The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24

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ennted as was UzZah Of Old. TO put
forth our puny hands and stay the
AK of God. / mention two things
that are significant Of real progress
in christianity: The church OF our
day is more concerned with the pres
emf problems Of human life than it
is with theological discussion. 1t IS
not considered such a life and death
matter now whether the baby IS
sprinkIed in infancy or is Immersed
in his maturer years. We have come
to believe concerning the doctrine OF
good works. as was nee Wjttl1y said
bv q theological student, that a lew
of them could not do any harm. Ihe
church of our day in North Carolina
holds the two world theory of life.
1t does not forget and should not for
| get that other world to which we are
bound: it remembers also this pres
ent world in which we are living and
it is working towards making this
world a better place to live in, more
sanitary, more humane, more kind
| hearted, more brotherly. And his
leads me to the second thought that
the churches are getting close: to-
gether. In every community the true
hearted men Of all denominations
form a bond Of fellowship that IS
stronger than the denoninatiOnal tie.
Thus the last few years have seen
the growth of the great laymen s mis-
sionary movement. 1T has also seen
the growth of he spirit that would
stop the waste of effort and
in the home field merely for pur-
poses of denoninational propaganda
ism. We have learned to each
other and we are learning to AoVe
each other.
/ happen to be a member for the
Southern Presbyterian Churc of the
executive committed OF the Federal
Council of the churches Of Christ III
America. Every Protestant ienonl-
nation was represented IN that cCuIl-
ell, which met in Philadelphia a little
over a year ago.. and the fact that we
staid together ten days without quar-
reling is significant that the church
is becoming to believe in the pTincl-
pies Of union in the face OF a COM
mon enemy, to minimize the differ
enceS and exalt the great points OF
agreement. and the day is not far dis
tant in America when there Will be
q still closer union of the
tional bodies, until the vision of the
Son of Man shall be realized and His
praye answered that they may be
one, as Tho Father are IN me and
/ in Thee, that us world may believe
that Thou hast sent me"
So | claim that North Carolina, in
the last twenty years has advanced
politically, educationally, morally, re-
iigiously as we'll as in material re
sources, and we are at the beginning
Of this deveopment. / have a vision
Of the state that is to be. A great
commonwealth teeming with pOpula-
ton Of the old sturdy stock, with
great cites, but, l hope always with
d greater agricultural population, its
nVe thousand square miles of swamp
lands and furnishing food for Millions,
its hills terraced and its mountains
tCrested on n ines its schools
multiplied and with the provision Of
the constitution carried into full effect.
wv 4 10 n o., VIC {Ina 49, -
every child to attend school to its
sixteenth year, our water power, the
White coal Of the mountain turning
the millions Of whirring wheels of in
duStry. But North Carolina does
not consist of mountains and plains.
of fields and forests and water
courses; the people of North Carolina
make the state. And / see a great
people here, fearing God and keeping
his commandments. happy and pros
perins, ruling themselves, and furn-
lshlng to the nation the leaders who
shall help to guide and direct the
de%stinles of America and shall help
10 build here the first fabric OF civili-
zatlon on which the sun shall shine
IN It's Journey around the world.
Inc Dunn bail team came over with
the Harnett delegation and a game of
ball with the S%n1ithfield team this
afternoon was a feature.
Beginning OF Exercises.
Included In the Home Coming pro-
gram were the closing exercises of
burlington graded school
On Tuesday the declarations and
REGULATIONS took place at night. There
were addresses by Prof. John /.
Davis, of Burlington; z. v. Bats, OF
Willard j. p. Cannady, Prof. r. A.
Merritt, of the Greensboro State
Normal, and Prof. Wellons and others.
MISS Matte Hudson delighted the au-
dlence with an excellent recitation.
winch was very beautiful.
On Wednesday the annual address
was delivered by Ex-Governor Aycock
diplomas and medals were presented.
AZ HlSnt there was a reunion of the |
Ola students in the assembly room OF
burlington school