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vol. XXXVII.
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FIRST SECTION.'
QAOTOXIA, N. G, SATtRDAY AFTERXOON, XOVKMBEfl 25, 1010.
$1.50 A YEAR IX ADVAXCfc
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CLASS OF ELEVEN RECEIVED THIS MORNING
EISHOP KILGO DELIVERED GREAT ADDRESS TO YOUNG PREACHERS ADMITTED
Plead With Those Received Into Full
Connection to Stick Close to the
.Fare and Undefiled Faith of tiie
Fathers Ridiculed New-Fancied
Preachcrn Children's Home Made
Fine Report for Year X umber or
Vixiting Ministers Introduced Ir.
- McMurry Preaches Th Afternoon
and Ih Moore Tonight Ray's
Froceedings.
This mornings session of the
Western .North Carolina Conference
now in progress at Main Street Meth
odist church was featured by the re
ception into full connection of a
class of eleven young men. They
were C. M. Carpenter, F. V. Cook,
L. B. Hayes, G. W. Fink, W. I.
Hughes, J. H. Green. M. W. Mann, J.
W. Vestal, H. M. Wellman, O. C.
Fortenberry and E. J. Harbison.
In receiving this class Bishop K1I
go delivered a masterful address In
which he urged these young men to
have faith. He told them that the
great paramount need of this day is
a sound, mighty, apostolic, laun- in
spired ministry. The world might
get along without sheriffs, lawyers,
doctors, merchants and many others
hut there never was a time In history
when the world could live and go
forward without a great apostolic
ministry. As to the making history.
ine preacher faithful and souna
accomplishes more In one year than
all the newspapers, circuses, grand
operas, legislatures, congresses, sher
iffs, judges and policemen in tne
world combined accomplished. 1
doubt if there could be found a man
in the world who would say that ne
was converted in a theater, a court,
by a sheriff, a judge, a novel, a maga
zine. And yet I suppose that this
conference has averaged this year
the conversion of an average of fifty
sinners to the' preacher. What
tremendous responsibility God has
organized into his ministry.
At the opening of the morning
session Bishop Kligo paid his respects
to the "new fangled" preacher. In
a short talk which bristled with sar
casm he riddled the high-bred'
preacher. Among other things tie
said:
"There is one type of preacher ap
pearing among us in these days and
1 don't take to htm Very cordially
he is the high-bred preacher, a mix
ture of Baptist, Presbyterian, Epis
copalian and Methodist. He has a
lot or gaits. Yet they are among us.
We don't need them. This type or
preacher has so much learning that
he doesn't need the Almighty. IT
the lxrd has made any mistake ne
will correct them. It's the right
thing for a Presbyterian to stand
when he prayes but it. is out or
place for a Methodist to stand wiien
he prays. 1 like scrambled eggs but
1 don't like scrambled Methodism.
I'm not ashamed to line a hymn and
sing It. I'm not ashamed to go into
the pulpit and kneel down and pray.
I'm ashamed or these new fangleil
preachers. They go Into the pulpit
and sit upright without kneeling be
fore God in prayer. I sometimes w ish
that I didn't have to travel the same
road to heaven with these new
fangled preachers. Quit such fool
ishness. Be what you are -a Meth
odist preacher."
O. ('. Fortenbury. or the class of
the second year, was elected to dea
con's orders.
An application from a Mr. Wil
liams", a student at Boston I'niversl
ty, for admission on trial was not
granted, though recommended by
the committee, for the reason thai
the laws of the church do not pro
vide for his examination by the board
of another church and on a course of
study other than that provided by
the Southern Methodist chureh.
Guy Hamilton, of the North
Wilkesboro district, was admitted
on trial. He is a graduate of Trinity
College with the degree of A. M. Is
2Ti years old and has been preaching
for four years.
In answer to the question. "Who
are received from other .churches,"
the conference voted to receive Into
full connection Dr. John A. Lesli, a
member of the faculty of the State
Normal College at Greensboro, from
the Methodist Episcopal church.
J. B. Hornbuckle was re-adniltted
to niembershlp In the conference on
recommendation of Presiding Elder
J. H. Weaver, of the Greensboro dis
trict. Rev. B. A. York was referred to
the committee on superannuates for
admission to that relationship.
Rev. Dr. J.C Galloway, pastor or
the First Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, Gastonia, and Rev.
Dr, W. F. McMurry. of Louisville,
Ky., general secretary of the board
of church extension, were introduced
to the conference. .
A communication from the quar
terly conference of the First Metho
dist church of Salisbury recommend
ing the adoption of the Harvard plan
for the entertainment of the conrer
ence in the future. This. plan pro
vides that the people in the town
where the conference is being enter
tained provide lodging and break
fast for the delegates and let them
secure their other meals at cafes or
hotels at their own expense. This
communication was referred to : a
special committee composed of Revs.
Z B. Barnhardt nd D. M. Litaker
and Mr. J.'B. Ivey. ,
A telegram was read from the
' Methodist , Protestant Conference
now to. session at Winston-Salem
conveying heartiest greetings. ,
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Rev. W, R. Ware, for the special
committee appointed yesterday, sub
mitted a set of resolutions of respect
on the death of the late Bishop A. W.
Wilson which were unanimously
adopted.
Dr. John Moore, of Nashville,
Tenn., and Dr. U L. Nash, of the
North Carolina Conference, were in
troduced to the conference.
CHILDREN'S HOME. .
Rev. T. F. Marr submitted the an
nual report of the Children's Home
at Winston-Salem which was adopt
ed. It showed that this Institution
has had the best year in its history.
During the year two new buildings
have been added. One of these, a
domestic science building, thorough
ly and modernly equipped, was built
at a cost of $10,000 the gift of Mr.
James A. Gray, his . sons and daugh
ters, in memory of his wife, Mrs.
Aurelia Bowen Gray. The other was
erected at a cost of $7,000 and equip
ped at a cost of $3,000, beinthe gift
of Mrs. John W. Haynes. It is an in
dustrial building for boys. A recent
Inventory of the property shows
buildings and grounds valued at
$138,600, furniture and fixtures $2,
500. farming implements and stock
$4,350. dairy barn and cows $950.
making a total of $146,400. In ad
dition to this farm products to the
value of $4,000 are on hand.
The committee on temperance sub
mitted its report, which was uani
mously adopted. Following its adop
tion Rev. R. L. Davis, secretary of
the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
league addressed the conference, ap
pealing for the support of the Meth
odists In securing further temper
ance legislation for the State. '
A motion was made and carried
that the annual memorial service be
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clocR.
C. A. Johnson. S. L. Owens and .1.
C. Brown, local preachers, were
elected deacons and T. L. Noble a
local preacher was elected elder.
W. C. Bowden and J. F. Harrel
son', preachers on trial, were discon
tinued at their own request.
F. W. Cook, J. If. Green. M. W.
Mann and J. W. Vestal, traveling
preachers, were elected deacons.
R. F. Honeycutt. K. B. Tray. R.
F. Mock. J. E. McSwain. W. M.
Smith. K. O. Smithdeal. G. W. Wil
liams and J. M. Folger, traveling
preachers, were elected elders.
A. S. Abernethy. .1. W. Bennett. J.
W. Combs. T. V. Crouse. R. U For
bis. I). V. Howell. ('. A. Johnson. M.
A. Osborne and W. A. .Jenkins were
preachers continued on trial.
- Mr. I.. C. Dalton. of the I'. S. S.
Perkins, a torpedo boat located now
in Charleston harbor, is spending a
fifteen days furlough with homefolks
here.
Rev. S. j. Cathey, of Mount
Holly, was a Gastonia visitor Friday.
' Mr. S. J. Lowe, of Concord, was a
Gastonia visitor Friday.
Christian missions is not an ex
pedient to provide for some unfore
seen emergency, nor an after thought
of God. In the councils of Deity, be
fore the world was. Christ was ttie
lifmb to be slain to atone for the
ulna nf the world R F. Dunn.
The Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation is endeavoring to raise $500.
ooo tor work among the soldiers on
the border. The effort is slowly suc
ceeding. B. F. Fancher. 124 tlasi
2S Street, New York, is treasurer or
the fund.
Another evidence that orthodoxy
is becoming popular is the refusal
of the First Congregational Cbtircn
of San Francisco to invite Dr. Char
les F. Aked to resume Its pastorate
after his return from the Ford peace
expedition, although he proposed to
come at a reduced salary.
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REV. HKXRY H.'JOIUHX.
Mr. Jordan has been pastor of
Main Street Methodist church for the
past two years and has made a splen
did record during his pastorate here.
He is a good preacher, and is popular
not only with the members of his
congregation but with the people of
the' entire city.-. ..
LOST: ' Friday In or around Main
Street Methodist church or be
tween Arm in gton hotel and chnrcn.
lady's purse containing one $10 bill,
four $1 bills and small change. Re
ward for return to Secretary of Con
ference at church.- 25pt
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DESPAIR VANISHES BEFORE GOO'S LOYE
In Splendid IJiwoursc on "Our Int
measurable n calm . in . Cvu4t
Rev. i. I). Herman Points Out
That Pessimism, Despair and Mor
al ight Vanish Like Fog Before
the Sun When One Has Had a 1m
ion of God's Redeeming Iove.
Main Street church was packed
again to Its capacity last night and
many people were turned away, i In
the absence of uev. Dr. W. F. Mc
Murry. secretary of the general
board of church extension who was
scheduled Jto speak, Rev. G. D. Her
man, a former pastor of this churca
now pastor at Mount Airy, filled the
pupit and preached a striking ser
mon on "Our Immeasurable Wealth
In Christ."
Mr. Herman said in part:
There is still much black, pessi
mism In the world. There are manyJ
choked and smothered by hopeless
despair. Even in our churches there
are some who talk and act and look
like spiritual paupers and outcasts.
But surely these hopeless ones,
famishing in a land' of milk and
honey, corn and wine, have not taken
an inventory of our Immeasurable
wealth in Jesus Christ. Chilling
pessimism, black despair, and moral
night vanish like a fog before the
rising sun when once we have had a
vision of God's redeeming love in
Christ, whereby all things become
ours.
As the redeemed child of God.
man is so great that it takes all
things to meet the demands of his
nature. It is but literal truth, tha;
all things are ours in both the mater
ial and spiritual universe. Tins
means that all tilings are ours on
earth and in Heaven, in time and
in eternity. A fathers wealth is
for his children: and God's immeas
urable wealth in Nature and In Grace
is for His children. Every good
thing God has is ours, now and here
forever, if we abide In Christ. I nlon
and communion with Christ makes
our title clear to all God's wealth.
Surely it will be to ihe praise of
God's amazing grace as well as' to
our editicatiou and comfort to take,
as best we may, an inventory of our
material and moral wealth in Jesus
Christ-wealth, boundless, tree ana
eternal, through God's,, redeeming
love.
!. The sunlight.
All the sunlight is ours. The stw.
light is God's universal grace in
Nature. The human eye is small am:
seemingly insignificant, but it ta;ea
all the' light of suns and stars to
meet its demands. The eye va .
made for light, and God has flooded
earth and Heaven with pure wn.tc
light. God is rich in natural liiii.
and He lias freely given it to
Than!; God for the light of hla.m.
suns and all the sparkling stars.
But if there was but one man in all
the world, it would take all the light
there is to meet the demands ot his
nature. God has so made us ami
the universe, that each man may
have all there is in it. For us
Nature stands and stars their course
move."
The visible 1'niverse. as known to
astronomers, is made up of two grea?
streams ot stars following In oppo
site "directions. planets. comet?,
moons, meteors, suns and systems,
amazing in number, greatness, beau
ty and dazzling glory. These all are
ours. Our Father made them, am;
upholds them by the word of ills
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(Continued on page four.)
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REV. 1. E. ABKRXKT.HY.
"THE LIFE JH CHRIST"
LIGHT ON IT FROM THE NATURAL WORLD
Re. J. K. Abernethy Preached
Strong Sermon Yesterday After
noon to lArge Congregation Dis
cussed the "Life In Christ" tut
Homethin: That May be Known
What Great Thinkers Have Said
About It.'
Rev. J. E. Abernethy, formerly
pastor of MainJtreet church here
and .now pastor at Monroe, preached
a magnificent sermon yesterday ar
ternoon at Main Street church on
"The Life 'in Christ." Hia discourse
was heard by a packed house and
many were turned away. Mr. Aber
nethy said in part:
John 17:3. "And this is life eter
nal that they might know Thee, the
inly true God, and Jesus Christ
whom thou hast sent."
To be a Christian is to be what,
you were made to be and do what
you were made to do. It means to
fulfill God's purpose in your' life.
The religion of Christ is "the life of
God in the soul of man." It is the
tide of God's infinite love flowing
through the narrow channels of hu
man nature. It is righteousness
and peace and Joy In the Holy Ghost.
Religion Is to man what truth Is to
history, what the atmosphere is to
the earth, what light Is to the sun.
It is the essential, the supreme thing.
Without it prosperity has no Joy, ad
versity no comfort, duty no delight,
love no sweetness and Immortality
no charm. It Is the only thing that
makes life worth living: the only
thing that kindles a star in the night
of death, or hangs a bow of hope
above the grave.
That which introduce the soul in
to life in CJirist is designated by the
following terms. The new birth. Ah
the natural birth Is an introduction
into the physical life so the new birth
is an introduction into the spiritual
life. Christ being formed in you,
partaking of the divine nature.
That is. the evil spirit Is
driven out of man. and his
bouI being filled with love becomes
a temple of life where peace and Its
Prince dwell in sweet, communion.
The renewing of the Holy Ghost.
The heart is cleansed from the d-1
f llement t sin and the soul receives
a new affinity drawing it toward
Christ its center of attraction. An
awakening, or the act of arousing
the soul from the mysterious sleep
ot sin to an indefatigable activity in
the holy service of God. Putting off
the old man and putting on the new.
The soul is retrieved from its allegi
ance to evil propensities, erratic pas
sions, eccentric desires, and puts on
that radiant type of life which is
characterized bv a child-like submis
sion and obedience to Chrlsi.
Being made alive unto God. Tha
divine and the human meet: deattt
is eradicated from the soul and lire
Is imparted, and the divine give.-
character to the human. Being
quickened, or the soul's resurrection
from death unto life, its translation
from sin unto righteousness.
The natural world throws light on
this subject. "For the invisible
thlnus of 1 1 i in from the creation of
the world are clearly seen being un
derstood by the things that are
made." .-o If we are seeking thtt
truth we may find "tongues in trees,
hooks in running brooks, sermons in
stones and good In everything." Ge
ologists have taught us to believe
that the earth on which we live has
been born again many times. As
tionomers say that every star thar
sparkles in the infinite dome has
passed through many marvelous
changes. Kvery student of chemis
try and physics knows that many
things in nature about us are being
-sjrr : M--flcs!
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DR. McMURRY THIS AFTERNOON:
DR. M00RE TONIGHT.
DR. W. F. McMPRRV, OF LOI'IHVILLK, KY GKXKIUL
8HCRKTARY OF TIIK BOARD OF CHURCH KXTKX8IOX,
AXDDR. JOHXM. MOOItK, OF NASH VI LUC, MISSION
ARY 8KCRKTARY, BOTH OF WHOM WKRK OX THK
PUOGR4JI FOR ADDRKS8KS BUT WKRK DF.LAYKD IX
GKTTIXG TO GASTOXIA, HF.ACHKD THK .CITY THI8
MORXIXtt AXD WILL ADDRKSS THK COXFKRKXCK TO
DAY, DR. McMURRV AT 3 I. M. AXD IIL MOORK AT
7:30 1. M. THKHK MKX ARK AMOXG THK LKADER8
OF THK CHURCH AXD ROTH ARK 8PKAKKR8 OF
ltWKn AXD MAGXKTISM. IF YOU MISS HKAKIXG
THKM YOU WILL JMIS8 8OMKTHIX0 WORTH WHILK.
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
THE VARIOUS CHURCHES
MA IX 8TRKKT MKTHODIST CHURCH. ' V ".
11 A. M. Sermon by Bishop J. C. KUgo, followed by-ordlna . ,
t ion of deacons
7:30 P. M. Sermon by Rev. Dr. Plato T. Durham. .dean of to.'
Candler School of Theology, Emory I'nlversity, Atlanta, Ga. Fol- ,
lowed by ordination of elders.
FRAXKL1X AVKXI K MKTHODIST CHURCH.
1 1 A. M. Sermon by Rev. j. H. Bradley.
7 P. M. Sermon by Rev. J. F, Mdser.
WKHT KXD MKTHODIST CHURCH.
11 A. M. Sermon by Rev. G. W. Fink.
3 P. M. Dedication service by Presiding Elder J. R. Scroggs,
Sermon by Rev. R. M. Hoyie. .
7 P M. Sermon by' Rev. J. W. Ingle.
OZARK MKTHODIST CHURCH.
11 A. M. Sermon by Rev. B. A. York.
TATK'KCHAPKIj.
P. M. Sermon by Rev. A. R. Surratt. s
HKSSKMKR CITY MKTHODIST CHURCH.
11 A. M. Sermon by -Rev. J. F. Armstrong.
3 P. M. Sermon by Rer. J. F. Armstrong.
DALLAS MKTHODIST CHURCH.
1 1 A. M. Sermon by Rev. K. W. Fox. ;
fiOWKLI, MKTHODIST CHURCH.
7:::o P. M. Sermon by Rer., J. II, Bennett.
FIRST PRKSIIVTKRIAX CHURCH.
I 1 A. M Sermon by Rev. Dr. C. W. Byrd.
7:30 P. M. Sermon by Rev. Dr. S. B. Turrentlne, president v
Greensboro College for Women. -
IvOKAY PltKSBYTKRIAX CHURCH. 'v ; ,
II A M. Sermon by Rev. H. C. Byrum. , ,
7 P. M.. Sermon by Rev. H. L." "Powell. k ' "
FIRHT IIAITI8T CHURCH. ' .
I I A. M Sermon by Rev .1. II. Barnhardt. '
7:::o P. M. - - Sermon by Kev. R.-G. Tuttle. ' .
FIRST A. It. P. CHURCH.
I A. M.
P. M.
Sermon by Rev. T. F. Marr.
-Sermon by Rev. Frank Slier.
TRYOX STRKKT CHURCH, CHARMrTTK. 1
Sermon by Rev. K. K. Mclarty.
TRINITY CHURCH, II AltllTTK.
Sermon by Kev. G. T. Rowe.
II A M.
II A. M.
CALVARV CHURCH, CHARMrTTK.
1 1 A M. Sermon by Kev. R. S. Howie.
IHIAVOKTH MKTHODIST CHURCH, CHARIOTTK.
7:30 P. M. t-ernion by Kev. A. I.. Coburn.
McADKXVILI.K MKTHODIST CHURCH.
II A. M. Sermon by Kev. R. M. Courtney.
' MOUNT HOLLY MKTHODIST CHURCH.
I I A. M. - Sermon by Rev. J. A. Howies.
BKLMOXT MKTHODIST CHURCH.
II a. tn. Sermon by Ue.. .1. II. Bennett.
HKTHKSDA MKT II OH 1ST CHVItclf.
I I A. M Sermon by Kev. K. X. Crowder.
converted every day.
Life in Christ is something that
may be known. "And this is lire
eternal that they might know Thee,
the only true God." Free Masonry
has its mysteries, but they are mys
teries to none except the uninitiated.
Speaking to those who are In his
kingdom .lesus says "It is given un
to ymi to know the mysteries of tiie
kingdom of God." When the agnos
tic says. "I don't know." he tells
the truth, for the natural man re-
coivctli not the things of the Spirit
of God But the man In Christ can
say. I know I have passed from
death unto life ! Know that where
as 1 was blind now I see. He that
believeth on the Son of God hath the
witness in himself.
Herbert Spencer saYs God is un
'nowp and unknowable. in an ab
solute serine this may be true. No
wav can take into the little circle of
hit. life all the light of the sun. but
he can take all that he can use. You
may never know God in all his infin
ite fulness. But you may know him
well enounh to be saved from sin.
You may know him as your Father.
And day by day you may he con
scious ot his saving, guiding, com
forting Presence.
Huxley says. ".lustiMcation not by
faith but by veriHcation Is what we
want." Well, a man In Christ is jus
tiried from both view-points. When
he surrenders sin and accepts tne
Savior, he is justified by faith. Then
he has a personal experience of sal
ration which Is knowledge by verifi
cation. "Can any- good thing come
out of Nazareth?" The gospel says,
come and see. Make your own in
vestigation. You may verify tne
trath for yourself. Prove all things:
hold fast that which is good. 'Tome
now and let us reason together saltn
the Lord: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow."
Ufe In Christ is the natural lire.
Man was made to revolve about God
morally as the planets revolve about
the sun. When man sinned he flew
off at a tangent Into darkness, chaos
and ruin. The religion of, Christ la
that which brings him back to the
orbit for which he was created. Th :
Christian life Is life at Its best, lire
in its highest, dlvlnest form. -Faith
is not a leap into the dark.
It is the natural exercise of one of
the noblest faculties ot the soul,
lioiibt Is the same capacity diseased
and Inactive. Faith is the1 clear
st reais flowing on in its crystal purt
tv toward the sea; doubt Is the stag- !
nant Tool breeding poison, disease
anil death. Faith Is the flower gar-"
deu whose myriad beauties bloom la
the genial light -of a warm sun; doubt
is the wild flower fading and dying
in an icy air. Faith is the music
that inspires, and charms the soul;
doubt Is the weird discord producing
the effect or a night-ntare.
Some men believe in Christ in the
same sense that they believe in Soc
rates or Seneca, and to such men '
Christ means no more than one of ;
the ;rreat teachers of. history. If
your faith is a saving raith it enables
Christ to work out his full purpose
In your lifo. Such a' faith Is always '
preceded by genuine repentance, and -it
is always followed by a life conse- .
crated to the service of God.
When Ingersoll said. "Ufe is a,
narrow vale between the cold and
barren peaks of two eternities," ne
was denounced by the critics. But
the critics were wrong and the lnfl-
del right. To the skeptic, to the soul
that knows no Redeemer, life is a
narrow vale, a cloudy vale," a stormy
vale, a vale where.no flower-ever
blooms, no bird ever sings, no music
ever charms, and in whose dark Plu
tonian shadows the angel of peace
never rustles, a wing. But to tha
man who can say 1 know, that my
Redeemer lives, I know that the love
of God is shed abroad in my heart,
life Is not a narrow vale: ft is right
eousness and peace and joy in tha
Holy Ghost. Yes to such a man lira
is hope, life Is music, life is fellow
ship with the Infinite. It is a world
of power which being bathed in the
light of truth and jeweled with the
dews of peace, yields its rich harvest
of thought and deed to the glory of
God and the good of man.
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