le Kings- Mountain
Vol 12 "7 , Kings Mountain,. N. C., Thursday, May 13. 1915. No. 14 "
G. G. PAGE, Editor and Owner . .... PRINCIPLE FIRST - . ... . . . ft. A YEAR in ADVANCE
BJQ DELEGATION ATTEND CHAP-
WAN-ALEXANDER MEETING.
ies
The KWg Mountain delega
llOirto the Chapman-Alexander
ting at Charlotte last Wed
day wag a. big success. Fully
a hundred of our people were
ttiereiam1 in a oody. a mg reser
Vstlon bad -been made for the
'delegation and we 'filled it up,
At tiie afternoon service held
at 8:30 our reservation was to
the front rh'ht of the speaker's
stand and in good hearing range.
'At th'e evening service we sat at
the same angle but to the left of
'the stand.
For the most of us it 'was our
"first trip "to the great meeting
'and we hadn't boon there long
'before we' well understood why
few who hnd already attend
ed were so zealous in making up
the Kings Mountain party.
Our delegation was most an'
Wv and cordiallycared 'or. Not
only did the"; ushers take the
greatest of care in keeping us.
together but both Mr. Alexander!
vand Dr. Chapman made frettlenti
references to the Kings Mdtititttln
'delecat.ion. Thev both extended
greetings and rejoiced HVfc our,
town was so Veil 'represented.
We wVe righVh the jSb too.'
Mr. Alexander 'called upon o
to sing a nuUib9C"tf 'songs which
to most of us were brdnd IneV
kn'l mch of us witftoir 'books.
Tlie Srst trial or two waVrather i
floSr but under ttro inspiration of terned ou No. 85 at 12 o'clock.
' i i 111 rt
the occasion our people arose to
the situation and sang sufficient
to bring commendations from the
great singing evangelist.
Bus our recognition and qu
allocation was not the beat part
of the trip. The Edification and
inspiration coming to us through
that Kreat channel of blessing
counted most. The inspiration
one gets from such a season of
songs and sermon is ttfntid toJ
tell forever. Dr. Chapman's nr.
- i ,i
peal for christian fterseverenceu
and endurance at the aftoWioonfl
service was most proMtmfl 'and
his warning of an Eternity and
the clarion call' "Where 'will
yon spend it," at nigWt was un
mistakatfle and beyond argument
The delegation Went from
Kings Mofftfl&la In the SDirft of
worship MA this -attitude
was nfeliftained 'throughout.
Cbl(S shVBg the promoters of
the detegatibn we're 'Rev. E. O
CHreTind H..T. Tdlton both of
whom'rftid already had a fore
taste ot the 'meeting and were
desirous of taking up the bretb
ren that rood mieht be done
an to (Mm.
There were ninety who bought
rldkete here and ten or more
went by automobiles to Gastonia
and there boarded either the
trolly or train. The delegation
went on train 42 at 12:25 and re
"The Relation Of The Christian
To Amusements And To The
World"
BESSEMER GRADED SCHOOL RE
ELECTS FACULTY.
BY REV. J. WILBUR CHAPMAN D- D.
At the Chapman-Alexander Tabernacle in
Charlotte last Thursday.
LYCEllMCdURSE FOR THE TOWN
NOW A CERTAINTY.
That TSinfcs Mountain is to
avea Lyceum Course during
he fall and winter W15 and 1916
'seems now a certainty. J. L.
'McCana, representative of the
ffeedpath' Lyceum Bureau, was
'here Friday and closed the con
'tract for the course. '
The Civic League assumes
responsibility for one fourth
the cost of the course andj the
following ten ladividuala.ase.sa
ourlty for the remainft, Jhree
fourths; A. E Cli. W-. R.
denbout, A. H. Patterson Bey.
G. L. Kerr.Rev- E, 0. C'e. Dr.
L. P. Baker, G. G, Page, W. P .
Fulton, M, E. Hprndpn, and G.
H. McDarel, .. ' . .
About a. hundred; ap& fifteeaJ
dollars. worth of ticket kveAi
raadyfhesn, sold anqYtnose re
spons4hlefpr the course,, wish
to seUi.v Kbm many more as
popo.aa,pee8ib!e. You4cot pay
fothesM,elte,t.atil, tMober un-
lm.you,,prnfpjvMrtJ. 8,Hpod
has.slisand there is. one at the
Heraldi) efjkse. Let everybody
sign up at the earliest, coflve
nence ' ',-'''
BESSEiVERClW RE--EQJS OLD
CTOQQUNCIL-
In the municipal election, las Vth ; remainderof,' the., day,, even
Monday the ojld . board;! oX town
-mmisaioner. was. endorsed bj,
, the citizens of, the toipn,byv being
reelected for . the. enfnjng
, twelve mo.n.thf -.' The ., efefijtibn
started ofij very quiet, in fact
. very littlejnterest.was manifest-
ed at all, untU aboul? o'ploqk a
second ticket made, its. apjjar
ance in the field, 4. , serrM to
then a comparitivajy light, vote.
was. cast. The remit; was as
follows: . ' - i:
T A TTT I . r n T. r
h u a,' mniie,,ov.-. u. t. r rone-
"bvn&r, .61., J. L.sKesley, ,60.. J.'
K. Collins, 60. R, L, Martin, 60
4 1 The vote fotj, the .new, ticket
wra followsrC. A,Thornburg
58.: E. D.Bnllard, 52. JCin, Rich
rdonf eter Hasting,.;. 51.
stimuiate,lnterest soniewha forlf D-. Gtayson,,,.- John,, Slsk.;
. ' . ' At Journal . f
GRADED SCHOOL CLOEWIXtl,
ARPRpPRIATRllCiSES
V
. ThH COtnnirpceqjent -exercises
of the Kings Mountain. Graded,
School. held last' Friday, wa, a
most excellent , program, . Toe.
various .selections itf .. t .inml-.
eating cas exercises, .wepe, most
splendid,, and. were.mar;ejl .by
V originality,, in prpductioj,(an4
J T iill in renitjour Th, iVif
jPjP15seta,i
VHopl,wp:
irprk.-; . The,. Oration, ,by
Jphfa .Ffqyd,, qassvHifcory.,by
MlssAUeen,. Orma,nd, Clafe
Poplecy byMissEthe McGijl,
Class IWtJaM'iBter:
and tbe: Baay',by Mia? Virginia
MvHy,wr all master., pieces
ieethcise jns.t emerging from Jhe
Hgb Scibool. There were a nom-,
fter. of.mqslcai jselect'pns , which
pajte the high, class of teach
ing doe,. by Mlsa.es . Rqbjinson
ne,w standard.? q grd-f i But. the, chief .rfea.tqre, of , the
evening wae. the n,n.u,al .address
by Dr. Le&DftvjsL&flge, ..Prasi
Jon,td onyeditprjaV page. ;
Ifext; "Wherefore coints out
from a&ong them, and hv
separate, saith the Uord, and
(onch nut the unclean filing,
and l will receive you." 1.1
Corinthians 6:17 '
"I cannoi understand how
mere would be presumed to us
more explicit directions as re
gards our attitude towards both
sinful and questionable tilings
that may be found lit the sixth
chapter of St. Pau 'Is epistie to
the Corinthians,
"From the first verso to the
very last it is more searching in
its influence, and the ideal for
Christian living which it pro-,
sents could not be higher.,' be
seech you' says. Paal, 'that ye
receive not the grace of God. in
vain,' and it is a sad. tnng that
man v of us Christians, are the
the objects of His grace. and.; yes
we are leading lives that are
anything b pleasing to. Him.
and Ioa apjte of grace we are fail
IP,.
''T,b,an,. wha.tt could be
Vno-T wliiiit than this oom-
' 'Se ye not unequally yoked
together witu unbelievers: what
fellowship rinhteousnes
with uprightooU8ness? and what
pommuniop hath light with dark:
'And what concord hath
Christ wiMBelial? or what part
hath he that believeth with an
Infidel?.;;
'And.iWhat agreement, hath
tSe.temple of God with idols?
for yo arp4hft temple of the Hv-
ipg God; as. God bath said, I will
dwell in them; and will be their
God), and they shall be my peo
ple.' II Gorintbla(Bs6:14, 15, 16
"With this high ideal presiuo
ed on the one-sid 3 and the pic
tare of such lamentable failure op
the,pther side, the; Apostlo Pau I J
sneaks. in tpe.. wpru. ot the
text: '
"''WJigrBfojieaome out froqn
among .tbem,, and be ye separate,
sqltb.4ha, Lord'and toucli not
the npcJeaotmngj and I, will re-
ceiyoyou. '
TUfeTt(p.ts.:
j Thoaly life, that. coants. in
this world is that one which is
abftottitelr yielded ;to Gxl, of
Whieh He has perfectcontrol and
Vhicb ilived coastantly for His
Glory. - ;'.;,'".:.--
ed do, places I wanted to v.s:, i
schemes I wanted to work, imt 1 1
was obliged to give them -jII up, i
and do this -one thing, and L.v !
the way, ' he said, 'this isal'.vuys I
the price of power. ' I
How did you become s
skilled in your execution as h
musician?' I said toaspthiM- and
she said, lBx bou-H and hours ot
practicing At. tjmes it 'is
real hardahio,. V))fc iit we s il(ing
this wy tiw i caiae.to thL' plac.
wheie. J sewed, to. be able to
cpnjtaol the bftrjmonies in the
mpsiQai, ioatjtunvtnli wlji'.li 1
play.'
"Then ate. things, which 1
must gire up if I am a Christian.
Others may be able tp. do Utoui
witi 4 perfectly clear, coflsetanee.
but I cannot. It is not at -ill n
quwtion Of whether. th$ ue sin
ful or simply questionable, I
must turn aside from.tlmm,
"In the OKI Testameat times
they nut blood, upon, the cyicht
foot, the right hand, and) ttie
right ear; and the ear must linfr
en to no unclean, thing the
hand must touch, no thing, that
is unholy, and the,, foot must
walV in no way that is question
able, x
"In the Netr Testament times
Gods people have b;en redeem
ed by, the precious bio!, of
Christ. We aie a blood, marked
people, a peculiar, and, whether
we like, it or not, there is. a- cer
tain. way we must, walk,, certain
things we must, do, and-, many
other things we musi-.leve un
done, y
The things we must give up
as Christians wil depend upon
our position. 1 do. notoi mean to
suggest that there are two stan
dards of living, one for the min
ister, ana xne ouier:or his oeo
At the regular monthly meet-
inn of the school board last
Tuesday night the election (f
Saperintndent and teachers for
tlio. graded school was taken up.
Prof. K. CByerly was re elect
ed .superintendent. All of the
old t"ndiers were re-elected, ex-cepttli-
Slewartaad Mr, Owen,
thev did not make applicatioa
for re-election.
Miss fjanra Ctementof Mocks
1 1 ! i . uml Mlsa Candace Wolf
wvro elected tofill the places of
tbe Misses Stewarts. Mr. Owen's
successor has not vet been se
Vctod. v ' '
It is the general legret that
Misses Hurcn and Er e Stewart
and Mr. F. K. Owens could not
be with us next year. However,
it is believed that the selections
made by tV' bonrd to fiil t.lielr
p!ac. are well .diosen j.uid that
the now ineinljefs will prove
themselves ellicient and httfldy
satisfaetory to tln piitrons of
th school. ---Journal.
ed. and I had just as soon a
member of wy eeurch would do
any one of them or all of them
i as to he a gossio and treat light-
l.v or carelessly another's fair
r.o me er reputation.
"When I say what we give np
depends upon our position, I
menu that if I am a minister
there are certain things I most
sacrifice, the gains of the mer
chant, the flacseof tbe explores,
the power of the lawyer these
I iini,'s are not for the man who
preaches Christ, and every suc
cessful minister today has faced
this proposition and been willing
to iud.ke the sacrifice,.
' I was preaching in one of
j the Ohio cities when a gentleman
said to me, Do you know the
tMaWiodist minister in tbit city ?'l '
And I said, -Slightly.' 'Well," be
'said, 'he is the most remarkable
inSn I know. He is a perlect wis
aid as regards finance! ' The man
who was speaking to m. was
worth almost if noOpiite a oriK
lion dollars, and he said, 'When
ever I am in a perplexed condi
dition I go and seek his advice.'
He said, 'That minister could
have been a milliaswlroif be had
wished to be. I thick you ought
to mftet him.' And I thought so
too because a preacher who might
have been a millionaire and
would not would bar, been
worth seeing. Jsst as I was leav
ing jny friend I said, 'How much
do you pay your minister?' He
tried to evale tbe question. I
asivcd him attain end be gave an
evasive answer. When I pressed
him for a definite reply, h said,
tt- , ... , , .
en, we pay , mm about ouu a
.year and his hou.se.' Then I was
pie; one for those-prowinent in Lter'nined t see tbe minister
, "-It is a yielded IJfe and a lite
of sacrifice. Jesds. said, 'It any
man will come after me. Jet him
pimself an! take np .bis, cross
daily and followMM.' itisa pria-
ciole of,rligiouJot oslst bat - it
Is prjaclple of. humea,life- as
well. Meago .otknte-s power, by
tray of seltsacrifioe. Jtfany things
mast , be . glren . np-.wWah.. we
would jike yery much to-do, but
thy must.be, ;acrinced it we
would gaio the, workLi best euc-
. ''-'How did-1 youi-reaeh. this
place of .greatness?' I said to one
of America,' greatest merchants.
And he saJd.i'Bs danjing oiyself.
me an another-foe -those v.-to
are., comparatively., unknown:
such jteachwgja -sometime ur-
ed. butlt, hasr.no.:place in th .
New Testament Scriptures.
"Bj the. way, te whole ques
tion ot worldly. . amusements
would soon.be.settied if church
people would do pnly the" things
that they wonldiJiave their mto-i8tersdo,,Forj-exajpple,
yiu .say
that it is perfectly right to oance,
play cardsanig to the theatre,
and yet ttyottfeow.tkafc 1 was
in the hsbifc ofrfiwqveBting the
theatre, if you tow that! was
a devotee of the daseeni tnat
I had a passion for.caro no one
in tais citar would iibave the
slightest confidence my teach
ing, nor. wonlthey have the
Slightest use tor me. It it Is
wrong for ate, why not fr. you?
"I do not messo say that all
tht sins of tbe-ohnrob are to be
summed Bp . under, these three
so-called popular ramnaeWnts.
There ere mant k people who
think they are very pious-. and
good simply, because they do not
do tbeoe particular thinas but
so fac I imx coamroned I think
it i inn am wiciadi to be a scan-
dal-moaBMT as- todoaaiv" of, tbe
There weje, .many tUmgs i.iah-pother thajss IbamftjawUnention.'
who miht have been a million
aire and would not. I went to bis
house. It was poorly furnished;
and I said to him instantly, Do
you know ype could have been
rich?' 'Who told youxthat story,'
lie said. I said, 'Hid yon know
itV And he answered, Yes, I
Uue it, but'wben I was' a little
boy I had a call to preach- and I
gave myself to. Cod for-that par
ticular work, and now that I
have tfone past the middle life
in the. ministry I can sar that I
count it a greefcjor to have giv
en It all np forvHta.''
;';'If Iamjoter member of the
church there are-certain things
i'jat I simply .atanot do and be ft
faithful follower of Jeans Cbnst.
My friendK my do them, and
their eoaacieeoes mT not hurt
them but .am a follower of
Christ: I amHI-revreentatire.
He expects m&tto coo tribute to
His glory, and l,bav no right
o h that thin that will make
my weeker-.brothw stumble or
uatse aooiher men to fall. I em
brother's keeper,. I tis not always
an easy poeition to fin, but it is
of divrnftcomimnd and I most
befaithfnL,
, 'It I am an evangelist I know
there are certain things. wbieh I
Imnst sacotoe which ,e-.misister .
settled over a elmreh need not
give up; the comforts of ho ne,
the follow ship of one's family,
and many oilier things dcai to a
man's liesiri must be sacrificed.
Hut there is a principle underly
inir it nil. I must irivo up anv.
thing that would st-i rjil between
me and power and previ nt Uod
from working out His will in my
life. I do not know what that lr'
;for you, nor do vou know whatr
it is for me, but without fear of
contradiction I declare that we
both of tis-know what is in our'
individunl lives which must be
httveu up, and peace is out cf
the nu.jction and power uuattaia-
f able until we rnaketlie sacrifice.
The Apostle Paul aW 'Whsr
fcre fay aside every weight in.'
tlie.siu wliiob doth so easily be-
setyoa. ' A weighs Is anything
about which, you may be -in-doubt.
It is a thing concerning
Which we are always arguing
and In oar arguments seei:mg'
to convince ourselves rather
than onr opponents.
"At tl s close of a service In
another ity I hea-d two young
women arguing ve be
mently. Thej we're both of
them professed christians, but-
one of them was saying 'I know
this is wrong for mo', and the
other said, 'I know it is not. And
when pressed for a reason she
gave what is sometimes said to
be a womans reason, when she
replied to her friend's question,
'Why Sa it not wrong?' Just be
cause', she said. So I tutned to -
her and said, 'Are yon quit
sure that your position is right;
and tbinV it. proper for ypu to
do? And she answered quickly,.
'As a matter of fact I am not
Jure and I was arjruinsr to cm
viuce myself.' If you must place
a question nmric le"oie anything
you do, that thing will br. a
weight-and you cannot run the
Christian race with that thine
pulling .ve back. You know
what the weight is t'.jr you, I
beseech you turn aw ay from It
at any cost.
Four Solutions of the problem.
"There are four solutions :
which I have to suggest which
would enable us to bo m.ire than
conquerors as christians along .
this line.
First. Give Christ the bene- ,
fit of tbe doubt in everything. It -'
yon ere not abeolBtely sore, then
let the don bt in yoar mind be
the argument toe your giving it .
ttp to him. ..
"Second. Take tbe Apostle -
Paul' siurgcstioB in the text
Wherefore coo oot from
among them, end be ye sepe-
mte, saitb the Lord, and tench '
not the Acleaa thing, and 1 will
receive yoe.
Wben I wee ft bov and ittud-
iedia sckooi I read that yow-
ooeld net ell aan with elec-
tricity se kms;ae be stood on tbe
ground. Tbeeerrent woe Id come
m .) biff, end tow away from Man.
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