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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH M|SREPRESENTED
Rev. Geo. Fl. Cox, D. D., Sets the Matter
Out for Prohibition.

| Resolved 1, That we recognize
with sorrow the deep and wide
tspread desolation occasioned by
ths use of Intoxicating drinks.
| 2, That we recognize our duty
again to clearly define our atti
tude as one of uncompromisine
opposition to this as we'll as othe1
forms of sin.
8, That we consider the traffic
in intoxicating liquors, as we'll al
their use, as a beverage, moon.
sistent with the conduct of q
Christian.
The Evangelical Lutheran
Synod and Ministerium of North
Carolina, at its recent meeting at
China Grove, adopted the follow.
ing without a dissenting vote.
"Whereas, the drink evil is one
of the greatest curses of our time,
a blight upon temporal welfare
and burden to the churches and
the kingdom of God, therefore.
Resolved first, That the Evan
gelical Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina would encourage it's con-
stituency and all others to the ut
most devotion in the cause of
temperance, both in preaching the
Gospel to the repentance of drink
ers and the building up of the
sentiment that will prevent the
traffic in intoxicating liquors.
|Resolved, second, That we ap.
prove the present civil movement
in this State looking to the sup
preston Of this great evil and
that it is our judgment that we
should adopt and faishfully use
the present opportunity to ban ish
this iniquity from our State"
If it were necessary, similar res
olutions could be produced from
almost every Lutheran body in
America.
The Lutheran Church stands
unanimously opposed to the
traffic.
You are at liberty to make such
use of these facts as you may
deem best for the cause.
May God give us a glorious VIC
tory.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. H. COX.
Granite Quarry, N. G.. May 8, 1908.
(Dr. Cox was Pres. of N. G.
Synod for several years, up to last
meeting of Synod.)
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20

not a dissenting denomination
and hardly dissenting minister.
There is unity of thought and &C
ton, and all are working together
ID harmony for its adoption as a
law cf the State. 1t is a right
eous proposition looking to the
betterment of the town, county
and the state in every possible
way, and should be sustained by
the people upon the high grounds
of economy and civilization, and
f5r the still higher humanitarian
and moral reasons which are in
controvertible.
EVERYBODY IS FOR IT.
Those who are for it are by far
more than those who are against
it. Both of the political parties
are for it, all the churches are f )r
it, the Masonic fraternity is for it.,
the Odd Fellows and ali the other
fraternal orders are for it, the
! business men, the merchants an !
manufacturers (excepting the liq
uor manufacturers are for it,
, nlnety-fve per cent of the cotton
mill men of the state land they
are many) are for it, the In
surance Companies are for it, the
Railroad Companies ara for it,
the professional men, the doctors
and lawyers( though it may ma
terially effect the bread and meat
of the latter) are for it, the re-
liglous press of the State is unan
1mous for it, and all the secular
ne yspapers of the State of any
note and influence with hardly al
exception are for it, and of th'
perhaps half dozen that oppos'
it, know of none that are active
ly opposing it, the town and city
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
II Reached the Spot.

Mr.. E. Humphrey. who owns a
large general store at Omega, o.,
and is president Of the Adams
County Telephone Co., as we'll as
the Home Telephone Co., of Pike
County, O., says of DR.. Kings
New Discovery: "It saved my life
once. At least think it did. It
seemed to reach the spot-the
very seat of my cough,-when
everything else failed" DR..
Kings New Discovery not only
reaches the cough spot; it heals
the sore spots and the weak spots
in throat, lungs and chest. Sold
under guarantee at all drug stores,
500 and $1.00. Trial bottles free
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
ROWAN COUNTY FOR PROHIBITION!
Rev. James Wilson, of Gold Hill, Gives
Important Reasons for Consideration.

If North Carolina can be taken
for prohibition-and it can be
then, why not Rowan county ?
The whole State includes every
county. To capture the State is
to capture Rowan, and that in
cludes Salisbury-The Glbralver
of rum in Rowan county and west
ern North Carolina. We want
special victory in Salisbury and
Rowan county within the general
victory in the State. There is no
good reason why we should not
have it; there is every good rea-
son why we should. Let us take
our heritage and enjoy our rights.
NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.
The question may involve poll
tics, but it is not a political party
issue. 1t is independent and out
side of party politics. The Demo-
cratic and Republican parties
have been widely divergent in their
views and contentious, but both
of them stood for the liquor traf-
fc. Now neither one stands for
it. For once they are agreed aud
are waging a common warefare
against it, and are working zeal
ously in concert for the ratifca-
ton of the prohibition bill. Both
of them voted for the bill in the
Legislature, aud now the leading
and influential men of both parties
are zealously campaigning the
State for it.
NOT A DENOMINATIONAL ISSUE.
Nor is it denominational issue
"a question about which the
Christian denominations of the
State and County are divided ane
Iopposing each other. Prohibition
is an economic, a civic, a mora
proposition upon which there i
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
Saloons Wholly Bad.

There are few things in this
world wholly good, or SO nearly
80 that every man and woman
with a spark of appreciation of
the good can readily commend
them. There are many more
things that are badly mixed with
good and evil, so that onr COM
mendation sor condemnation, in
strict justice, can be only in part.
Then there are some things in this
world which are wholly bad.
Probably chief among these is the
saloon, the most fruitful source
of misery, corruption and crime.
So withering and blighting are
its effects that no reasonable JUS
tifcation for it's continued exis-
tence can be named no good word
can be said for it IT Is WITHOUT
ONE SINGLE CoMMENDABLE OR Re-
DEFINING FEATURE. An enllghten-
ed public conscience is placing it's
seal of condemnation upon it, and
a longsuffering people will bury
l't in a grave so deep that it can
never be resurrected. In view of
it's unlav vful outrages and its evil
fruits, the wonder is that we have
tolerated it 80 long. The coming
generation will be astonished at
our unfaithfulness in our guardian
ship of the highest interest of
the whole people, that we have al
lowed a few men to get rich at the
expense of the prosperity and USE
fulness and happiness Of 30 many
men, women and helpless chill
dren, that we have been 90 tardy
in the abolition Of this monster
evil.
At the close of one of Ma
poleon's great battles he gave to
each surviving soldier a simple
medal with this inscription, II
was there" Let every voting
lover of mankind in North Caro-
lima be able to say in the coming
years, 81 was there on the 26th of
May and had a part in ridding
the State of this great enemy of
man and God."
| R. D, SHERRILL,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
THE BISHOP DELIVERS An ADDRESS.

| Wilmington, N. c., May IL
Bishop Robert Strange, of the
Eastern Carolina Diocese, last
night to an audience of men onlv
H. st. James Episcopal church, de
livering an intensely practical ,elo
quent address upon the subject of
temperance with a special applica-
tion to the moral issue presented
in the State prohibition campaign.
The Bishop came out strongly
IN favor of prohibition, prefacing
his remarks with the statement
that for some time he was inclin-
cd the other way, but after some
weeks of thought and prayer, he
had come to the conclusion that
thepresent bill, even withits imper-
fections. provided relief that was
eminent tlypreferable to the present
order Of things, stating that de-
feat of the bill would mean con-
ditions ten times worse than they
are at present. He based his po-
sition solely on Biblical grounds
and eloquently appealed to the
Christian manhood of the coun-
try to support prohibition at the
polls. He counseled temperance
first in all things and then took
up the influence of Intoxicating
drinks, exhorting the men before
him first to be temperate them
selves AID to remove the temp
tation from those less fortunate
than th amselves.
The larger part of his address
was devoted to answering six OBJ,
jections to the adoption of prohi.
bition, however, giving those of a
contrary opinion credit for the
courage Of their convictions and
counseling others In favor of pro-
h1bitiou to demean themselves
accordingly. That the adoption
of prohibition would destroy the
revenue of the schools, he took up
first as the weakest argument
against the bill. He was curious
to know why this revenue from
liquor had not been turned into
the general fund and could not
understand why the proceeds from
the traffic, "blood money" as he
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
SENSIBLE MEN ARE PR0H[BITIOnISTS.
Rev. Jno. A. Summey, of Rockwell, Gives
Advice to Church Members

If God in heaven would allow
man at one vote to remove all
these plaques, would you account
him foolish if he voted or stayed
at home, which? If you 60 to the
polls and vote for distillories, you
vote for bacrooms to open aud sell
your neighbor and your own boy
something that kills more men,
women and boys every year than
all these diseases mentioned; and
the word of God plainly Gays they
90 to hell Listen-"No drunkard
hath eternal life abiding in him"
Do you believe in God. If not, I
have no time to throw away Oh you.
Besides this, this traffic is the
worse enemy the church of God
has. It has done more to destroy,
demoralize and tear down churches
than any other evil. In my ex'
perience for 20 years as pastor.
there have been more church dis.
turbances, more mon excluded
from my churches, for hauling
their fruit, drinking liquor, and
aiding in It's manufacture thar
for all other crimes put together.
Shall we as sensible men go te
the polls led by few men made
rich by selling this cursed stuff
selling it to poor mon and max
ing them fools, demons, wher
they reach their homes aits
having spent the money fo
wh1skey which should have beel
taken home in shoes and clothing
meat and bread for their poo
wives and childen SO they nigh
attend Sunday school, church
etc., etc., as we'll dressed as the,
see the whiskey mems wives AM
daughters dressed?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
Vote for prohibition May Goth.

DEAR EDITOR :-Being asked for
my judgment in regard to the
great crisis now upon us, I put
this question-As Christian
County and State should we vote
on the Goth of May, 1908, to make
and sell intoxicating liquors to
our fellowmen or vote to shut
down every distillery and bar
room in North Caralina7
It seems TO me to be no hard
matter foria thinking man; and to
the converted and regenerated man
this was decided when he gave up
sin and accepted Jesus Christ.
Paul asks the question: "How
shall they who are dead to sin live
any longer there in?" (Romans6-2)
Strong drink is condemned by all
good men-and greater than them,
the word Of God condemns it,
The judges Of our land declare
that Is to $50 of all the crimes
coming before them come directly
or Indirectly out of strong drink
and it must be admitted ly the
close observer that one-ha]f Of
more of all wrecks occurring OF
railroads, street cars. dirt roads
yes, whether by sea or land-comt
out of this traffic. It hat
separated more husbands apt
wives, destroyed more homes
caused more mortgages. homeless
widows and children, filled NOR
orphanages, deprived children o
advantages, shoes, clothing an
food than all things else combin
ed; yea, more the same accurse
> traffic has caused more distres
. in Rowan county than typhoi
fever, small pox, pneumonia an
lall other diseases together.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
The SALOON AN UNADULTERATED EVIL,
Granite Quarry, N. G.,
May 5, '08.
ANTI-SALooN LEAGUE,
Salisbury, N. G.

ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE,
Salisbury, N. G.
Dear Slrs and Brethren:
In response TO yours of the 28tf
ult., I regret to say that absence
from home has delayed my reply.
The evil influences of the liquor
traffic are absolutely undeniable,
besides being impossible to exag-
gerate. The saloon is an unadul.
terated evil to church, school,
home and country: there is nc good
in or of it. It is aboiling ca!dron
out of which has come from eigh.
ty to ninety per cent of all the
crimes that have been committed
It is impossible to Intelligent y
study the progress of civilization,
the physical health and happiness
of the human family or its spir-
tual condition and culture, :" ith-
out finding this monstrous evil of
the liquor traffic at the very heart
and center, blocking the way.
It is the source and strength of
all social impurity. 1t is at the
bottom of all political crooked
ness, and is power that is para
Lying the work of the church.
Whatever else may be said of it,
it is undeniable that the saloon is
antagonistic to the church, the
school and society, and is mighty
in its power to destroy both body
and sonl, and to neutralize every
human effort for the betterment
of the world: and so long as the
traffic is permitted, these condi-
tions will continue to exist.
Therefore, though it may make
or destroy political parties; and
though it may defeat candidates;
and though it may lessen the rev.
enue of nation, state, county, cor
poration or individual, I am first,
last, now and all the time in favor
Of prohibition.
May God give US such victory
on the 26th as will annihilate the
foe, and emblazon the name of
North Carolina where it belongs
in the advancing column of tenn
perance!
Yours respectfully,
GEO. H. Cox
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
HOW THE LUTHERAN CHURCH STANDS.

W. B. SMooT, Chm. A. S. L..
Salisbury, N. c.
Dear Sir:
The Liquor Party is circulating
literature purporting to be a re-
port of the proceedings of Lu-
theran Conference in New Orleans,
which favors the liquor traffic.
I wish to say that whoever or
whatever those Lutherans of New
Orleans may be, they are not the
Lutheran Church, nor do they
represent the sentiment of the
Lutheran Church in America.
Every General Body of Luther
ans in America is opposed to the
liquor traffic and have adopted
strong resolutions declaring that
fact.
The United Synod of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church in the
South is composed of eight Dis
trict Synods, in Virginia, Tennes-
see, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Mississippi !;
that is it is the whole of the Lu.
theran Church in the South
The following is a resolution
adopted unanimously by that
body.
"Inasmuch as the Scriptures
say, whether ye eat or drink, or
whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory Of God," and Paul, speak
ing by the Holy Ghost, declared,
"For me to live Is Christ" and
inasmuch as the liquor saloon
does not make for Gods glory,
neither tends to mold character
into likeness of Christ, but on
the contrary is frought with incal-
culable evils to church and state,
to the community and to the in
dividual therefore be it
Resolved, That we give 1t our
earnest Christian judgment that
the members of our churches
would most promote Gods glory
and the welfare Of men by ab.
staining from all connection,
direct or indirect, with that
business"
The Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Tennessee, which has
churches in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Virginia, has unan-
imously adopted the following.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
Prohibition is Christian Work
ANTI-SALooN LEAGUE,
Salisbury, N. G.

Dear Sirs:
I think prohibition is a Chris
tian work, and in the form of a
missionary cause. I preach pro-
hibiticn with a heart full of love
to God and for the welfare Of my
fellowman as much 80 as when I
advocate the cause of missions
for this is a missionary work, and
every man who has real human
feeling for his brother should vote
for prohibition.
I believe that the bill now before
the people is strictly biblical. It
makes provisions for church and
medicinal purposes-a little wine
for thy stomach's sake and often
infrmities; this the bill provide g
for, hence it is biblical; but our
enemies misconstrue this part and
try to make the bill appear un-
scriptural.
I believe that the whiskey stills
and bar-rooms are agents of the
devil and the greatest enemies of
mankind that we have in our
country.
I believe that the greatest oh
ject, and the only object these
men have in view is selfish greed
at the expense of their patrons
and families; many Of those ad-
vocating whlskey now are led tc
do SO through an appetite formed
through these fiendish holes
through them the usefulness e1
many good young men Is jeopar
died, besides the dreadful in
fuence they have over the lest
respected and the negro. It also
causes our hearts to bleed with
sympathy when we think of ou
fair and beautiful female sex whel
we know that some of them will
be drunkard's wives, with all tn
woes and horrors arising there
from, if the bar-rooms are per
mitted to exist in our town an,
state. We pray for our youn
men and our girls, We pray for th
souls of men and the good of GU
country; o God, GIVE US Prob.
BITION.
R. L. BROWN.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
p. [. Mcqueen Arrested For
 Cutting Capt. George Todd.

D. L. Mcqueen was arrested y6s- tsrday, charged with cutting Capt. George Todd. while the latter was drill ing the Montgomery Field Artillery.
 While on military duty 6n the night of Thursday. February 6, Captain George Todd of Battery B was cut and seriously wounded by one of the spec tators. whose Identity was entirely un- known to the captain. TfTe wound was inflicted on nNshe leg immediately above the knee cap. and was of such e depth and length as to necessitate. the con- finement of Captain Todd to his bed
 Captain Todd immediately notified the authorities with the result that D. L. McQueen was arrested yesterday afternoon and brought before Justice of the Peace Nj. H Screws, who fixed a bond of s200. and set the prelimi- nary hearing for Tuesday noon. The bond was made.
 Captain Todd was out on Dexter Av- enue and Perry Street drilling kis bat tery and accustoming his men to the new equipment sent to the battery by the Government The battery was exc ecutfng some very involved tactics when Mcqueen interfered with the &C., ton of the horses, Captain Todd rode up and severely reprimanded Mcqueen and rode away thinking nothing more of the occurrence.
 While in a crowd a little later he felt the knife in his leg. ana upon cx-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
Cold, Clear Winter Weather
 And Full RiUer Promised

Crisp. fair, cold weather is promised Montgomery fof today and Sunday by the weather man. The low barometer area which has dominated weather conditions ever the greater part of the country for several days past and which has caused all of the rain over this section, has moved off to the northeast, being central yesterday over the lake region.
 Yesterday was great, there being enough cold in the air to add springi- ness to pedestrians, but there was also some wind which caused inconvenience around the corners. This wind 6 not predicted for today, but the air will be little colder than was yester- days.
 Following in the wake of the low meter which was causing the fair weather and the freezing temperatures over nearly all of the country yeater- day and which caused the stiff cold winds over this section yesterday. As this high continues to move east ward 1t will cause steady fall in the temperatures over Alabama with about freezing this morning here. The cold will not be severe, however. and will last through Monday.
 The rivers of this section are still rising as the result of the heavy rains of the last few days, and the weather bureau has issued freshet warnings for the lower Coosa and upper Alabama.
 At o'clock yesterday afternoon the river guage showed reading of 27 feet at Montgomery and . s5-foot reading
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16

animation found that there was a cut just above the knee cap beleding profuseIy. Before the cut could be dressed, Cap. tain Todd lost a great quantity of blood and was carried to his home, and has been confined in bed for the last week.
 The surgeon who dressed the wound stated that it was Captain Todd's good fortuna that the knife of his assailant had not penetrated little deeper, as one of the large arteries was narrowly missed.
 For few days Captain Todd was at a loss to know who his assailant was but on thinking over the occurrences of the night remembered the call down he gave the stranger who was inter. fering with his teams His description caused the arrest of Mcqueen yester- day afternoon and the charge of as- sault with a knife made against him. On being asked if additional charges would be preferred against McQueen. Captain Todd said that he did not know, but would prosecute Mcqueen. to the limit of the law for his attack.
 On account of pressing business Cap- tain Todd was down town yesterday afternoon for a short while. but re- turned to his home as soon as possf- bie. Though down town yesterday, it will be some days more before ne will be out at his accustomed business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
REMAINS OF CAPT. HOWARD LAID TO REST IN 0AKW0OD
Large Concourse of Friends Followed
 the Henrne

haksc comcourse of Friends Followed
 the Hearse.
 under banks of exquisite flowers and followed by large concourse of re1a- tfves and friends all that was mortal of tho late Capt. I. c. Howard was carried out to oakwood Cemetery yes- terday morning and laid to rest
 The funeral party that accompanied the remains from Atlanta consisted of Rev. George E. Purser. pastor of the West End Baptist Church in Atlanta. or which Captain Howard was a dea- con and devoted member. Mrs. I. c. Howard. Miss Bessie Howard and Mrs. E. C. Monteith. daughters of Captain Howard, Mir. Monteith. Mir and Mrs. A. S. Graves, Thos. and Joe Howard, of the deceased.
 Before the train arriveS the members of the local division of the Order of Railway Conductors and the local di- vision of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the O.. R. C.'s had gone to the depot in . body. On the arrival of the train from Atlanta the remains were taken in charge by the Order of Railway Con- ductors. the following pail bearers ten- derly bearing the coffin to. the baggage room fentrances c. A. Keeler, Thos. Taylor, Jno Still, F. O. Walsh, F. c. Bennett and W. T. billiard. Among the floral offerings placed on the cas- ket was a large wheel from the Order of Railway Conductors. a large anchor from the local officials of the Western Railway, and q handsome design from the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order of. Railway Conductors.
 At the cemetery the impressive and solemn exercises of the Order of Rail- way Conductors was conducted by c. A. Beale, about thirty members of the order circiing round the grave and dropping in 1t the gprig of evergreen. The service of the Baptist Church was by pr. C.. A. Stakely, pas- tor of the First Baptist Church. And the earthly remains of Capt. I. e. had been laid to rest.