FAGS TWO. , jmmAr.. max so, 1910, TUB GAJTWnA. GAZETTE- SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, Fifty-Fifth Anniud Convention Held Is Baltimore m Great 8wi A Itnmme of the Basinee Traniwot d Interesting Facts mmT Fig- art About TbJ Crs .UmmmoUx- tion. The fifty-firth annual convention of the Southern Baptist Church met In Baltimore May 11th. thia being the fourth time Baltimore has en tortalned . the Baptists in annual convention. There was much intereat in the reporta of the two great mission boards. Some months ago the for len mission board received an "of fer from a friend which caused great deal of Interest. This friend proposed to pay all of the out-fitting expenses and the first year's salary of twenty missionaries to the foreign field if the foreign mission board would close the convention year without debt, which meant more than $20,000 to the board. A strenuous effort was made to se cure this offer, but with sadness the offer was lost by having to report an indebtedness of 150.000. The home mission board of At lanta brought Joy to the convention with the news that it had closed the year with all bills paid and and small balance in the treasury. The receipts for the year were In advance of last year, about $50, COO having been raised. The Southern Baptist Convention has as its territory the Southern States. The basis of representation la both financial and numerical. For every $250 contributed to the boards of the convention a delegate may be appointed. Each district as sociation In the territory has a right to a delegate. The "conven tion is advisory and missionary rather than legislative. The objects of the convention are: "To organ ize a plan for eliciting, combining and directln the energies of the de nomination for the propagation of the gospel." The sessions of the convention are occupied with the discussion of the three boards, and the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary, located at Louisville, Ky. These three boards are; the foreign mission board at Richmond, the home mis sion board at Atlanta and the Sun day school board at Nashville, Tenn. All the important matters in re gard to these boards are referred to committees. The convention also makes nominations to fill vacancies 1 n the board of trustees of the Theo logical Seminary. The home board covers the field of the Southern States, Cuba and Panama. There are within the bounds of the South ern Baptist Convention 821 dis trict associations, 21,887 churches and 2.139.0S0 church members. Last year 146,717 persona were baptized Into the fellowship of these church es. The first day's session opened with about 1,200 delegates repre senting fourteen States. The con vention organized by electing Josh ua Levering president, former Lieu tenant Governor William Ellyson of Virginia. Hon. J. J. Darlington or tne District of Columbia, S. P Brooks, president of Baylor Univer eity, Texas, and James Hardeman of South Carolina, vice presidents ana re-electing Rev. Dr. Lansing Burrows, of Americus, Ga.. and Rev, Dr. O. F. Gregory, of Staunton, Va. secretaries, and George V. Norton or juouisviiie, Ky., treasurer. The address of welcome was delivered by R. H. Edmonds, of the city. The reports of the work showed increas es. The foreign board wishes $700, 000 with which to occupy Manchuria as well as hold possession of other fields. The first night session was pre Bided over by Vice President Elly son. The Laymen's Missionary Movement was reported by Prof. J F. Hendeson, its secretary. A mis sionary committee from each church and weekly contributions were earn estly recommended. E. Y. Mullins, president of the Baptist Theologi cal Seminary, announced that $488, COO of the proposed endowment fund had been raised and that the 1700,000 desired would be complet ed in the near future. He also gave expression of a desire on the part of the trustees to move the Semina ry to a more desirable location In Louisville. m. a a lie convention sermon was preached by Rev. L. V. Pickard, of Savannah, Ga. Dr. Burrows re ported that there was a general In crease during the past year of 9114,000 for the home and foreign mission boards. The foreign mis sion work and the T. M. C. A. was discussed by Rev. Dr. E. C. Dargan, of Macan, Ga. An appeal from the Northern Baptists asking aid In taking care of the negroes created quite a stir in the convention. The matter was" re ferred to a committee. The com- J (Continued on page 7.) No Other Candy Takes the place of Nun nally's. It's first in the hearfs of " the candy lovers of the South because it's so supremely good and pure. bonbons and choc olates always come to you deliciously fresh because we receive almost daily express shipments from Atlanta. J. H. Kennedy & Co THE WHITE FRONT 1UI STORE PHONE 84. CLOSE OF LEXOIU COLLEGE. Commencement Exercises Take Place May U 1-23 The Program. Many Gaston county people will be interested in the program for the commencement exercises of Lenoir College, Hickory, which we give be low: Saturday, May 21, 8:15 p. m. Annual Dramait Entertainment. Sunday, May 22, 11:00 a. m.- Baccalaureate Sermon, the Rev. C Armand Miller, Charleston, S. C. Sunday. May 22 8:15 p. m. Ad dress before Missionary Societies, the Rev. Robert L. Patterson, Char lotte, N. C. Monday, May 23. 1:30 p. m. Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Monday. May 23. 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. Art exlUbit. Monday, May 23, 8:15 p. m. Junior Orators' Contest. Tuesday, May 24, 10:30 a. m. Annual Address before Literary So ieties, Attorney Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby, N. C. Tuesday, May 24. 2:30 p. m. Annual Address before Alumni' As sociatlon. The Rev. John C. Diets, Cherryville, N. C. Tuesday, May 24, 3:30 p. m.- Annual meeting of Alumni Associa tion. Tuesday, May 24, 5:00 to 7:00 p. Annual Alumni Banquet. Tuesday, May 24, 8:15 p. m. m Expression Contest. Wednesday, May 25, 9:30 a. m. Senior Class Day exercises. Wednesday, May 25, 10:30 a. m. Graduation exercises. Wednesday, May 25, 8:15 p. m. Annual concert. The parliament of Norway has voted to grant universal municipal sufferage to women over 25 years of age. Cherub Deyine By SEWELL FORD Cpyrikt. 1909. by Mitchell Kanowlay CHAPTER XII. M R. DEVINB took the path to ward the stables, chuckling softly at the odd dilemma In which he found himself. "If ever I needed the help of a slick lawyer, I guess If s now," mused Mr. Devlne. "I'll go to town and look up Bob Driscol." Mr. Hewington was content that Count Veccbl was no longer a menac ing figure to him and to bis daughter. Mr. Devlne was seeing , to that Be sides, there were more cheerful things to occupy Mr. Hewlngton's mind. He bad learned only a half hour before of some very good news. Hewington Acres was no longer owned, even tem porarily, by another. In some way or other the estate had been restored In tact to bis daughter. Hs had not grasped the details of this fortunate transaction, but be understood vague ly that young Mr. Walloway bad been largely Instrumental la clearing tin the difficulty. Adele had mentioned him. He was an excellent younc man. Nicholas Walloway. True, his famllr was not of precolonlal origin, but it was well enough established as fun- I Hies went nowadays. And hs was so distinctly superior to such young men as this Chcrnb Devlne, who had his ! good traits doubtless, but who was so i lacking b ths finer Instincts, It might be wtU to talk the subject over with Adele. He could .have found no topic better suited to the mood in wbkh be found the counters that evening, ner brown eye, seemed to glow with a rapt ra diance at the first mention of the Cher ub's name. "' -What Bblrduotlou-we'titor hare of him a few days ago!" she observed. ner father' wared his glasses In mlkl protest ."We took only reasonable precaution. my dear. -Against what daddy He didn't become Intoxicated: be didn't carouse; be didn't fill the house with sporting characters. Tou remember how you stormed when you heard about bis party r ! admit being somewbat concerned upon your account. Adele. I feared that his guests might be" "Yes; 1 know. 1 was looking for a crowd of prizefighters and gamblers, and the YValloways came with Bishop Horton! How silly I felt!" she ex claimed. "But be Is crude very crude In man ners, bearing, speech, especially in his speech. Now, compare him with Nicholas Walloway. Nicholas Is a well born, polished, refined" "Blockhead." broke In the countess. "He's wooden all over. "My dear, my dear! Nicholas, you must remember. Is a gentleman!" "So 1 have always believed." replied the countess. "But I don't care. I prefer a live man to a wooden gentle man!" Mr. Hewington bad boped, now there was no longer necessity for Adele to propitiate this person, that she would politely but effectually put an end to their brief friendship. In bis own tactful way Mr. Hewington stated as much. "Then you should be thoroughly sat isfled." responded the countess, "for soon after he had given us back our home I sent him away forever.' "What! Forever! No, no. Adele; that will not do at alL Tou must not be so abrupt The fact Is that 1 er there is a little matter in which Mr. Devlne has undertaken to give me as sistance.' Daddy! Tou haven't borrowed any money from him. 1 hope?' 1? Borrow money of him! Cer tainly not It is quite a different af fair." Mr. Hewington clearly saw that the time bad come for him to employ that superior mind of his in the skillful management of a daughter who was at times presumptuous enough to form opinions of her own. And what a shrewd old gentleman be was, to be sure! How well he understood the limitations of feminine mentality! "For example." he went on, "you have never seen bow this paragon of yours can deal with a rlvaL" ' "Oh. a competitor in business!" laughed the countess. "I shouldn't expect him to be generous in busi ness." "In the Instance I had In mind." suavely continued Mr. Hewington twlfllng his glasses slowly, "he was not dealing witn a business competitor. I believe 1 said rlvaL" Tou don't mean a a" Exactly. A man who stood in his way in what I presume Mr. Devlne chooses to regard as an affair of the heart." Why why, I don't understand, dad dy! What man can you possibly mean?" Now, now. my dear! There you go. wanting to be told things which you probably could not understand and whlch"- "But I can. I do. Tell me at once. Was it Nicholas Walloway?" Mr. Hewington waved his glasses most Impatiently. Most assuredly not What a strange conception that Nicholas and Mr. De vine should be rivals In love! No, quite a different person. And what does Mr. Devlne do when be meets him and learns his identity? Seizes him forcibly, drags him Into the near est building and locks him up without law or license." "Father, I can't believe such a story. Where did you hear such a preposter ous tale?" From Mr. Devlne himself." But how? Where did all this oc cur?' "Only this afternoon." "Since be was here? But you have not been away. Then then It was here on our grounds. Do you mean to say that Mr. Devlne has some one locked up in one of our buildings?" Mr. Hewington could only take ref uge behind bis dignity. "That is quite sufficient my dear. We will not discuss Mr. Devlne and his peculiar doings any further, if you please. The subject Is one upon which I do not care to dwell Just now. I must go to my desk. Good night" It Is hardly fair, though, to specu late as to the Innermost thoughts of the Countess Vecchi st that trying moment We know that she was rath er a nice young woman, very good to fook at and more or less entertaining as a companion. Suppose sbe did nar row her eyelids and bite to s riper redness her gracefully curved under lip. We may even admit that she crushed the meshes of the silver girdle nntfj-there were red marks on her white palm. She was no pallid com? -pendium of all the feminine virtues. She was a young person of high spir its and ready passions. And she euld not wholly forget those stories about La Belle Savole .and the dinner to chorus girls. Throwing a lace affair over, her head and shoulders, sbe slip ped quietly out through the big en trance haD to the wide veranda and down one of tbe paths' leading toward the sound. It was after 8 o'clock and "fltfte dark, as ths old moon was now rising late, but she knew exactly where hs was going. , ' hs saw. something which mads her lean forward and strain her syss with intent Interest From one , of ths smallest buildings, s low -stone struc ture, which she Judged must be ths Icehouse, Issued s cheery beam of light Some one was standing in the half opened doorway. Only ftr an In sunt did this spectacle remain visible, 'j'nen tbe dw was Vaat with a bang, and the yellow ray disappeared. A moment later the countess thought sbe could distinguish a man making his way acrons the lawn toward (he servants' wing of the bouse, Now. all this seemed very singular to the Countess Vecchi So, keeplug tbe figure of tbe man in slgbt she be gan to walk parallel with him In order to see where be was going. When sbe saw he was making directly for the side door of the south wing she grasp ed her skirts firmly and started to run, and she overtook him. "Why. Tliumlns. is It you?" Obviously it wus. Ou one baqd be balanced a tray; In tbe other be car tied a formidable looking club. - "Lor', mlHs. what a start you gave me!" said he. "Did I? I'm sure I didn't Intend to frighten you. Timmins. But I saw you coming, snd there was something I wanted to ask you. What Is It you have there. Tlmmlus?" Why. miss. I've been s-givln' the puppies their supper." Yes. 1 know. But I tbougbt you usually carried their food in a pall. What have they had tonight? And before Timmins could protest she had lifted the linen cover which had been thrown over the tray. A variety of dishes stood revealed. Whv. Timmins. . surely the coach puppies do not eat French chops!" He was ready witted. was llmmins. "Lor, no, miss, not as a general thing. But this is a special occasion. you know, a very particular occasion. miss." j Indeed! And what very particular special occasion might this be to call for French chops?" Why. don't you remember four months ago tonight? Course It's a bit of foolishness, but Mrs. Timmins would have it .that way. 'Puppies 'as birthdays,' says she. just the same' "- But puppies don't eat baked pota toes, even on birthday anniversaries, do they. Timmins?" Baked potatoes! Do they? Why. miss, they Just loves 'em. so they do." And peas and bread and butter and Jam. Timmins T It's a bit wonderful, miss, but them puppies has the most educated appe tites of any coach puppies I ever see." No doubt the countess should have resented each barefaced deception. She did make a weak attempt at a frown, but It turned into a smile and then a rippling laugh, in which. Tim mins Joined genuinely. And tbe Countess Vecchi tripped off Into the darkness toward tbe front door. She had beard and seen enough to convince her that at least part of what sbe had gathered from her father's In timations was correct Some one was being kept as a prisoner about the place. That some one was shut up in the icehouse. It was useless to ask questions. Her father would refuse to answer, and the replies of Timmins were-too inventive to be convincing. So early the next morning, before any one else on Hewington Acres had even roused and turned over for a sunrise nap. the Countess Vecchi stole quietly downstairs, let herself out of the front windows and walked determinedly in the direction of the icehouse. Meanwhile Cherub Devlne bad hur ried back to town and sought out that distinguished champion of tbe rights and privileges of such corporations as can afford to Day liberal fees, Mr. Robert Jaynes Driscoll. Your average client would not have attempted to find Mr. Driscoll at that "SUBJO.T THS OOACH PUPPIlt SO SOT bat numcH chops r . hour hi tbe evening or. having found him, would hardly have expected him to give legal advice out of business hours. But Cherub Devlne never stopped to Inquire whether or not he was violating professional ethics or Intruding on personal privacy. : He knew that Bob DrlscUl would most likely be found either at his club or at home. Five minutes la a telephone booth settled the question. Mr. Dris coll was at home. lis would be glad to see Cherub. Mr. Devlne hailed a taxicab and within half an hour was being shown Into a back room whose walls were lined from floor to ceiling with thick books bound to calfskin. ' Mr. Driscoll smiled and wived Mr. Devlne toward a chair. -"rr 7 1 "Do much of this' night- work V askedj the Cberub. "Have to, I sup pose, to keep thitigw running." , Again Mr. Driscoll smiled. , Us was quite used to Mr. ,D vine's breesy manner. lis asked of , Mr. Devlne what was up. "All kinds of things," responded ths Cberub. dropping- x,te c red leather chair and extracting one of his black cigars froth a waistcoat pocket , "Firstly," began tbe Cberub, "you're tbe chief attorney for that blasted railroad I've, Just loaded up with, aren't your , , Mr. Driscoll nodded. '. "Good! Now, as my private counsel I'd like to bttyt you tell me If I can safely get rid of being president of it within tbe next twenty-four hours." "Not tired of It so soon, are you?" "Tired! Why. say. Bob. there Isn't work enough about a Job Of that kind to keep a man awake. I put In all one day trying to Bud things to da By ta o'clock I'd O. K.'d a basketful of gen eral orders that I didn't know any-, thing about tired three fluffy haired typewriter girls and issued a dozen annual passes to my friends. Then my private secretary and I sat around and looked at each other until lunch eon time. I didn't show up again. No. no. Bob! It may be highly respectable and all that but I've got to be where there's something doing. 1 want to ret back Into the street" "There's nothing to prevent you from resigning." "Except putting In some one that'll work things the way I want 'em worked. What do you say to old Rim mferr "Rlmmer of Chicago?" "Yep; the one we nipped on short holdings. Now. be bates me as tbe devil bates holy water, but he's a bus tler, and be knows the railroad game like -a book. He's down and out now. but be won't stay down, and when be gets up again. I'd rather have him on my side than against me. Guess he'd rather be with me too. How about Rlmmer. eh?" Mr. Driscoll sent a quick but appre ciative glance at tbe Cherub. He in dorsed the Rlmmer nomination. "Then that's settled." observed the Cherub "You send for him in the morning and pot it up to aim. 1 fig ure that he'll be mighty glad to crawl on the band wagon. Now for item Na 2. Bet a million you couldn't guess what I've been doing." "Stake too high." laughed Mr. Dris coll. "but 1 think I could come near guessing. You've been getting mar ried." "Z-s-z-lng. but that was close I don't think!" replied the Cberub. "You're within gunshot though, Bob. And 1 expect I might as well own up that I'd like to, but there's no hope. 1 found the right girl, all right and I'd Just told her about it when who should show up but a hubby." "Not hersr "Right! ' I thought all along she was a widow. Every one thinks so. He's one of these cheap macaroni counts, regular wife beater, and their honey moon didn't last more, than a few hours. Sbe leaves bim In Italy and comes borne. Then It's reported that be has died In a sanitarium family don't deny it girl puts on black, and all bands hope it will soon be so. But he refuses to die and comes over here to hold them up for cash. As it hap pens, tbe first person be runs across is me. Now, what do you suppose 1 did to him?" Mr. Driscoll 's eyes concentrated se riously on the bland face of Cherub Devlne. "I hope" he began. "Oh, I didn't hurt him!" Interrupted tbe Cherub. "I'm no hothead never struck a man hi my life wouldn't know bow. But perhaps 1 did worse. I decoyed bim to an icehouse and locked him in there." "You what!" Even the composure of Bob Driscoll was stirred by this unique confession. "Something had to be done right away. .So I Just Jollied bun along to the Icehouse, tolled him Inside and shut the door on him." "So you locked him up. did you? Why didn't you let him make bis de mand and then have him arrested on a charge of blackmail?" "Couldn't That would bring out tbe whole story. See? She's been posing as a widow. That's ber fathers work. Think of what tbe papers would make of that! No. no! We don't want to go Into court and the count mustn't" "I'm afraid. Cherub, that he's right when he calls you a kidnaper. That would be the technical charge. Ifs rather a serious offense, too felony, you know." "All right; I'm not squeamish. Look up some good criminal lawyer, will you, and have him let me know bow far 1 can go?" "M m m m " murmured Mr. Driscoll through pursed lips. "Why not soothe him with a few hundred dollar bills' and let him out? "That s where my fool pride comes In. Bob. Didn't know I bad any, but I guess I have. See here; 1 can't buy off tbe husband of the girl I well, it don't seem right That would stick in my crop." But yon can't imprison a man In definitely on your own book. Cberub. Why. man, you would run ths risk of a long term of imprisonment" I suspected that Well, I can stand It if he can. And he gets his dose first" . . . .... . . Mr. Driscoll looked long and earnest ly at the Cherub. At last he suggest ed. "You must be very fond of the young woman. Devlne." ' . , - "That's putting ft madly. Bob, and she's worth It too. Why.' say, she's tbe finest sweetest,, cutest : But there! Pve got no right to tali like that It's all off. There's that Infer-, sal count - "Why hasn't she divorced bim?" "Against her principles. I Hxe her all ths better for It, too.' Ob. ahs's ths seuulne article. Rob! And I've sot to give ber up Honest It's tough!" ; For a moment or so' despair tried to dim tbe cheerful gleam of Cberub Devlne's blue eyes.'-' Then, wltb a shaks of his shoulder, be threw It off. "But hl isn't getting on. Bob. If Pro go..i to have dealings wltb this Count VeccbL I want to know 'who be island all about him. ' MirM stir up something that would be useful, you know." t. ... .. A., M 1 . M . , 1 ' uooa men, mmmeuicu air. vrw COIL . "It's the wsy I like to do business.' Now, what connections nave you wltb any private Information bureau on the continent?" . ; "There's Deufstettera, In Vienna. "Slower than ' creeping paralysis! Ws'd get s report in about six months. Na! we'll rrv Jlmmv MrOusde. tilled ' to be one of tbe Record-Herald boys ta Chicago. Now he's st the bead of newspaper syndicate tn Parts. . He's got column of stuff out of me. " And he's tbe kind that will get a move oh. I'll cable him tonight to look up this Mnnt fit mln ind iv!lA halr full Ha. tails. Eh? So long. Bob. I'll drop In at your office about noon tomor row." , At midnight from a downtown de tective agency, four men started out to guard tbe exits to Hewington Acres, with orders tq stop and bold a slim young man wearing a frock coat and a silk bat should be attempt to leave the grounds. (To be continued.) State of Ohio, city of Toledo, ( ss Lucas county. Frank J. Chen?y makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., o.r business In the City of Toledo Ce-inty and SuU aforesaid, and that s'i firm will pay tna sum of ON 1 HUNDRED DOL- ARS for each and every cas of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fraas: J. Cheney. Sworn to before me aud subscribed In my presencce, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1884 A. W. Gleason, (Seal.) Xotarv Publie Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., . Toledo. O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for coo. stipation. THE GEORGES OF ENGLAND. Brief Sketches of Four Predecessors of the Present King. According to the New York World the name of George for their monarch has never been a happy one for the people of England. The World gives the following brief Bketches of the four Georges who have ruled England in the past: George I. Reigned for thirteen years. He was tbe first monarch of the house of Hanover. He was 65 years of age when he ascended the English throne, and, he never could learn to speak more than enough English to say that he preferred Hanover to his new country. George II. Son of George I., reigned for thirty-three years. He owed more to the sense of his wife, Charlnttn CArnltne. than tn his own. quarreled with Walpole, and found a ready tool in Carteret in his ef forts to make himself absolute aa Henry VIII. had been. He was the last English king to appear on the field of battle. England was In tur moil of war a great part of hi? reign, but the wisdom of Pitt and the skill of her soldiers saved her colonial supremacy, and the hero Ism of Clive saved her In India. George III. Son of George II., reigned sixty years. His unpopu larity was so great that his statue In London had to go without a ' fiAma laaf fha matiIa .KamU it. To him, however,' were due the oirtn or tne united States of Amer ica, and the final establishment of -: parliamentary government 1n Eng- -land the two things he tried most to prevent. In the end his insanity : became unmlstakablef for wherever' he went attendants had to follow him to rub off the walls the inde cencies ha tiallra tv. yn.. , ' tilies he was partially cured, and ' then became permanently mad. . George IV. Son of George III., ' was regent during his father's pet-, lod of recognized madness, ; and reigned In his own name for ten j ' years. . He, too, was unpopular. AN ter marrying Mrs. Fllxherbert In se cret he married Caroline of Bruns wick, and .then tried to divorce her. roused, the hostility of ths English peopls to ths highest pitch. ParUa-T ment as a rebuke to him Voted, Car- -ollne 250,000 a year. He opposed the emancipation of the ' Catholics and every measure of reform, and had ths country on-the verge of civ il war when death removed him. 7

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