The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
FARMERS CONVENTION.

Four days Convention Adjourn
ed Friday Some Resolutions
Adopted.
The North Carolina State Far
mers' Convention was in session
at the A. and M. College in Raj
eigh four days last week, ad-
journing Friday. Considering
the difficulties in the way of |
travel on account Of the Severe
floods, the attendance was good.
At the closing session the elec-
ton of officers resulted as follows:
A. L. French, Draper, Rocking
ham county, president; T. J. W. |
Broome, Union county, vice
president; DR.. TAFT Butler, State
Veterinarian, Raleigh, secretary
(re-elected.) 4
The convention adopted rsolu-
tions pledging cooperation in
advancing the teaching Of agri- |
culture in the schools of the
State, urging the Legislature to
provide for higher agricultural
studies to be taught in at least
one of the high schools of the
various counties and for enlarg-
ing the capacity Of the A and
M. College. The convention also
appealed to the State Legisla-
ture and to Representatives in
Congress for a law establishing
standard grades for cotton so
that it may be reliably graded
before it passes out of the hands
of the growers. There was also
an appeal for some pro-
vision to be made in the public
school system for teaching girls
of the State domestic science
and home economies.
The State Live Stock and
.Dairymen's Association reorgan-
lied Friday evening under the
auspices of the State convention,
r. L. Shuford, Newton, being
elected president and A. L.
French, Rockingham, secretary
treasurer, the association to look
out especially for the mutual in
terests of it's members and the
promotion of these industriet in
the State.
Too Severe on the Commission
ers-Should Extend Charity
for their Errors.
To the Editsr q e Robesonian.
Dear Sir, 1t seems that there
has been too much already writ
ten in regard to our county COM
missioners, yet would like to
submit few lines. l think that
some correspondents, and also the
editorial columns of your paper,
have been too severe. It seems
to me that one of the greatest
sins one can be guilty of is un-
gratefulness. While they have
made mistakes, | believe that
any other set of commissioners
who might have served through
the same period would have made
as many and as grevious errors
. as the old board has made-Very
likely would have done much
worse. They have certainly borne
the burden for US with but little
pay, and l do think thai we
should be more appreciative than
a great many of us seem to be.
. believe if we would only be will
ing to extend for the errors OF
t others the same charity we
1 would expect for ourselves there
' would be less strife among us.
We would doubtless be better
i satisfied with ourselves and we
e would be better servants to oul
e country and to our party.
p note that very few of your cor.
}; respondents on this subject sigr
: their names to their communica
tions. This one thing renders
d them useless, at least from m.
S point of view. If a person feel
e it his duty to write a certain
S article he should be man enough
e to put his signature to it. 1t i
v my opinion that under the condi
e tions that now exist the old boar
e can serve US another term bette
:, than any new set could. l an
d one among hundreds in this sec
/ ton who think this way.
1t E. FISHER.
re Fairmont, N. c., Aug. 19, 'OG
Il Il It is written that there is jo,
. in heaven over the sinner tha
i !. repenteth, but the stiff-necked
IL unrepentant ones shall be cas-
: into outer darkness. True
u we should regard the errors o
> others with the same charity W
hope for for ourselves, but VIII
& is so unreasonable as to expec
d forgiveness for faults Of whic
l1HI he does not repent?- Christia
II charity does not demand tina
= = you forgive the error and ais
n n keep the erring ones il
IL IL power. If a child gets hold 0
/, a hatchet and cuts up ysur fur
It niture you forgive him, but yo
take the hatchet away from him
Whom the Lord loveth h
chasteneth;" and even so, a
l.