VOL. XXXIV, No. 76
SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY. JUNE 27, 1927.
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
By mail, per year (in adva*»«)_-$2.W
By carrier, per year (in advance) $3.09
The negro who is alleged to have
l |ttaCkeil and killed an aged South
Carolina woman was captured Sun
tS' * * *
Judications are that the open
er meeting being conducted at
.. lst Baptist church will draw re
cord congregations. Dr. L. R. Scar
JJroagh 's doing the preaching.
City officers yesterday made a
..jd on Lovers Lane and found sev
er*] pints of rum hidden about the
La known trysting ground One de
fondant was charged with being
drunk while en route^to the revival.
A twin distillery with ice to aid
, the cooling was captured Satur
day above Grover by county offi
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An etertaining story of an at
tempted capture of the Morganton
negro comes from Bostic and For
est City. > t ,
How many income tax payers
wete there in this county in 1925?
The Star carries that information
in a news item today.
A monument to the heroes of
the battle of Kings Mountain is to
be unveiled in the mountain section
where they assembled.
• • •
Bus companies in this state are
staging a war against the proposal
of the Seaboard to operate a bus
line from the Rutherfordton ter
Blackberries are plentiful in the
county, but with numerous rains
the grass is about to get ahead
of the cotton in several sections.
Washington,—North Carolina
has not reached the point where
the income for taxation of any cit
izen amounts to $1,000,000.
She had three who made return*
on incomes of from $500,000 to
$750,000; two on $400,000 to $500,
000; two on $250,000 to $300,000;
two $200,000 to $250,000 and seven
en $150,000 to $200,000; 17 on
$100,000 to $150,000, in 1925, ac
cording to estimates given out to
day.
The largest number of Tar Heels
pay on from $1,000 to $2,000.
The total number of returns for
1925 was 38,740, of these 23,297
were non-taxable and 15,443 taxa
ble.
North Carolina’s number of in
come tax returns jumped from 2,
207 in 1916 to 68,191 in 1926, and
are now going down as the levies
are reduced.
Mecklenburg county led in 1925
with 4,470 with 4,225 coming from
Charlotte, 10 from Cornelius and
190 miscellaneous.
Buncombe comes next with 3,210,
then Guilford, 3,190; Wake 2,450;
Forsyth 2,275 and so on.
Asheville made 2,860 and various
other Buncombe communities 350.
Iredell had 500; Rowan, 945; Ca
barrus, 500; Gaston 980; Union
280; Burke 160; Catawba, 550; Hay
wood 170; Lincoln, 190, Cleveland
280; Rutherford 205; and Stanley
220.
Rains Shoving Up
Grass With Cotton
Warm Bays Of Last Week To
gether With Rains Beneficial
To Crops.
Cleveland county farmers en
TO’ed a mixed week last week—
plenty of rain and a bit of sun
*™e, both helpful to the cotton
T(IP but likewise beneficial to the
rops are generally in a good
condition owing to the rains of the
®Ptn and all the farmers have
7*n ceding are a few real warm
warm weather, mixed
rain> came and the cotton
pfan to move up by inches.
continued rains have
P many farmers from plough
r st‘VPral weeks and the
on i'S a^0Ut to outgrow the cot
■ n several sections however,
farmers had the crop well in
Other I'r'0r to ^ast rains- In
kto J'<'tl0ns w^ere the cotton is
fc"ccd withgrts. iS bein* CXPer'
0F c°wland
LA' FOR PHONOGRAPH
the "I", h°i"’ Sc°tland.—Scotchmen
*md of lheT are longin* for th'
liniDiv * bagpipes in future wil
The rUrni °n, the Phonograph.
« hL Wla,"d HiKhland gather
»ve oht0mp eted arrangements t(
record8 uken oi
thoo«- ^ tke ma8Sed bands oi
#wland n< piper at the coming
>ese w,nKkames’ an<1 duplicates o1
j hTIki jSent t0 *n Caledoniar
wodd nd S0Pieties throughoul
Officers Capture Twin Plants With
Brandy Being Cooled By Icc.
North Of Grover.
Cleveland county bootleggers
and moonshine makers may claim
a “first” of their own some of
| these days. According to county of
| fleers here local bootlegging may
now advertise a product “cooled
i by ice.”
Saturday morning Deputy Sher
iffs Charlie Shepherd, and Grcel
Ware and Policeman Hendricks, of
Kings Mountain, captured two big
copper plants right together in
the Long Branch section north of
j Grover.
Man Is Taken
The capture also included
about 10 gallons of the still pro
duct, described by officers as
brandy. A young fellow, Herbert
Allen was brought in by officers
for his alleged connection with
the twin plants and gave bond un
til a hearing will be held.
Near the two plants, which were
] loe.'^ttd together, the l officers
| found a cake of ice melting away,
j its work for the night apparently
being ended. It was surmised by
the officers that the ice had been
used to cool the booze thus speed
ing up the manufacture. Appar
ently more ice was purchased than
| was need for the Friday night run
I and this cake was left,
j The two stills, nicely made, were
j of copper and about 50 gallons
capacity each. The capture was
the first of a twin distillery in the
county in some time and introduc
j ed something new in the ice cool
|ing system.
About the court house it is pre
dicted that soon the bootleg mak
ers may be using popular models
of electric refrigeration for cool
ling down their bootleg,
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inn no
HOT CIIUGHT YET
Like Searching “For Needle in
Haystack” in Mountain
Undergrowth.
A message from Morganton
shortly after 2 o’clock this after
noon stated that Broadus Miller,
negro wanted there for a fatal at
tack a week ago tomorrow on a
young Morganton girl, has not been
captured.
About Morganton it was believed
today that the best clue was in the
Collettsville section, but officers
and others in the search there
stated that looking for the negro
in the rhododendron and mountain
undergrowth was like “looking for
a needle in a haystack”
Numerous reports of the negro
in that section have been received
in Morganton. The Collettsville sec
tion is in the extreme north of
Burke near the Caldwell line and
is sparsely settled. Opinion is that
if the negro is hiding there he
could keep out of sight for weeks
as berries are ripe and the region
is a practical wilderness to hide
in.
Lovers’ Lane Scene
Of Booze Capture
City Officers Round Up Numerous
Liquor Cases for Disposal
Of by Recorder.
Lovers Lane, well known Shelby
trysting spot for years, and the
open air revival featured in the
liquor cases heard before Recorder
Mull this morning.
Sunday afternoon city officers
made a swooping raid on the shady
recesses of Lovers Lane and while
there found about half dozen pints
of booze hid about and several
men were also taken into custody,
The officers told on the stand of
seeing a taxi approach, one of the
passengers unloading and securing
a pint. Two of the men apprehend
ed were customers, it was said,
and another the salesman. Others
present were not connected with
the booze. Lee Beatty, truck driver,
said to be the possessor of the li
quor, was given 12 months sen
tence by Judge Mull, but entered
an appeal to Superior court.
Another defendant, according to
evidence, was picked up on a drunk
charge as he was trying to wend
his way to the revival. He told the
court that he had not taken a drink
since morning, but officers testified
that his feet were not working well.
For attempting to stroll to church
when he couldn't stroll with any
sureness of stride he was fined $10
and cost.
The White House in the Black Hills
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The state game lodgo In the Black Htlls of South Dakota where
President Coolldge ♦til spend his vacation, is shown above. The
todge. while having all modern conveniences, has a rustic setting and I
furnishings which make it uniqvt as a presidential dwelling. The
lodge is near Rapk^Citjr. once a rendesvoua for the daring men ot
the old west. - --
Unveil Monument Honoring Mountain
Men Who Fought At Kings Mountain
With Cols. Shelby And Cleveland
Raleigh,—To the hill folk wh«
defeated the British forces at King
•Mountain and thereby turned the
time of the Revolution in favor of
the colonies, there will be an en
during monument of stone and
bronze. The memorial will be un
veiled at Gillespie Gap, between Lit
tie Switzerland and Spruce Pine,
Monday the Fourth of July.
Prominent personages will parti
cipate in the program. Former Gov
ernor Cameron Morrison will de
liver the principal address and an
old fashioned basket picnic will
follow. In the afternoon the busi
ness and professional women of
Raleigh will have an informal re
ception and house warming at their
club house in Little Switzerland,
with Associate Justice Heriot Clark
son, former Governor Morrison,
Mrs. Morrison and officers of the
club receiving.
Former Governor Morrison’s ad
dress will be "Heroes of Kings
Mountain.’
1 FmmmMm erection of the raonu
hnent, the North Carolina histori
cal commission donated an amount
which was supplemented by funds
raised through popular subscrip
tions. Leading the movement was
Justice Clarkson, who spends hi?
summers at Little Switzerland. The
bronze tablet was donated by Mr.
nad Mrs. W. C. Nivin. The tablet
bears the following inscription:
“On Friday, September 29, 1780,
a large part of the American army
passed this spot, under command
lof Colonels William Campbell,
[ Isaac Shelby and John Sevier, on
I their march to the battle of Kings
I'Mountain, where the British and
| Tory forces, numbering 1,187, on
top of the mountain, under Colonel
Patrick Ferguson, were killed and
I captured and their leader slain on
i October 7, 1780. The American vol
j'unteer patriots, under Colonel Wil
| liam Campbell, Benjamin Cleve
1 land, Isaac Shelby, John Sevier.
| Joseph McDowell, Edward Lacey,
| James Williams, Samuel Hammond
I Joseph Winston, Frederick Ham
| bright and other daring leaders in
i the war for American independence
' surrounded and went up the m<ran
j atin and thus defeated the British
' and Tories. With the defeat at
Kings Mountain began the down
: fall of British rule in America.
! “The only regiment intact in the
Carolinas, cast of Kings Mountain,
at the time was the ‘Marion Bri
gade, famous in song and story,
: commanded by General Francis
Marion. In the war with the Chero
kee Indians in 1761 30 men under
the command of Marion, were sent
to dislodge the Indians at Etchoe
Pass so the main army could go
tfirough. Twenty-one men under
j Marion were killed by the first fita
of the Indians. Marion was unhurt
The heroism of the early patriots
should never be forgotten. The con
! duct of Marion and his men at
' Ethcoe pass almost equaled the he.
roism of Leonidas and his brave
band of Spartans at the Pass of
Thermoyylae.
“The highway leading to Marion
is named in his honor—Etchoe Pass
“It was the North and South
Carolina and Tennessee troops (30
division) in the World war that
broke the Hindenburg line.
“Erected by the North Carolina
Historical commission and Heriot
Clarkson, W. C. Niven and Reid
Queen, committee.”
Divorces Growing Faster In This State
Than Marriages, Court Records Reveal
Town “Glad Hands”
Visitors With Card
The visitor to Shelby, who comes
from a greater distance than the
Cleveland county line, will here
after receive an official welcome
from the city. Shelby municipal
heads have just received a print
ing order that is made up of yellow
cards, or tags, similar to those used
by officers in “tagging” cars park
ed wrong. This card reads:
“Hello, Visitor: Shelby welcomes
you and hopes you will make this
your permanent home. This card en
titles you ot park your car as long
as you please in Shelby. Never
mind the time limit. This will not
exempt ou from arrest for parking
in safety zones, near fire hydrants,
or in alleys. Approved: W. N. Dor
sey, mayor; A. L. Richards, police
chief. (Not good for county owned
cars.)”
The reverse side of the card cite
severaf interesting things
Shelby under the heading “A Few
Facts About Shelby—Carolina’s
Festest Growing T'own.”
Mrs. Whisnant May
Have Broken Hip
Mrs. W. C. Whisnant, N. LaFay
ette street, may have a broken hip
as a result of a fall which she sus
tained Sunday night as she was
about to get in the car of her
daughter and son-in-law Mr. and
Mrs. Cicero Patterson to go home
after the Scarborough revival at
the First Baptist church. As Mrs.
Whisnant stepped upon the run
ning board, the car moved slightly
and she fell lightly on the pave
ment. An X-ray picture made of
the injury indicates that the bone
in the limb may be broken. Another
(X-ray picture is being made this
morning to determine the extent
of the injury.
Charlotte.—Divorces are i n
: creasing at a faster percentage
rate in North Carolfna than mar
riages, according to figures re
ceived here at the office of the
clerk of Mecklenburg Superior
court. The figures were compiled,
along with those covering other
states, by the United States de
partment of commerce.
In the compilation for 1925 the
number of marriages in the state
■was 23,337, compared with 23,190
for the preceding year. The gain
was 147 marriages, less than one :
and one-half per county, one an |
average, and the main per cent was
six-tenths of one per cent,
i Divorce figures for the satte'
show 1,576 for 1925, compared |
with 1,468 for 1924, a gain for
; 1925 of 108 divorces, a percentage
gain of seven and four-tenths.
Thus it is seen that while mar
riage during the year was gaining
less than one per cent, divorce i
was gaining more than seven per
cent. In exact figures, the gain in
divorce on a percentage basig, was
twelve times as great' as increase
in marriages.
Some states actually show a de
crease in number of marriages, in
the comparison between 1924 and
1925. In Georgia where marriage
became, according to figures, more
unpopular than in any other state,
there were 2,008 less marriages in
1925 than in 1924, and the percent
age decrease was 13.5. Utah led
the states in gain in divorces, with
22.9 per cent increase. Nevada,
with the city of Reno, supposedly
to be a paradise for those seeking
divorce, had an increase of only
four and three tenths per cent. '
Before giving advice a Wise man
prepares to dodge the consequences..
It spoils a favor if you are asked,
to return it.
A loan widow is one who has
money out on interest.
BUS COMPANIES
FIGHT SEABOARD
1IOB LINE PLAN
Oppose .Seaboard’s Request To
Operate Motor Bus Lines
From Rutherfordton.
aleitfh—Hearing on the peti
tion of the Seaboard Air Line rail
way for a franchise to operate a
bus line between Rutherfordton
and Bat Cave was postponed by
the State corporation commission
Friday when commercial motor bus
companies claimed that they had
not been allowed enough time in
which to prepare a case in opposi
tion to the petition.
The commission set June 29 as
the date for resuming the hearing.
Bus operators have organized to
wage a vigorous tight on the Sea
board’s petition, fearing that it is
the opening move on the part of
the railroads to compete for pas
senger traffic by the operation of
busses. The Seaboard desires to
use the bus to extend its passenger
service, connecting the western
terminus of its Wilmington-Ruth
erfordton rail line with the moun
lain community ot Bat Cave.
A bitter fight is in the offing and
it is likely that regardless of the
decision handed down by the State
corporation commission, there will
be an appeal to the Supreme court
The Seaboard had planned to put
on an additional train and Pull
man service through Charlotte and
Shelby to Rutherfordton where
the bus line would take the pas
sengers to Bat Cave, Marion.
Blowing Rock and Asheville, and
this train was to have been inaug
urated yesterday, but the train
service was not started, pending
the outcome of the hearing in Ral
eigh. It is estimated by the Sea
board that unless the corporation
commission allows it to inaugur
ate this bus service, the Pullman
service will not be started.
| It is understood that a subsid
; iary corporation has been organ
ised by the Seaboard to inaugur
ate and operate bus lines in many
Southern states through which
the railroad extends.
The Blue Ridge Trail Co. which
operates the bus service between
Charlotte and Ashevlle via Shel
by and Chimney Rock has the
backing of other bus line opera
tors in opposing the franchise.
The bus line contends that it was
the pioneer in passenger service
through the Chimney Rock sec
tion and has maintained a regular
schedule for the past four years,
making all the detours before the
road was paved. It further con
tends that it should therefore be
protected in the matter of passen
ger travel, thus bringing up a
question similar to that over which
the Piedmont and Northern^and the
steam railroads in this section are
wrangling.
The outcome of the hearing to
morrow in Raleigh will be watch
ed with interest by the people of
Shelby.
Gardner To Head
Big Baptist Drive
Shelby Man Accepts Chairman*
ship of Campaign to Raise
$1,500,000.
Raleigh,—Announcement was
made last week by Rev. Dr. Charles
E. Maddry, general secretary of
the Baptist state convention, that
O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, had
accepted the chairmanship of the
large statewide committee, now be
ing formed, for the purpose of cel
ebrating in 1930 one hundred years
of organized Baptist work in North
Carolina.
The main objective of the move
ment is to 4 raise $1,500,000
through a state-wide effort for the
purpose of strengthening the sev
en educational institutions owned
and controlled by the Baptist state
convention.
At the regular semi-annual meet
ing of the general board of the Bap
tist State convention held at Mere
dith college June 8, Dr. Charles E.
Maddry, Raleigh, was made the
general director of the campaign,
with M. A. Huggins, Raleigh, sec
retary of the education depart
ment of the board, and Mrs. W. N.
Jones, Raleigh, president of the
state W. N. U. convention as as
sociate directors.
Secretary Maddry says that the
Baptist people of the state are de
lighted that Mr. Gardner will head
the state-wide committee and thus
sponsor the movement. And equally
pleased are they, Dr. Maddry says,
with the announcement that Judge
Johnson J. Hayes of Wilkesboro
and Greensboro, R. N. Simms, Ra
leigh and R. C. Lawrence, Lum
berton, will serve as vice chairman
of the general committee.
HOW THEY C.ONA KNOW !
POMISCUOUS TOOTING? |
Greensboro.—Honk! honk!
honk! <
Irate citisens, nettled by (
promiscuous horn-blowing. J
were remembered by the :
1927 legislature.
This was pointed out here }
by C. W. Roberts, vice- 5
president of the Carolina (
Motor club.
Calling attention to sec- 5
tion 43 of the Uniform Mo- |
tor Vehicle code, Roberts (I
pointed out that the law pro- (
vides that every motor vehi- i
cle must be equipped with a J
horn in good working order j
and that “it shall be un- #
lawful for any person at any j
time to use a horn other- (
wise than as a reasonable (
warning, or to make any un- J
necessary or unreasonable ;
loud or harsh sound by •
means of a horn or other (
warning device.” (
NEGRO SLAYER OF
AGED YORK WOMAN
CAPTURED SUNDAY
Youth Admits Attack and Rushed
To Pen. Captured in Kings
Mountain'Region.
York, June 26.—After a tireless
all-night search in which the Kings
Mountain region was combed for
the fugitive by all the available of
ficers of western York county and
hundreds of citizens, McKinley
Thomason, 18-year-old negro, who
yesterday assaulted and killed Mrs
T. J. Thomasson, 78, by slashing
her throat, was captured early this
morning, at the home of his uncle,
about three miles from the scene
of the crime.
He was brought to the York
county jail, from which he was j
hurried to the state penitentiary!
in Columbia and on the way‘there
he made a full confession of his
guilt to the officers who had him in
charge.
This confession, sworn to and
signed by him in Columbia in the
presence of Sheriff Fred E. Quinn,
State Detective Rogers, and other
officers, said that he criminally as
saulted Mrs. Thomasson and then
cut her throat with a pocket knife.
No mention was made of any mo-,
ney motive in connection .with the!
affair.
ne nrsi iouna out, accoraing to
his statement that Mr. Thomasson
was away, learning this from ne
groes on the farm. He then went
to the home and asked for a match,
which Mrs. Thomasson gave him.
He next asked for some pears and
when she replied that there were
none about the premises he follow
ed her into the house and attack
ed her.
After the crime he said he went
to the home of his uncle, Gary;
Good, at whose house he was cap
tured, where he hoed cotton all the]
afternoon.
Soon after the departure of the
party for the penitentiary, hundreds
of people began pouring in from
the country, some of them wrought
up and in an ugly mood, but upon
learning that the negro had been
removed from the jail and was well
on the way to Columbia they sooii:
returned to their homes.
That the sheriff’s quick work ini
taking the prisoner away likely
saved trouble here, was the opinion
freely expressed on the streets
today.
Thomasson is the great grandson
of a notorious York county negro,
Giles Good, who was taken from
the York jail and lynched, along i
with four other negroes, 40 years
ago for killing a small white boy
in Bullocks creek township. The
linking of these two crimes ,a sub
ject of general discussion of yes
terday added to the feeling and
tenseness.
The funeral and interment of
Msr. Thomasson took place today
at Kings Mountain Methodist
church. About 500 people were
present
She is survived by her husband
and four sons. William and Horace
Thomasson of York community and
Filbert Thomasson and Thomas
Thomasson of North Carolina.
Blackberry Pickers
Finding Much Work
The blackberry crop this year is
said to be one of the largest in
years.
Out most any road one travels
from Shelby now blackberry pick
ers are in evidence. Farmers
from various sections of the coun
ty say that they have more ber
ries than in some lime, the rains
of recent months helping the
berry crop considerably, whereas
the drought of last summer less
ened the crop.
2,500 Hear Scarborough
On Prepare To Meet God
Great Revival Off On Good Start. Victory
Through Prayer Is Subject Of
Morning Sermon.
Negro Sought Wa*
Pal Of One Killed
By Red Row Woman
Officers Say Rroadus Miller, Who
Attacked Morganton Girl,
Was Pal of Gaines.
Broadus Miller, a negro be
ing sought for the brutal at.
tack and murder of a Morgan
ton girl, once lived and worked
in Shelby, it was staled here
over the week-end. Miller, it is
said, was a pal of Walter
Gaines, negro man killed by
Euzelia Jones in Red Row some
months ago. Gaines it will be
remembered was buried by city
workmen, no one claiming his
body. Officers aay, however,
that Miller at the time came
forward and tried to help lo
cate the slain negro’s family
—in fact Miller, it is said .did
put former Chief Hamrick in
communication with Gaines'
brother.
The negro, reports have It,
worked on the erection of the
Gulf oil plant while here and ,
was in Shelby for only a short
period. This information com
ing to light has renewed the
belief with some thait Miller
may be hiding somewhere in
this county, having made the
acquaintance of numerous ne-_
gro people during the weeks he
was here.
Hobo In Exciting
Experience About
Search For Negro
Freight Train Speeded up From
Bostic to Spartanburg To Keep
Supposed Murderer On.
The search last week all over this
section for Broadus Miller, negro
alleged to have fatally attacked a
young Morganton girl Tuesday,
brought quite a bit of humor to the
Bostic and Forest City section of
Rutherford county on down to
South Carolina and into Spartan
burg.
A freight train ran at full speed
from the Bostic yards, in Ruther
ford, to Spartanburg, S. C., to keep
a man thought to be the negro from
jumping off and syhen Spartanburg
was reached the muchly-sought
negro turned out to be a white
youth on a hobo trip.
As the story goes—related here
by Merton Beam, former Star em
ploye now working on a Forest
City paper—watchers at the Bos
tic C. C. and O. yards yesterday
afternoon saw a man they thought
to be a negro jump on a freight
train as it pulled out of the yards.
The man, aB happens in such case3,
looked to them like the wanted ne
gro and they telephoned the oper
ator at Forest City to have the of
ficers there surround the train and
catch him. The operator after re
ceiving the message sought the of
ficers but couldn’t find any for a
few minutes. All the time the
train was speeding nearer. Then
the operator happened to think of
another plan and he wrote out an
order which given to the coming
train ordered the crew to keep the
train going at full speed until noti
fied—the idea being to have offi
cers on hand at Chesnee to catch
the negro. For some reason a
posse wasn't ready at Chesnee
ind the train kept grinding the
rail to Spartanburg. In that city
the man was finally routed out
'rom under the side of a coal car,
out he played “rabbit” and tried
to make a getaway, officers shoot
ng him in the leg, or winging
him, so to speak.
After picking up the wounded
man and carrying him to the hos
pital where he was washed up he
turned out to be a white man from
Charlotte out on a lark of a
hobo trip.
Letter Carriers To
Gather In Raleigh
Raleigh.—(INS)—The program
of the annual convention of North
Carolina Rural Letter carriers,
which meets here July 5 and 6,
was announced by W. B. Duncan,
Raleigh postmaster.
One of the principal convention
speakers will be Carl H. Howard,
president of the National associa
tion of Rural Letter carriers. Dr.
Clarence Poe, editor of the Pro
gressive Farmer, will be another
speaker.
Delegates to the national con
vention, which will be held at Ok
lahomo City, Okla., on August 18
20, will be named, and new state
officers will be elected.
Fully 2,600 people attended tho
first evening service of the Scar
borough meeting conducted in the
open air beside the First Baptist
church Sunday night and heard
that great man of God deliver a
wonderful message on "Prepare to
Meet Thy God” from the Prophet
Amos. Dr. Scarborough preaches
the old time religion without frills
or furbelows. He is a modest, hum
ble servant of God, using language
which a ten-year-old child can un
derstand. His eloquent presentation
of the Bible pours forth without ef
fort and he sticks closely to his
text, burning great gospel truths
in the hearts of his hearers and
indications are that a great revival
is hound to come through his earn
est Gospel messages. His heart has
been greatly encouraged at tho
coming of the Lord in this meeting,
by the cordiality of the citizens,
their unity and one-ness and their
willingness to do.
Other denominations suspended
services at their churches Sunday
night and the pastors and their
congregations joined in the revival,
adding numbers and interest. A
dozen ministers representing n'»c
only Baptist but other churche3
were present at the meeting at tha
morning service today.
Prepare to Meet God.
In his great message Sunday
night on “Prepare to Meet Thy
God” he declared that saint and
sinner, rich and poor, white and
black, young and old must meet
God in three spheres. They must
meet Hin in life, they must meet
Him in death; they must meet Him
in judgment. There is no escape and
the burden of having an immortal
soul is nothing to be taken lightly.
To be prepared to meet God, wo
must have repentance and faith,
which was the climax of his deliv
erance. Dr. Scarborough has search
ed the New Testament through look ,
ing for one single thing—and ha
found no promise stated in the fu
ture tense for the unsaved man.
All promises are in the present
tense, therefore there is an impor
tant time element in the matter of
repentance. It is too solemn and
vital to put off, but to be saved is
the richest thing in all the world.
No propositions were made at the
Sunday night meeting, but many
went forward after the service and
had a few words with Dr, Scar
borough and Dr. Wall. (,V' '
Guarantee of Victory.
Monday morning is usually a
slim day in the matter of attend
ance at a revival, but the church
auditorium was filled today for th*
first mid-week service. Dr. Scar- -
borough preacher from Mark 11:24,
“Then, I say unto you, whatsoever
things you desire, when you pray,
believe ye shall receive them and
ye shall have them.” It was a ser
mon on prayer, beseeching tha
prayers of the people in the inter
est of a great spiritual awakening
in Shelby and surrounding terri
tory, for said Dr. Scarborough,
“God answers prayer for the sick
and prayer for the lost. God de
lights in His creative power but de
lights more in His saving power.
He had rather save a soul than
create a world.”
Continuing he said “Tell me
what a man desires and I will tell
you the kind of man he is. Desires
determine a man’s character. If
he most desires a lustful, sinful
life, his character is sinful and
bad. Therefore if it is the sincere
desire of the people of Shelby to
have a revival which will save the
lost and reconsecrate the souls of
Christian people, it will come about
through earnest prayer. God says
in his text that He will honor our
desires. It is a great privilege to
speak to God on friendly terms.
Any child, however, humble can in*
terview Him and it is God’s
greatest delight to listen and givo
blessings. In Pentecostal times;
they prayed ten days, preached ona
and baptised 5,000. Times have
changed and we lay more emphasis
on preaching and less on prayer.
In this modern way of evangelist’s;
campaigns we preach ten days,,
pray one and baptise hardly any.”
In closing he urged that all
Christian people join in with a
season of prayer during the meet*
ing—believing prayer that is spok*
en of in the 11th chapter of Mark,
One Couple Gfets
License In Weelc
June brides were in a minority
in Cleveland county last week,
there being only one.
Register A. F. Newton out after
breaking last year’s marriage rec
ord in the county says that the
only license he issued up to Satur
day to: W. W. Dedmond, of Stubbs*
and Mamie Sipe, of ChtnyviUa,