The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

Miss Lalla Mabel, from Deca-
tur, Ca, is expected this week.
She will visit the Misses Stall
maker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus HcKimon
and Mrs. Emma MeRae We're
among those who went to the
beach Saturday.
<Mr. A. L. Jones spent Sunday
in the Gibson Station neighbor-
hood. He says crops of all kinds
are doing we'll and cotton never
looked better.
Services at Y. III. G. A. hall was
very we'll attended Sunday night.
The subject was, coincidence to
Gods law" Leaders, Rev. G. w.
Ray, A. G.. Frostic, w. B. McKen-
zie, Luther NcKinnon and J. D.
Austin.
A shake up occurred on the
Cape Fear road Saturday after
noon. AS the train was nearing
Floral College coupling became
detached and the engine, of course,
soon left the cars behind. The
engineer applied the air brakes,
bringing the engine to a stand
still. The rear cars crushed into
the front part, shaking up several
of the passengers. Captain Nc
LaucE lin was injured about the
face and the postal clerk received
some severe bruises. No other
damage was done.
Miss Meddie Stewart and two
young lady friends were out bi.
cycle riding a few afternoons age
and at the corner of the Metho
dist church they all received 6
good shaking up. Miss Medic
was in front and the young ladies
were bringing up the rear
| When turning the corner a negro
dashed by, and Miss Meddie's from
| wheel struck the negro's hint
wheel, throwing both riders ant
those in the rear. Miss Meddi
was not injured to any great ex
tent more than a little skin peele,
from her face and hands. TIL
other young ladies received, a
the only damage good shaking
} 1t was purely an accident on tn
part of the colored man as it wa
impossible to see any one comm
down the other street.
: Several reports have gone out i
, regard to the little "friction" be
tween Revs. Page and Kilgo an
= for the benefit of those who are nc
o fully acquainted with the fac
+ we give below an extract from tt
f Charlotte Obcerver written /
: one of the visiting preachers
! "The monotony of the. Distri
: Conference proceedings was BIZ
u ken by a lively incident which 0
CURED in the closing hours of Il
Conference recently held here |
"a the ministers and lay delegates
the Rockingham district. D
Kilgo, of Trinity, College, delive
# ed his well-known address (
- christian education in eloque
h language and with his usual fie
spirit. He drew sharp contras
between State institutions and {
nominational schools REPRESENT
the latter as conforming to t
- teachings and dominated by t
~ spirit of Jesus Christ, while t
" former acknowledge no king b
Caesar. A resolution was offer
= highly eulogizing an heartily {
dorsing the speech and tenderi
the thanks of the Conference
as the eloquent orator for his mast
~ full address. A motion to ado
ny the resolution was decided by
no rising vote. One minister, R.
~ Jesse III. Page, of Aberdeen, bole
~ stood alone until he was count
i'0 in the negative. Subsequent
III in giving his reasons for his vo
VI he defined his posi- ton so clea
IL and emphatically as to leave
room for misunderstanding
Ute Without attempting full repc
las l Will give few things that
art said: I have several times
The tened with pleasure to DR.. Ki
,he on his favorite theme-Christ,
or education-and while I adm
ade his brilliant talents and eloqu
are speech, and personally hold /
her in high esteem as a brother,
oes wish to say plainly that every
n.y. of his speeches which I have he
has been marred to the nauseat
md degree by his perpetual, ill til
ere- and i'll tempered filings at
the State institutions. l, for one,
any ashamed and sick of it, and int
,ors here and now to wash my ha
lars of this whole matter. Let it