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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18
ANSWER TO PRESENT.DAY SKEPTICISM
President Gives Mastery Defence Of
Faith Faculty Of Our Mind.
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AstNts ess~ NttfsAg ~Ht~'N'Nsj
On last Sunday, i'll accordance
with Els custom occasionally to
preach TO the college community,
DR. kilgo gave sermon for the
benz I'll II the students. The ser
vte>s were held in the Memorial
Hal, eni despite the threatening
weather, almost the entire student
bady AID many visitors were
Ireseit 10 hear him. The SER
moa was an answer to skepticism
or . 81 led lack Of faith OF the
present time and was most
tlnsei aGmonition to some Of the
students Of our colleges. In its
essentc il was an exposition OF
tile iacn IS Of the mind TO be-
live. Or Kilgo selected as his
TAI lie FIRST verse Of tie eleventh
chapter Of Hebrews Nov faith is
the substance ofthines hoped for,
tie ,vdS nee Of things not seen"
He "a in part as follows:
The b indest aud most ia al
flrm IT skeplicism IS that which
daubts faith. In a recent inaga-
zaae All cie writer las said that
mpie and trusting faith IS char
ac,eri.t.c of an ignorant mind.
All about US we hear expressions
o. j trous contempt or the man
WHO has fifth. This grows out
0. our scientific method of educa-
ton. We are taught that what
cannot lie measured BY the bounds
Vi i,a,un Is not to be taken in
consideration. So We have grown
INTO a vanity that sets up above
ali other faculties Of the mind the
.easo ling faculties
II. j. nothing TOR a man to
hos. 81 when he says i do not
b,lia, { ] admit only what is "a
t..aa, : cannot accept that which
en- II, be proven By the process
OF lesson Understand that |
an not ,T.ing 10 disparage science
or Is method, but the scientific
mel q elongs to its own realm
al IN rs realm it is the only
met Z. But science cannot han
4 !, az Tie facts with which we
day have to do. The trouble is
tat We confuse orr ideas about
tis functions OF our faith. We
oppose faith an action of the
mind is cad Of function of the
mind. We confound faith with
beii.f
Nov faith j, a faculty of.the
m.nd just as memory. or reason,
IT imagination are faculties OF
tie mud. Ii is the power OF the
mud 10 do certain order 81
things. The man who boasts Of
sne p,w.rs of faith is as a mar
vino MUD boast Of a weak
III oiy. a faulty reason, Of
wras toners OF the mind 10 any
resyec;. Il i, as glorious to be
lieve as II IS to combine fact:
into lev iorns. Tie man wht
i !acssng III the faculty OF faith
i, nUihiag less ihan an intellec.
tai nmbece.'
"Set only i faith a faculty o
tie mind, but it is just as capa
bic ., Icing developed, and il i
lis, Necessary 70 be developed
III any o;Aer faculty Of the mind
An education that leaves out til,
corrgc, training OF a mans powe,
to i.eie,e IS al education that i
fatal. This Is the fatal fault o
.sae education Of the present time
We lie anxious to develop on
inteilecl. our reason, our memory
but in The whole scheme Of edu
cation the faculty q faith is eithe
entirely left out or very slight!
regarded. Men who are at til
.,,,,,,t;t ~ an edrrafinu find /
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18
THE MALlGNANTs.

them till the day that he wen
into the ark, and no doubt some
Of them stood on the last hilltoy
aud abused his faith and the sor
of an ark he had built. Not tia
they really thought Noah's fail
or Noah's work was failure, but
on general principles they wert
maiignants and had to abuse
every thing i'll sight. Moses had
no little trouble with this same
crowd, while David's prayers over
and over cry for deliverance from
them He says that they dug
pits for him, that they lied on
him, that they sets nets for him
and did all else that their mean
souls suggested. Il was the malig-
nants that crucifed Jesus and had
Paul beheaded. They are an an
Gent order Of venomous fellows
and likely continue succession
to the end Of time.
To be a malignant of the first
rank does not require any definite
amount of intelligence. The one
thing demanded of every one who
belongs 10 this dreary order is
that he shall be an uncompromis-
ing hater. His soul must burn
with malice and his tongue must
be gifted in the art of uttering
venom. By day and BY night
he must devote himself TO think.
ing mean thoughts about his TEL
low man, to devising schemes for
the injury Of his neighbors, 10 the
gathering of idle gossip which he
must weave into community scan
dll, and TO scattering abroad sur
picions, envies, and hatreds. This
/, his business and If he is to
maintain his standing among the
malisnants, he must always be- on
his job.
They are dreary set, the lii,
they live is a dark life. They
drag out their existence under
the despotism Of venom, and e
them there is nothing good III
the earth. except themselves
They see nothing good, and the,
do not wish to see ANYTHING good,
Love is the key to the fine thing,
OF the earth. 1t sheds light anc
uncovers the beauty and the good
ness Of mankind. Without ii, al
is dark and mean and false. S.
the poor wretch who has giver
his soul over 10 malice Is chaincC
to he dark side Of the world
What Is more dreary than hi,
existence? What greater .ormen
can one imagine than the tor
ment Of soul burning every da,
and every night with malice? /
that not hell enough
One cannot look on these mis-
cradle 'wretches without feelin.
Of pity. Every feature Of III
face has become twisted and dis
torted by the fires Of venom tina
burn in his soul, and there i al
indefnabie something that zoe
4
along with HIM 70 warn all lover
Of truth, all believers IN mankind
and all who would do good in III
world against these poor crea
lures. To be Stunned, that
the limit Of earthly punishment
Yet il is the inevitable end Of III
malignant Men say Of hin
"Poor old fellow, he hates wit
sncb a hatred that he cannot te
the truth; he has hated so Ion
and hated so bitterly that he car
not now change; and il is charit
! to pass him BY without no,iein,
I his insane numblings or PAWN
any attention to what he saysp'
What a horrible apology III
is a hater. LET him 90 On IL ~
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18
ALUMNI CLASS 1907.
Whereabouts of the Graduates
Of That Year.

Whereabouts OF the Graduates
Of That Year.
1t is the policy of the paper tc
publish occasionally what news
of the alumni that can be found
1t has been no easy task to locate
all the members of the class d
nineteen hundred and seven fol-
they are scattered far and wide,
engaged in various pursuits. Al
the last moment before going to
press some of them had not YET
been heard from and it was ne
cessary TO omit them from the
whereabouts of the class. Moth
ing is more interesting to those
of the students who are left at
college than to watch the career
of their friends who have gone
out from their midst and they are
always glad to hear the good
news of their success. Below is
a partial list Of the members of
the class of 'o7.
Mr.. w. G. Jerome is principal
of the High School at Winston.
Mr.. w. NJ. Jones has position
with the A. 7. Co., and is located
in Durham.
Mr.. Holland Holton is profess
sor of History in the Durham
High School.
Mr.. ]. w. Hutchinson is study
ing law at Harvard University.
Mr. U. n. Hoffman, who was
the second Editor-in. Chief Of the
Chronicle, has entered the field OF
journalism and now has a posi-
tion with the Tacoma Herald,
Washington.
Mr.. G. NJ. Guthrie IS principal
Of a high school in Hyde coun-
ty.
Miss Fannie Hicks is teaching
in Durham.
Mr.. w. J. Whitley is at Ed
wards engaged in the saw mill
business.
Mr.. L. P. Wilson is Superin.
tendant Of the Graded Schools at
Monroe.
F. K. Wrenn is studying medi-
cine at the State University.
Miss Leila Young has a position
in East Durham Graded schools.
Miss Nan Jordan is no more
having changed her name to Mrs.
Burgess. They are making their
home in Durham.
Mr.. K. G. Kelly has entered
the profession Of law. He is
practicing at ASHORE with Solici.
tor Hammer.
Mr.. ]. F. MCGEE is at Ithica,
i n. Y, taking graduate work
His address Is 1873 Dryden Road
i Mr.. ]. r. McPhail is at hi
home in Mt. Olive.
!. Miss MichaeIs is teaching II
the North Durham Graded School
4 Miss Minor is a member Of III,
faculty of Meredith College a
Raleigh
] Mr.. NJ. +. Nathan is workin,
J, in Charlotte.
Mr.. H. A. Page, j., has posi-
ton with the Aberdeen and Ash
r. K, and is located at Aberdeen
Mr.. Luther Peele is teachin,
in the New Mexico Military In
stitute at Rosnel, New Mexico.
Mr.. L. 4. Pendar is pursuing
graduate work at Columbia Uni
versity.
Mr.. l.. B. Pendergraph is prin
cipal Of the Portsmouth Grade
School, Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. c. Z. Philips is principa
Of the Monroe Graded School.
Mr.. G. p. Pope formerly bust
ness manager Of the Chronicle
engaged in the wholesale lumbe
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-11-18

things hoped for. And. it is in
this field of future desires that the
heart has placed its highest yearn-
ings and most fixed purposes.
The reasoners would have us con.
fine our field to things seen. But
the sphere of things seen in its
narrowest limits belongs to an IN
conceivable moment. 1t is gone
in the act of seeing. Widen tito
include the FIVE faculties and it i
still momentary, Widen it 10 q
| lifetime and let that be life o.
the widest possible experience
and then it is exceedingly limit
ed. Then widen it 10 its wides,
limits so as to include all the &C.
cepted facts of history and still
the seen is but an in6nitesmal
fraction of the vast expanse OF
the past ages and the times yet to
come. And its only value is that
it opens up the realm Of the IN.
seen. All that lies back in hui
man history belongs to the un-
seen, all back TO the beginning
point Of human record and all
back into the endless time be-
long to the unseen. The future,
the next hour, the Eext year, the
next century, lies in the unseen"
"When we come to deal with
ourselves. the very fountain of
our life belongs to the unseen: !
can touch my hard but cannot
touch my love, can See my body
but not my hate, / can measure
my height but not the height of
my soul, When ! try to catch
memory by remembering it runs
away and hides. A brilliant eye
gives hint of a generous thought;
a distorted counteuance indicated
suffering soul; kindly word
points to a feeling of love, still
that is but mere appearance and
all back oft is unseen.
WAS there ever a people in
the Holy Land no wrought out
a great history / do not know,
only believe. Thus it is with
everything about us we only be-
lieve. How Shall we deal with
Goda Shall we some day find
Him in the mountain cove. chain
Him. take him to our laboratories,
analyze Him, and tell what He is
in pounds, in feet, in faculties
docs He Love? Does He gov
ern? Does He make revelations?
These questions are to be put to
my faith for they belong to the
realm OF the unseen. The only
proof | have Of your friendship
is my faith. Young Gentlemen,
what would do in a world like
this, with a life like this, soul
like this, without a faculty Of
faith? | could not love, | could
not believe in friendship. | could
not believe in tomorrow, / could
not believe in the other side d
| the hill, could not believe any
mans version of his own exper
fence. What a world this would
be- Miserable is the man who
says cannotbelieve.'
Faiths function IS to max,
real what is not seen, to give pow
er to weakness, to give value tc
the conduct Of the other faculties
You relate to me the experience
Of yesterday. But ! ask on wha
authority do you assert this
Memory is a trecherous thing ant
are you sure your memory is cor
! rects The faculty Of memory
gets no value until faith comes
in to back it up. Is reason COT
, rect? You cannot say until faitl
: comes in and backs il up. II !
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
AVIATION TROUBLES
WILL BE ADJUSTED

New York, Dec, 16.-Dif6culties In
the way of the proposed aviation meet
at Los Angeles next month probably
will be removed by today's announce
ment that the two aviation orgnniza-
tIons of California have united in favor
OF the project. The Aero Club of Amer
lea, the parent organization. received
today q telegram from the Aero Club
of California. which said:
please sanction Los Angeles meet.
We are behind it,
Charles Hartman, secretary OF the
Aero Club uf america, who gave out
this news, said the Aviation Society OF
California. the original promoter OF
the Los Angeles meet, asked for tho
sanction OF the national organization
two days ago. Llcause the petitioner
was new organization and not affiliat-
cd With the Aero Club of America, the
latter hesitatcd to grant its request. be-
lieying any event of this kind in Los
Angeles should be backed by the Aero
Club of California, which Is animated
with the national body.
The message from the Aero Club OF
California was forwarded to Cortland
Bishop. president of the Aero Club Of
America. who is In Massachusetts, and
ne will consult the directors OF the or
canlzation before sending formal sane
ton to the Los Angeles promoters,
II Is believed, however. that this sane
tion will be granted
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
Armies of Government and Insur-
gents Face Each Other but
No Battle Fought.
ANTI AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
JiDgO Speech in Nicaraguan Congress
Against United States Enthu-
siastically Received.

Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 16.-Tele-
graphic communication with Rama WAS
re-established today. 1t is Officially
announced that the city has not been
taken by the government troops. The
two armies face each other but no bat
tie has been fought.
This dlsposes of the rumor which had
been in wide circulation for three days
that an engagement had occurred at
Rama, during which the government
troops had defeated the insurgents and
captured Gen. Estrada. the head of the
rebellion. 1t is believed there was an
Interior motive behind this false report
AS a sequel to the recent rioting,
when the mayor of Managua sought to
restrain the police from making whole
sale arrests, the mayor himself was
arrested yesterday. Subsequently he
was released
Congress met again last night, and
the session was the occasion OF a pro-
Zelaya demonstration that apparently
had been made to order. Deputy Man.
uel Matus delivered a lingo" speech
urging armed resistance in the event
that United States marines were landed
ut Corinto. The suggestion was re-
ceiyed with such demonstrative APP
plause as to arouse a strong suspicion
that the government had organized an
efficient claQue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
LARGEST ACTIVE
VOLCANO IN THE WORLD

New York, Dec. 16.-Prof Henry q,
Champion of Columbia university, has
made public brief account of his sci
entitic expedition to the South seas,
from which he returned last week.
1.-The Savaii volcano in Samoa" he
says, is the largest active volcano
in the world. The clouds lie low at
this season of the year around the
Samoan islands and the reflection of
the fires from the great crater on the
clouds is visible for GO miles out to sea
at night. The cone OF the volcano is
IL miles from the seashore, but the
bubbling lava streams pour molten
over this stretch of land and drop
seething into the sea. The Savaii Is
an extraordinary volcano and instead
OF diminishing it Is becoming more
active. The Greater opened in 1905"
Prof. Champion secured more than
100 photographs of the volcano. which
are now being developed in this city.
In the course of his seven months
expedition. he gathered nearly 100000
biological specimens from the various
islands which he visited
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
MRS. CAROLINE B. MARTIN
WOULD WELCOME DEATH

New York, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Caroline B.
Martin. mother OF Ocey Snead, the East
Orange bath tub victim. talked of sui
eide and collapsed as she was being
led to a cell in the Mercer street police
station early today
'The ending is death" was Mrs. Mar
tins reported comment on the answer
OF the detectives to her questions as to
what the legal proceedings would be in
her case.
"I would welcome DEATH" the detec-
tives report her as continuing. Il am
old and can't help anyone and all of
no use 1 want to go to heaven"
The woman's condition was pitiable.
When she was brought to the station
house and turned over to the matron.
she fainred, but was revived and led
TO her cell.
The word suicide" was frequently on
her lips.
There are hundreds of suicides every
day" was her comment to the detect
ives on the case Of her daughter, "and
no attention would have been paid
to this one" she added. Except that
the party had money"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
KING -LEOPOLD'S
LIFE MAY Be SAVED

Brussels, Dec. 16.-Dr. DePage, one OF
the attending physicians. stated today
that he entertained a genuine hope of
saving the life OF King Leopold.
The king continues to surprise his
physicians. Today he took nourishment
and appeared stronger The change
since yesterday is marked. Last night
several diplomats who had been Invited
to attend dinner excused themselves
on the plea that the death of the coun-
try's ruler was expected momentarily.
The somewhat conflicting statements
issued officially from the palace and
the alternate expressions of hope and
despair have Influenced the public to
accept the recent assurances with less
confidence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
DRUNKARD WlLlED
HIS BODY TO CORONER

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. 16.-Willing his
body to Coroner Desmond, that he
may study the effects of alcohol on
the nerves and brains of an ordinary
normal man." Thomas Potter Orm
stead, member of a wealthy family in
the east, ended his life by drinking
carbolic acid.
Ormstead was known here as Thomas
Potter, and his real name and family
connections were not learned until
search of his effects werc made after he
had committed suicide. 1t developed
that his mother is wealthy. being
large stockholder in a Brooklyn pub
fishing house. A son is In the United
States navy and is now in foreign wa
ters.
Further comment on the effects of
drink contained in Ormstead's note
concerning disposition of his body sug-
gests that prestige and friends go
when drink steps In"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
ENGINEERS HEROlSM
SAVED PASSENGERS LIVES

Clarkson, Ga, Dec 16.-Thc heroism
of Engineer S. Davis OF the Georgia
Central fast mail who, while hanging
to the outside of the cab of his en-
gine. which was running at speed
of about SO miles an hour. stuck his
hand through a veritable caldron of
scalding steam, until he found the
emergency brake and stopped his train.
probably saved the lives of a hundred
passengers. Just before the train
reached here. a driving rod of the en-
glnc broke. knocking the fireman un-
conscious and almost demolishing the
cab. Escaping steam poured from
broken pipes into the cab and before
Davis could reach the emergency
brakes he was driven from his seat
by the heat. Nevertheless he clung
to tho outside of the cab until he had
grasped the lever and stopped the train,
when he fell unconscious from his per-
ilous position.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
SAYS MRS. BROKAW'S
ANSWERS EVASIVE

New York. Dec. 16.-John F. Nc
Intrye. counsel for w. Gould Brokaw.
has complained he was unable TO get
direct replies to the questions he ask
ed Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw in the
lattcr's suit against her husband. To-
day Mr.. Mcintyre presented a COM
piIation of 1,24S questions he had pro-
pounded to which evasiye answers
were returned.
"On one occasion 1 asked 60 ques-
tons before | got responsive
answer" the lawyer declared
A mathematical problem was set for
Mrs. Brokaw when she was called to
the stand today. She testified that Mr..
Brokaw spent $4,000 on her during
the first year of their married life and
was asked to figure up the items that
made the total
AS she enumerated her engagement
ring, which she said cost $1,000 and
which she did not get until after her
marriage, a diamond necklace which
cost $4,000 and other articles of use
and ornament. the lawyer. with
paper in his hand apparently collect
ing a list of the articles, checked off
the items
Counsel for Brokaw are searching
for Walter Byford, secretary to Mr..
Brokaw. to testify that Brokaw actual
1y sent tho numerous kilograms TO
Mrs Brokaw.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
National Sugar Refining Com
pany viii Have to ReiIn-
burse the Government
AMOUNT INVOLVED, 100000.
Important Disclosures Impending
Man ''Hlghcr Up" Reported to
Have Been Indicted.

New York. Dec 16.-SensatIonal de-
velopments in the sugar scandal follow
Ing thick and fast upon one another
were supplemented today by rumors
of other important disclosures impend-
ing. One of these related to the report
ed finding of an indictment agains, n
finding OF an indictment against n
man higher up" in the councils os the
American Sugar Refining company and
the further report that the official prob
ers into the underweighing frauds
through which the government has
been cheated out OF millions were about
prepared for a disclosure that would
fix responsibility In stin higher quar-
ters
payment by the Arbuckles of nearly
100000 to reimburse the United States
treasury for deficits due to false weight
Included the announcement that an
other OF the big sugar refining COM
panies was prepared to settle with the
government. as the Arbuckles had
done. as soon as II had been officially
informed of the amount the government
claimed to be due. This company was
the National Sugar Refining company.
next to the American Sugar Refining
company in the extent OF its operations
The Nationals president, James ii.
Post stated that the government in
vestigators had been going over the
books of the company for months and
recently had informed him that the
company owed the government more
than 100000 in uncollected duties.
NATIONAL COMPANY.
No demand for restitution had been
made on the officials of the National
company up to today President Post
stated. however. that at a conference
with the governments special counsel
today. it was probable an agreement
would be reached on an amount which
the company would turn over to meet
the claim of Investigators.
James II. Post, the National COM
panys president, says In part:
Mr. Stimson. the governments
special counsel appears to have made
out from an inspection of our books
that false weights have been turned
in for eight or 10 years past The ex-
I ecutive officials have no cognizance or
the fraud Mr. Stimson says has been
perpetrated. It Is possible that under
Weighing has been going on and that
duties have been evaded. II Mr.. Stim-
son can produce the proof OF n just
claim against US the government VIII
be paid what Is due. Some of us are
to meet the special counsel of the gov
ernment later today and we hope TO
reach an understanding"
Arguments were heard today in the
trial of the six employees OF the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company, accused
of conspiracy to defraud. and ii was
expected that the case would go to the
jury before night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL
PROCEEDINGS

Washington, Dec. 16.-Both houses of
Congress were in session today, but
the senate concluded its labors shortly
after 1 o'clock and adjourned until
Monday.
A number OF nominations were con-
firmed, but otherwise the only import
ant business transacted by the senate
was the adoption OF a resolution calling
for information as to methods of pre-
venting disasters In coal mines.
The house took up the bill making
appropriations for the District of CO.
lumbia and during the general debate
on that measure Minority Leader Clark
criticized Congress for not fastening
sugar trust inquiry. Representative
Hitchcock, Democrat, Nebraska. also
spoke. declaring the land Office to be
the seat OF most OF the public lard
frauds.
The senate today agreed to the house
resolution providing for the adjourn
ment of Congress from Dec. q to Jan.
for the Christmas holidays.