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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
4 SEARCHING QUESTION FOR ALL
CHURCHES.

Charity and Children.
Will the Methodist church continue
to grow? There are not wanting those
who say that in many places 1T has
fallen into Journalism as dead, il not
as hturgical as that which embraced
the English church when Wesley gave
to Christendom new idea of religious
experience. There are those who say
that its clergy are growing almost as
worldly in some directions as the fox
hunting parsons of the seventeenth
century There are those who think
they see grasping after power,
subservience to ill-gotten wealth. a ST.
lence as to the sins of rich men, and
other evils of the kind against which
early Methodism was a vital and en-
ergizing protest. Is there foundation
for such sayings? There is no room
in the world for Methodism that Is
not well described by the words, 1T
is Christianity in earnest"
The above is from the Raleigh News
and Observer, discussing the celebration
of the 200th anniversary of the birthday
of John Wesley. 1t contains food for
thought for other people besides Metno-
dists. The only denominations that have
multiplied in America by the millions are
those which have laid no emphasis upon
the social standing of their members, but
went out into the highways and hedges
and compelled sinners to come in Re
Gently there has been much discussion over
the problem of how to reach the masses
by the wealthy churches of New York
city, and the Baptist and Methodist
churches, which have fourished every
where else. are reported to be standing
STILL and in some instances growing
weaker. In the largest and richest Bap-
fist church in New York the pastor wears
gown, and the Methodist churches like
wise are pandering to the depraved tastes
of the higher circles of New York society.
This is bad enough, but there are those in
North Carolina "who think they see a
grasping after power, subservience to
illgotten wealth, a silence as to the sins
of rich men" which means death and decay
to the church which is thus afflicted. We
must not forget the pit from which we arc
digged. We must not put the man or
the woman in fine apparel on the front
seat and push the person in Eanmespun
clothes to the hard bench next the door
The strong, vigorous, efficient and happy
church is that one which holds out
hand to the poor. the ragged. the wretch
ed and the erring. Christ didn't come
to call the Pharisee but the sinner to
repentance. Let us remember this.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
FIGURES ARE STARTLING.
Chatham Record.

Chatham Record
These figures gathered by Judge Neal
are startling and should arouse the good
people of North Carolina to the danger
and enormity of the divorce evil in this
State. Most of these divorces are granted
for abandonment, and instead Of our Leg
islatures trying to check this evil they
increase 1t year by year. Abandonment
had never been cause for an absolute
divorce in this State until the Fusion
Legislature of 1895 made it so. This bad
precedent was followed by the Democratic
Legislatures in 1899 and 1908, so that both
political parties are guilty of this perni-
cious legislation. Such a healthy senti-
ment should be aroused in this State That
no future Legislature will be guilty of
such censurable legislation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

If he has won his fortune by bribery, the
cost of his success is the undermining of
the institutions of his country. He is not
an example to youth" he is corrupter
of youth. corrupter of everything he
touches and everybody he inspires. He is
an enemy of the Republic. The only force
that can stop him is patriotism.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
A SANE OPINION.

Richmond News-Leader.
The Raleigh IN. c. News and Obsery-
.er expresses the opinion that instead of
rejecting a juror because he has read the
newspapers, it would be saner policy
to reject those who have not read the
newspapers. if either extreme is to be
followed" Aud sane opinion it IS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The talk of a paper factory in Eastern
North Carolina has deep interest for this
paper as well as all others. The paper
trust taxes the News and Observer over
two thousand dollars every year. Phila-
delphia and New York capitalists arc said
to be buying up large tracts of cotton
wood timber near Washington and will
establish a paper factory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

If the owners of Greensboro Female Col
lege will run it another year, the church
will take the burden from them when
Conference meets, and owe them lasting
obligations. If it is closed now, it will be
a calamity to the church and to higher
education of women.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
CALAMITY TO CHURCH AND STATE
Royhoro Co,,riar

The announcement that the Greensboro
Female College would not again open its
doors came as a great surprise. While
it had been known for some time that the
institution was not making any money,
still we did not dream that the Methodist
church would allow it's doors to be closed.
Indeed, this is a calamity not only to
the Church but to the State as well, and
we sincerely hope that some plan viii
be devised whereby it may not close. 1t
is one of the oldest colleges in the State
and the good it has done for the Church
and the State will never be known
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
.THE TRUTH on GETTYsBURq.

t11b 1hOlh Ut OE1 ObORGs
Col. r. b. Creecy.
The most brillian star in that galaxy
of names immortal was General J. John
ston Pettigrew, Of North Carolina, and
not General George Pickett, of Virginia.
as is supposed by many. Our reading of
the battle of Gettysburg is that when
General Pickett was retreating from the
Bloody Angle" with his disorganized e-
gions in panic. General Pettigrew was
charging at the head of his command and
maintaining the fight until the vietors
over Pickett attacked his flank, and com
PEELED his retreat with his overpowercd
comrades. Now we would not pluck one
leaf from Virginia's laurel crowned brow,
but the truth of history is too sacred to
oe violated by partial annalists, and the
fame of the immortals is too dear to be
torn from them by hasty and inconsid-
erate historians. so called. True history
is not a fable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
AT GETTYSBURG.
Pettigrew'S Charge.


Down the hillside we sweep.
(Ready, readyD
Time with our heartthrobs we keep,
Steady, steadyD
Hank to the lannon's boom.
Tones of thunder.
Stern as the trump Of doom,
Souls to sunder.
Swing we across the vale,
Quicksteps ever.
Meeting the deadly hail.
Falter. never.
Cod how they NOW us down.
Dear Christ save
Glory? soldiers crownf
Aye. then the grave!
Close up the ranks again.
Forward! Forward!
Foes dare to cali these men.
Never, coward.
What be the need Of 1t?
Shock on shock.
Hurting a Death at Fate.
Storming rock!
Back now the way they came,
Mourn. ah, mourn!
Back now but not in shame.
Heroes return.
MRS. r. L. TOWNSEND.
Mt. Airy. N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
DON'T GIVE uP THE SIZE.

Salisbury Sun.
1t begins to look like the Methodists
arc not going to give up Greensboro Fe-
male College. The good women of the
church have taken a hand in the move
ment to continue the institution, and this
means that the college is in fair way
to continue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET.


The North Carolina Booklet will grow
in favor and usefulness. 1t occupies a
distinct field of its own. It's management
is controlled by ladies and from among
them for generation or two must come
those who have the leisure for literature
in the South-meanwhile let the gathering
of fragments of history continue; occa-
sonally some ope will arise who will bind
them together by decades or by periods
with great effect. Such writers come up
when public sentiment has been educated
to the point of appreciation. Even the
Divine Being could not do many mighty
works in an ignorant and faithiess com
munity which did not feel the need of Him.
When the evidence of given period is,
after much unremunerated labor, collected
and indexed in books and papers so as TO
be readily attainable and side by side with
the facts so obtained, the cotemporaneous
literature in the light of which they must
be interpreted is published. then and only
then can we intelligently consider the his
tory Of thas period and begin the intro
spection and criticism of ourselves as a
people, which is the beginning of wisdom.
All genuine improvement must come from
within and the booklet is essentially North
Carolinan. A late number contains an in
teresting sketch of Dr. Kemp p. Battle
on "The Trial of James Glasgow. and the
Supreme Court of North Carolina" The
sketch written by DR.. Battle in is usual
colloquial style and easy manner contains
several interesting incidents and shows
how the Supreme Court grew out of the
legislation which was enacted to facilitate
that trial. / have examined the pros
pectus of the Booklet for the next year
and expect some valuable additions to
North Carolina history and literature
W. ]. PEELE.
The editors of this Booklet are Miss Mary
billiard Hinton and Mrs. E. E. Mofftt,
who deserve the encouragement of all low
ersNof North Carolina history. Price $100
per year Parties desiring to subscribe
should address The NJ G. Booklet Raj
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
TO ITS SHAME.
TO ITS
Duplin Journal.

DupIln Journal.
After a careful investigation Judge Wal
ter H Neal finds that SIS divorces were
granted last year and 6O7 pending in the
county courts OF. this State, and Is coun-
ties still not heard from Duplin has
granted one and two are now pending.
This State, to its shame, IS evidently de-
parting from the faith of its fathers.
Pistol toting and divorce proceedings are
the daily records of the law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The Pennsylvania editors practice the
theory of heaping Goals of fire on the
heads of their chief enemy. They have
invited Governor Pennypacker to their
annual banquet. They NNll treat HIM with
all cleverness and on the next Sunday fay
him alive in speaking cartoons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
NEW REcToR Q FsT. MARY.s.

NEW RECTOR 0 FIST. MARY'S.
Asheville Citizen.
While Asheville people commend the
wisdom of the trustees of st. Mary's Col
lege at Raleigh, in the selection of Mr..
DuBose as rector, they will regret exceed
ingly to have him go away from the field
that he has so long and so successfully
labored in here He is not only man of
learning and piety. but he is possessed
of that executive ability that is absolute
ly requisite for the successful college pres
ident. Asheville has seldom, if ever, had
a minister that was more popular among
people of all denominations and at the
same time more successful in his work,
than has been the Rev. McNeely DuBose
and though his congregation will feel, no
doubt, that they are surrendering him up
to higher and broader field of usefulness
they will regret exceedingly to see him
go out among them
st. Mary's will be in safe guiding hands
under Mr.. DuBses care, anod we predict
for it career that will prove that no
mistake has been made in his selection as
its executive head.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

All honor to Mr.. John WILDER jenkins.
The whole state owes him debt Of
gratitude for his intelligent patriotic and
successful management of the celebration
at Gettysburg. Though living in Balti-
more, his heart beats, first and always
Tor his native state.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

suit The statement that $75, 900 is Offer
ed for the property for other than educa-
tional purposes puts new light on the
matter in that if the institution is saved
1t must be at a sacrifice on the part of
the owners. The agitation of the ques-
ton is doing good in any event Some
thing may happen yet-even if the college
is not saved. Who knows?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
OUGHT TO BE MOVED.
WINSTON Sentinel.

Winston Sentinel.
1t only goes to show that cases like that
at Wilson ought not to be tried, in the
first place, in the county where the crime
was committed. The expected happens
when there is a mistrial, or verdict either
or acquttal or carrying with it light pun
ishment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
WANTED: M JUDGES LIKE HAIR
HIMAN AND SHAW.
Asheboro Courier.

fhoIICUUIU N-UttI TIT
Sometimes it is claimed that judges pun
ish too severely for carrying pistols. There
is only one way to break up the habit and
that is by Furnishing the violaters of the
law. Judge Harrigan, of a county court
in Tennessee, broke up pistol tosng by
filming every man caught with pistol on
his person $50 and sending him to the
worlchouse for sixty days. Yet in North
Carolina there is complaint that Judge
Shaw imposes maximum fine of fifteen
dollars
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
FAITHFUL ARE THE WOUNDS OF A
FRIEND.
Charlotte News.

CharIotte News.
Says the Charlotte Observer: cit would
be better for those store-keeper guagers
and the distillers to accept the Watts
measure at its face value and go to work
at some business not under the ban OF
the law, for contest will avail nothing"
The aforesaid gentry will do we'll to heed
this advice. Faithful are the wounds of
a friend.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
THE THREE DIVISIONS OF NOR
NAL HUMAN LIFE.
Richmond News-Leader.

ItiNItIIIUIIu ANUWo- A1IuUNI'
The normal human life may be divided
broadly into three periods preparation,
achievement, and separation getting
ready to do things, trying to do them, and
getting ready to leave them
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
SHOULD BE OPENED.

Allephany Star.
The standards are high and the work
thorough. Let US hope something will be
done and that Greensboro Female College
doors will again be thrown open to the
women of our State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
1 MORNING TONIC.
JOAQUIN MilIer.)

Joaquin Miller.)
lom men pronounce as i'll,
much of goodness still;
lom men pronounce divine,
much of sin and blot;
to draw the line
the two, when God has not.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The people of Saddle Tree. Robson
county, have given high honor to TIE
late Mr.. D. d. Carlyle, one of the countys
most useful citizens. They are to build a
new school building and call it Carlyle In.
stitute.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The Atlanta Constitution says that Rev
John e. White may be elected State Sec
rotary of the Baptist Home Mission Board
Of Georgia. He would fill the position
with signal success.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
PATRIOTISM VS.. BRIBERY.

McClure's Magazine for July
A briber is traitor He may be a
captain of industry, he may be a United
States Senator, he may be philanthropist.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
QUITE TRUE!

Charlotte News.
The Incorporate advocates of temper
ance are its worst enemies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
DO NOT THINK THEY WILL.
Sreenville Reflector.

We sincerely hope the Methodists viii
not allow the Greensboro Female College
to pass finally. and we do not think they
will.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The wilmington Star is so much against
the trusts that it swears it will die be-
fore it will patronize the coffin trust"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
PUTS NEW LIGHT ON THE NATTER.
Greensboro Record

While the meeting of the Alumnae AS
ISOLATION Of Greensboro Female College
with the owners of that property yester-
day afternoon was not prolific of any de-
finite results, yet it was an opening and
showed the zeal. the earnestness and the
love~of the members for their alma mater
and there is hope that great good viii re
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

The editors of this Booklet are Miss Mary
billiard Hinton and Mrs. E. E. Mofftt.
who deserve the encouragement of all low
'ers> of North Carolina history. Price $1.00
per year. Parties desiring to subscribe
should address The N. c. Booklet. Raj
eigh, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

There is always room at the top OF a
,all costume for moret costume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
MARY MIC is RESCUED
FROM PRISON IN THE ICE

Commodore McHugh's launch, the
Mary Nc, which was caught in the
ice - the foot of Fourteenth street.
was today taken out of the water at
the foot of West Seventeenth street.
For time after being imprisoned on
the way to the boat yard the Mary
Nc was aground, but week or so
ago it was floated through Il shifting
of the ice and an increase of the stage
of the water.
As the bank was steep for some dis
taEce both above and below the boat
il could not be. drawn out of the wa
ter without being moved some dis
lance The distance to the Seven
tcenth street landing being less than
that to the one below. it was decided
to- bring the boat up stream. and sew
eral men have been at work most of
the week cutting a channel with saws
through which it could be towed.
Last evening the landing was reached
and the nose of the craft was drawn
upon shore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
UNIQUE RECORD OLA
TRUNK TELEPHONE WIRE

y trunk line used by the Central
Union Telephone company between
Rock Island and Moline is the oldest
piece of wire in use in the twin
cities. 1t was stretched in 1854 and
is officially designated as trunk line
on pins , and 4 outgoing and ; and 6
incoming. 1t is made of No. 1G cop
per wire and is still in very good
trim.
During the early days of the serv-
ice the calls over the wire were very
few compared to what they are now,
but it is estimated that there has
been an average of 200 calls day
over the line for the last Is years.
Two hundred calls a day for a year
would give the line credit for $4,000
calls year and for Is years grand
total of 1,314.OO0 calls. Every call
consumed fully two minutes of time.
or 2.G2S.O0G minutes, which exactly
equals five years. If one person
should take down his receiver i'll Rock
Island and make connections with the
desired party in Moline and talk con-
tinuousIy for five years he woull just
equal the wires present record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
RSONAL POINTS.

w. y. Rosenfield left last night for
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles McHugh have
gone for visit in Chicago.
viii II. LANCE has returned after a
visit of two weeks in St. Louis.
Will Kinner left last night for an
extended trip through the south.
S. n. Baird, formerly connected
with the Milwaukee road here and
now of Dubuque, was in the city to-
day.
City Attorney Arthur Hoffman, j.
Scott Blackwell and John Waterman,
of Muscatine, were Rock Island WISH
tors yesterday.
G. NJ. Loosely returned yesterday
from Havana, Hans, where he at
tended his father, the late Henry
Loosely, in his last illness.
DR.. j. \. Egan. secretary of the
state board of health, is in the city
to consult in the diagnosis of the case
of smallpox at the Villa de Chantal,
over which a question has been raised.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Chalk left yes
terday afternoon on receipt of tele-
gram informing them of the critical
illness of Mrs. Chalk's father at his
home at Ipavia, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Kell, who were
married at Reynolds during the week,
are in the city visiting at the home of
Aid. Frank Westbay. They will leave
shortly to make their home near
Spirit Lake, in northern Iowa.
\. b. Ross, w. \. PUNK and Il. f.
Huff, constituting the building COM
mittee of the Piatt county board of
supervisors. yesterday afternoon in
spcctei the Rock Island county court
house. They were gathering ideas to
be embodied in court house in their
home county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
Group.

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group is usually well known to the
mothers of croupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment of it,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do
not waste valuable time in expert
menting with untried remedies, no
matter how highly they may be rec
commended, but give this medicine as
directed and all symptoms of Group
will quickly disappear. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-17
NEEDS EQUIPMENT
Adjuncts the Rock Island Fire
Department Ought to Be
Provided With.
OF CITY UNPROTECTED
Engine Should Be Provided to Re-
lieve Pressure on Unsafe
Mains.

Time after time the people of Rock
Island have been reminded of the need
of mode5s automatic fire alarm sys-
tenn, pa5.icularly in the business dis
trict of the city. Nearly every time
an alarm is sent in by telephone the
absolute unreliability of this method
of communicating with the depart
ment is emphasized. Yet the tele-
phone is the only means of sending
an alarm that the central portion OF
the city has, the nearest box to the
business district, many will be inter
ested to learn, being Twentieth street
and Third avenue.
The only way in which an adequa tie
system can be secured is for the city
to make beginning in the right di-
rection by providing the central dis
trict with automatic alarms and
gradually increasing the territory
covered as cfrcums tances permit.
Mains should BE Extended
Another thing that ought TO be at
tended TO as early in the spring as
possible is the extension of water
mains to the district along Twelfth
street and between Twelfth and Fiji
teenth streets south of Eleventh ave
nue.. At the present time this district
is absolutely without fire protection
and at the same time cottages are be-
ing built SO closely together that if
fire should start, a strong wind in the
right direction would cause wide
spread disaster. The city has not
even fire engine to use in pumping
from wells in places where there are
no hydrants.
Chief Hastings, of the fire depart
ment, contends. and rightly. that
fire engine is one of the things that is
urgently needed by Rock Island.
Many of the city's mains are old and
have already outlasted the ordinary
period that water mains are suppos-
ed to be safe. Therefore there is
grave danger that some time when
fire pressure of 100 pounds or more
per inch is put upon them that in
some place break will occur. This
might be on the main leading directly
to the fire or elsewhere. but the eff
feet would he the same and the de
partment would be left absolutely
powerIess. With an engine the ordi-
nary pressure would he sufficient to
get the water to the place desired and
the machine would furnish the pres
sure to throw the stream.
Department Well Managed.
The Rock Island fire department is
probably as well managed and AS eff
cient with its present apparatus as
that in any city of $4,000 inhabitants.
The equipment. however. could me inn
proved upon. and the safety of lives
and property demands that reason
able expenditure be made with this
end i'm view.
Speaking in the above connection it
should be added that there are sew
eral buildings, particularly new ones,
that are not yet properly provided
with fire escapes and under certain
conditions serious loss of life might
be entailed. The proper city officials
should see that this matter is attend
ed to without delay.