise, whereby the Or
der of Jesuits accepted all real es
tate, and Mrs. R. L. Garrett, of Wem
bley, . Alberta, Canada, receives all
personal property, or approximately
half of the $250,000 estate of her
mother, the late Mrs. Bessie M. Saf
ford, was reached in Madison County
Superior Court Tuesday. Judgment
wa signed by Judge Cameron F.
MacRae, of Asheville, presiding.
Mrs. Safford died in Jacksonville,
Florida, last January. She left a
will bequeathing all of her estate,
with exception of a $37,000 trust
fund . for her only daughter, to the
Order of Jesuits which maintains an
organization in Madison County. Mrs.
Garrett, through counsel, A. C. A
yery, of Asheville, filed a protest
and the compromise grew out of this
action. The Jesuit Order was repre
sented by Judge Frank Carter of
Asheville. -
': Unde the agreement, the Order of
Jesuist receives the valuable Moun
tain, Hotel site, the beautiful Safford
horae 192 acres of mountain land,
and several valuable lots in Hot
Springs. All of the property is lo
cated in or near Hot Springs.
Mrs, Garrett 1s to receive all mon
ey, securities, diamonds, and other
jewelry and the magnificent furnish
ing of the home. The collection of
jewelry includes a number of historic
and valuable gems, while the furnish
ings of the home, which itself has
quite a history, are largely the con
tent of a French chateau, formerly
owned bv a Parisian nobleman. An
tique furniture, glass, silver, china,
rare portraits and rare books are a-
fmong the contentsi The- greater part
of the collection is to be sold.
Mrs. R. L. Garrett is a sister-in-law
of Mrs. W. N. Garrett, of Asheville,
and also has a number of other rela
tives in Asheville who have taken an
interest in final settlement of the es
tate. P.T.A. MEETS
NEXT TUESDAY
The regular meeting of the P. T. A.
will be held in the library of the
school house on Tuesday, April 1,
at 8 p. m. All the parents and those
interested in the school are urged by
the president to be present. Every
one please come to this meeting.
FOR
COMMISSIONER
"JI hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of County
Commissioner subject to the will
of Vetera in. the ; Republican pri-
should be one of the choice
of the voters I pledge myself to do
my duty in helping to handle the
affairs of Madisen County to the
best of my ability and wit fair
ness to alL... ; V:r''V . ... , . ,
: r . Very respectTnuy,
1CGUYENGUSH.
WORLEY -;
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W. C SPRINKLE
PASSES SUDDENLY
Mr. William Collis Sprinkle, for
merly of Madison County, and for the
last ten years a resident of Weaver
ville, N. C. died at his home at Weav
erville almost suddenly Thursday
night of last week. Mr. Sprinkle had
been in rather poor health recently,
having returned the Sunday before
his death from a trip to Florida,
r 2 he went for his health. The
night of his death he had eaten a
hearty supper and was stricken soon
after, dying within thirty minutes af
ter being sjricken. News of his
sudden going brought grief and quite
a shock to his many friends in Mad
ison and Buncombe counties.
What was said to be the largest
crowd ever to attend a funeral ser
vice in Weaverville was present at
the final rites in the Weaverville Bap
tist church Saturday afternoon. The
Rev. Zeno Wall, of Shelby, and the
Rev. H. B. Dendy, pastor of Weaver
ville Presbyterian church, officiated.
The body was carried from the
home of the Sprinkles to the Baptist
church by the. pallbearers. Imme
diately following the servics, burial
was held in the family cemetery near
Marshall.
Active pallbearers were members
of the Bible class of Weaverville
Baptist, church, of which Mr. Sprinkle
was teacher at the time of his death.
Honorary pallbearers were: C, ,J,
Ebbs, Thomas S. Rollins, D. J. Weav
er, Dr. A. C. McCall, Dr Grady Mor
gan, of Asheville C. B. ' Mashburn,
and E. R Tweed, of Marshall; Dr R.
L. Moore, of Mars Hill college; R.
Carmichael, T. W. Blackstock, Pierce
Roberts, W D. Robinson,' H. B.1 Wil
liams, W. M. Reagan, J. F. Reeves,
C. C. Leonard, W. W. Shope, Glenn
West and C. C. Brown, of Weaver
ville. 1 . . J .'
Having served as mayor-of Weaver
ville for three terms and as chair
man of the board of county commis
sioners of Madison county, Mr. Sprin
kle was well known throughout west
ern North Carolina. He also repre
sented the district of which Madison
county is a part, in the state senate.
For the World War he was chairman
of the Madison county draft board.
At the time of his death, he was dea
con of the Weaverville church as well
as teacher of the Bible class.
He is survived by his 'widow, two
sons, Lee Sprinkle, of Fredericks
burg, Va., and Dr. C. N. Sprinkle,
Weaverville; three daughters, Mrs.
C. R. Allison, Mrs. W. B. Ramsey,
Marshall; and Mrs. W. C. Pope,
Weaverville.
Mr. Sprinkle was quite a success
ful business man and one who used
his wealth for the best purposes, hav
ing given liberally to the building of
the Marshall Baptist church as well
as to the Weaverville Baptist church.
The floral offerings, numerous and
beautiful, were evidences of $ie
popularity , of this great and good
man. . ,
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS VISIT
ASHEVILLE
A group of 14 high school students
from Marshall with . their .teacher,
f I.. j -1im,4 rtf tMnh trains
irg iepartmentwla
ciwol, -Tspnt -'-yesterday "Wornmgin
the : Park Avenue kindergartens ob
serving the work being done by the
children, and later holding' a confer
ence 'with ' the ' director, 5 Miss Mary
Leeper, in which' equipment was ex-
amtned, questions asked, and various1 y nr maoe an outline men or t e
phases of the vrork discusied. This; : worhL toctog on.tt theU 9
j ; ' ...1 ;
week by Miss Juanita . McDougald,
Stata fiitnarvo tit TmpKm1 Train.
ing, mho spent a day' in Asheville onl
her way to' Marshall and ia one ef! ut
thet p In prepatation fora sbrSwa scene on the sand table. T:
week:, kindergcrira or 1 pre-schoo! "Te hm ViVld Picture r
.1... , k v;.'
spring in Marshall by Miss Casey and, S,s f&& f.. the lakes, t
htr students in their practice teach-'"! tftef Mature,
. . . ,.. . SwitirJnn
rr "(MX. . -; 'v :-
j These pre-school sessions sre being!
hcld .throughout; th.Vstatei.,U
teacher training centers in the high
. scrooK nr groars.-ox chn.lren W'O!'
j expect to enier school in the fall,
j in order to give them some ppara-:
tion for entrance into the first grade.':
This work is under the direct s;T:r-
v',,ion rf V'-t !r:.-",J, i'. iij
News From Teacher
"Training Department
During the last two weeks we have
been doing our Practice Teaching in
geography. Before beginning this we
felt that we must know. something a
bout geography the aim, scope, and
methods of teaching. Each ' of ns
read many reference books,' outlines
and suggestive projects. To help us
in our work we made outlines and:
lesson plans, outlining the entire unit
of work so that it would be better
organized and better taught. Two
girls worked together in the various
grades. Given below are some, of
th summaries of work done. 7 v
The Second Grade A has - been
working on a Dutch project with the
help of Miss Wright and Mrs. White.'
The study of Dutch life in compari
son with our life 'was made under the
following heads: Appearance of the
country, climate, characteristics and
appearances of the people, occupa
tions of people, modes of travel, and
queer customs. The girls have en
joyed dressing their dolls in the
Dutch fashion. The boys have en
joyed making windmills. The en
tire class made an attractive black
board border showing scenes of
Dutch life. Wednesday morning the
project ended with a chapel program
consisting of three songs, a story, a
poem, and a little Dutch dance.
The Third grade has been working
on a Japanese project, 'with the help
nf Mm VWotimmi a nit afisa Mrtrrnw.
To add interest to this study Japan
was compared with America. The
following ; comparisons Were m)sde :
location of Japan, climate, modes of
dress, how thejr travel ,the food they
eat, and other , interesting, customs.
To add to the interest of this study
the children made an exhibit. In this
exhibit they had the following things:
Japanese tea set. .. ..
Japanese tea table, :
Japanese parasols. I - V
nM. . RM,'W;uMiiii
Japanese "calendar. '
Tea and rice. .1 ' '
Japanese scenes (pictures).
The Fourth Grade A has . been
studying the cereal grains grown in
the United States. The . problem
method was used in this study. An
interesting collection 0f these grains
and their products. A large map
was drawn and the different grain
belts were indicated by placing the
grains on the map. An interesting
collection has been made which the
pupils iwill carry on in the study of
"Foods We Eat". v
From what are ' our breakfast -cereals
made? From what do these
products come? ;;
Fourth B has been studying and
trying to solve these questions.
Text books have been used and
reference books from the Teacher
Training Library. After the. prob
lems were solved, the pupils, learned
uheir cereals were made from corn,
wheat, oats and rice,
Booklets in the shape of aa ear of
corn, containing facts learned, 'were
made by each child. An exhibit of
cereals was collected, also other prod
ucts made from the grains. The. ex
hibit was classified into three-groups:
Use to Man, Use to Animals, and By
products. . " " ?
We were pleased to have the chil
dren of other grades come in to see N
and - hear about ' the collection and
booklets, . '
" The Fifth Grade has been taking
been visiting ' Switzerland, v the work
being , supervised by two members
of the Teacher Training Department.
The pupils have read a great many
reference v . books o" Switxerland.
, m iouow in visiting switze
After arriving in Sxitserland,
pupils were much interested in co
f,f th out own
Wester
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.-;wtMn lltA1MflU
jIXNEy DINNESl A UC
Thr .Jjtnf dinner
ladies of the Pre 0
Wedneday was q :' 'e
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