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The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
Senator McLaurin On McLendon.

Ex-senator John L. McLaurin Of
Bennettsville, one of the most prornl-
nent men of So1t,. Carolina, and Edi-
tor w. D. Grist of the Yorkville En-
ouirer, one of the best semi-weekly
newspapers in the country, attended
the service Thursday afternoon and
before the sermon Senator McLaurln
paid a high tribute to Mr. McLendon.
He said that if there is a Christian on
Gods earth Baxter McLendon is one;
that he has known McLendon since Re
was a boy, and that since he was con-
yerted he had never known any man
to walk straighter; that no man IN
Marlboro county is held in higher es-
TEEN. his folks love and respect him;
that he is the best judge Of human La
ture he has ever known. Senator NC
I.aurin said much more to the same
purpose, showing that Mr. McLendon
is honored and respected by the peo-
ple among whom he has spent his lie
and has their entire confidence Sen
ator McLaurin is near nelghDor OF
McLendon
Mr. McLendon spent Christmas Eve
at his home in Bennettsvllle and ne
showed up Christmas night with some
scratches On his face. He said that
without provocation man approach
ed him on the street the night before
and insulted him IN such gross way
that he could not have looked his
wife and children in the face agall
without resenting it, and ne proceed
ed to knock the mans "block off,; and
he added, "he will not do it again.
Excuses Men Make For Not Being
Christians.
At the service Christmas night Mr.
McLendcn preached on the excuses
men make for not being Christians
They are foolish, he declared, as fool
ish as the excuses the men made VIII
were invited to the marriage suppe
and began to make excuses, one tina
he had bought piece of land an
must needs go and see it; anothe
that he had bought a yolk of oxe
and must prove them; another tina
he had married a wife-upon whic
passage of Scripture his remarks wer
based.
Hypocrits, he said, hide behind 'hyr
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
LoNBER1oN NORTH MONDAY DECEMBER 30 le1s
WITH robson SOLDIERS.
Two Lu"h-r,"n Men in An Airplane.

Mayor James D. Proctor received
last week letter from his brother
Lieut.. r. Knox Proctor in which
Lieut.. Proctor stated that he had just
made a trip of lis miles on an aero
plane with Mr.. S. X. Nash, formerly
Of Lumberton. Mr.. Nash was at that
time taking plane from the factory
to the front and learned where Lieut..
Proctor was stationed and landed to
spend a short time with him. Lieut..
Proctor stated that he thoroughly en-
joyed the ride. He said that he hoped
to be home some time next spring.
Lieut.. Proctor is attached to the 81st
division.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
Marked Progress in Farming in
Bladen.
B!aden Journal.

Baden Journal.
1t does US good to see such marked
progress in farming in Bladen coun-
ty during the past ten years. We don t
know any county that has made more
progress along this line IN the same
length Of time. Ten years ago there
were very few farmers in the county
that produced more than half bale
Of cotton to the acre, and on many
farms it took three or four acres to
produce bale. But now there are
scores of farmers making a bale to
the acre and more. In very few
years Bladen will be one of the lead
ing agricultural counties in the State
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
A German Gas Shell.

Capt. end Mrs. J. T. Glover received
This nornir' = German gas she'll, cap
tured on the Hindenburg line, from
taelr son CORPORAL E. ]. Glover, ?th
Co.. 1st mechanics Reg. air service.
The letter which preceded the shell
zen from I.avigne, France.
The shell was wrapped in Robesonian
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
The fine tract of land known a.

The fine tract of land known as
L M. Peele's McGoughan farm, be-
tween Rex and Rennert, the 348 acres
of which had been cut into small
farms for the purpose of selling at
public auction, as advertised in The
Robesonian, was sold last week by Mr..
G. H. Russell of Laurinburg at Fri
vate sale, before the date of the auc-
be one of the finest farms in Robson
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Lieu,. J. a. Russell of Camp Me-
Clellan. Admission, Ala, IS spending
ten-days' furlough here with hime
folks. Lieut.. Russell spent some time
in France and was sent back to the
States To assist in training other SOL
d:ers
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

found shock and cast a gloom over
the community where the deceased
spent her life and where she was uni
versally loved and admired for her
many womanly virtues.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
A GREAT MEETING
McLendon Meeting Reached High
Mark Yesterday, Thousands Of
People Attending 8 Services.
HUNDREDS HAVE PROFESS
Ed FAITH; MANY RESTORED
Each Sermon and Service Better
Than the Last Service for Col
ofed Folks Tins Evening-Two
Services Daily During Week
Cottage Prayermeetings Meet
ing VIII Last Two Weeks Long
er

er
Some nine Thousand people attended
the services at tine Banner warehouse
yesterday and tine evangelistic cam
paign swung into its fourth week
with Life and fIFe and vigor that bid
fam to make tine next two weeks
memorable I'm the history of Lumber
ton Yesterday WAS the first Sunday
since the campaign began on Decem-
ber 8 that the weather has been at all
favorable, and many people attended
from distance, some coming fo- the
morning service and spending the day
Evangelist McEIendon will preach
TO the colored folks this evening, and
the singing Will he feature of the
se-vice. White people also are in
vIted-
Two services Will be held daily this
week, at 3 and 7=sS0 p m. Beginning
tomorrow, prayermeeting will be- held
at various homes all over town from
$50 to 10 a. m daily. Where these
services will lie held tomorrow will be
anrlomced at the service this evening
Hundreds have professed faith since
the meeting began and many church
members who had grown cold have
been reclaimed Scores of people
crowd to the front at every invitation
given by the preacher. At the con-
clusion of the service last Monday
evening DR.. W. A McPhaul, county
health officer, went upon the platform
and made public profession of his
acceptance of Christ and his deter
mination to live for God. He said that
he had been under deep conviction
since hearing Mr. MrLendon's sermon
the night before ON sin, and that that
afternoo nhe made the complete sur
render Mr.. w. ii. M. Brown of Buie
also embraced the opportunity to make
public profession of his conversion
last October.
Among sermons of superlative spir-
itual power, each meeting the need
of the hour, one cannot say that this
one or that was best; but in his ser
mons Saturday evening and yesterday,
at each of the three services, Evange-
list McLendon preached with such
great power and made so plain some
things over which multitudes of peo-
pIe stumble that the conviction was
forced upon one that the messages
were truly inspired Yesterday Mr..
McLendon preached after sleepless
night during which ne suffered with
fever, but there was lacking none OF
the usual fire and zeal, and last night
he said he was as fresh as when he
first began preaching.
This being the first issue of The
Robesonian since last Monday, with
the consequent accumulation of mat
ter to be handled, it is impossible to
give detailed reports of all sermons.
A report of the service last Monday
evening will be found elsewhere IN
this issue and further reports Of ser
mons last week and yesterday will be
published in the next issue. In sUDse-
quent issues it is hoped taat it will be
possible to give reports of all sermons
up to the time Of going to press.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Mr. Arthur Shooter of the U. S.
army. stationed at Camp Sewer,
Greenville. 5. c., spent part of last
week here visiting relatives and
friends.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

ocrits in the church; they look over
80 Cody men and women in the
church and pick out the hypocrit.
Hypocrits are going to hell and it is
better to spend a few years with a
few hypocrits in the church than to
spend eternity in hell with all the
hypocrits in the church and out of it.
The worst sin, the preacher declared,
is rejecting Jesus.
Men say they are afraid they will
not hold out. Holding out, he said,
is not your business-God will take
care of that.
You can miss your chance of being
saved, said the preacher, and he told
Of the awful condition of the man or
woman who resists Gods spirit until
finally God lets them alone "He that
being often reproved hardeneth his
heart and stiffeneth his neck shall
suddenly be destroyed, and that with
out remedy"
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Nh. J. l.. Williamson arrived home
last evening from Philadelphia, Pa,
having. been released from the U. S.
army.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

There's just about as much cor
diality and Christian fellowship among
the preachers of this land as there is
between bulldog and a tomcat.
One of the most pathetic things in
the world is man with a strong ply
sique and a withered soul.
Sin is moral insanity and hell is
Gods insane asylum.
A blind tiger is cross between
polecat and buzzard.
It does not take age to make a
devil, it takes sin.
| came here to sit up with you until
we have a revival.
If you are not asked to do some
thing at this revival, ask for some
thing to do.
You can do a man nine hundred and
nlnety-nine favoTs and if you don't
do him the 1000th favor he will look
on you as confirmed enemy.
1t requires microscopic inspection
to tell church members from non
church members.
A majority of the churches are run
as opposition societies.
Russellism is one of the most dam
naole heresies. It breaches thai
there is no personal devil
You can reach 10 buns in New
York or Chicago where you can reach
one hign-toned, moral citizen
The more rigid denominational lines
are drawn the less you see the spirit
Of God manifested. A mean, narrow
sectarianism is the curse of the coun-
! try.
Church membership is CREASED
plank the devil uses to slide folks into
hell.
When churches lay down envy anc
! jealousy and start drive together
j they will put the devil in a hospital.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
NUMBER SO
COTTON MARKET.

Middling cotton is selling on the To-
cal market today for % cents the
pound.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
go CASES OF "FLU.'
That Number of Cases Reported in
Robson Last Week.

Nine Robson physicians reported
81 new cases of "flu" to the county
board of health last week. Forty
cases were reported from the Nc
Donald section, twenty-six from Row.
Il nd, seven from Fairmont, eighteen
from Pembroke and one from St.
Pauls.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Mr.. Alex Seasons is enjoying
fresh headed cabbage from his garden.
Tie plants were put out in September.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Correspondence of The Robesonian
BarnesviIle. Dec. 28.-There were
54,854 bales of cotton, counting round
as half ales, ginned in Robson coun-
ty from the crop Of 1918, prior to De-
cember Is. as compared with As, POP
bales ginned to December 13. 1917.
J. w. BARNES,
Special Agent
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Mr.. +. f:r,el'Carlyle has been honor
ably disc charged from the U. S. navy
and has returned home. He was sta
toned at Hampton Roads, Va.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Mr.. J. j. Goodwin has been re-
leased from the Z. S. army and will
return to his work here at an early
the well-known law firm of Mclean,
varser. Mclean and H e. Stacy. Mr..
Goodwin volunteered and entered the
military service more than three
months ago. He was stationed at
Camp Gordon, Ga. He has been at
Red Springs for more than a week.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

Mr. T.. A. MacCall returned about
10 days ago from the officers train
ing camp at P.attsburg, N. Y, and is
visitin" al the home of his father,
Mr.. D. A. MacCall, at Elrod. He was
a Lumber ION visitor Thursday. He
has been transferred back to the re-
serve officers training camp at the
State college, Raleigh, from which
college he went to Plattsburg. He is
on the editorial staff of the college
| annual and will go to Raleigh this
week, ahead Of the opening of the
spring term on Jan. z, to assist in
getting out that publication. This
will be Mr. MacCall's last year al
the State college. He has been rec.
commended FOR commission.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-22
IRVINE

Irvine, March 18.-With the dawn
ing of a beautiful Sunday morning,
DR.. J. Z. Davis and family with Mrs.
Sue McIver Of Ocala, motored to Mr..
J. e. Fantis near Fantville, for the
purpose Of making the acquaintance
of Leon and Leone, the beautiful
twins of Mr.. and Mrs. FAINT
Miss Rubie Edwards and L. K. Ed
wards Jr. attended Sunday school on
the 18th inst. and L. X. had perfect
lesson.
We need rain. We hear a great
many of the good farmers complain
ing about the dry weather and say
they cannot SOW seed, for If they did
they would not come US.
We regret to say our little town is
away of in health; measles, whoop-
ing cough and a new disease among
the chiidran. It took two out of one
family in three days and two more are
sick with the disease. A few of the
mothers have taken their little ones
to other places.
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Posters sent out by the American
Library Association to advertise the
book drive, now on, are to be seen in
the Star window, the postoffice, at
Franks store and in the Munroe &
Chambliss Bank. The OcaIa public
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-22
BELLEvTEw

Belleview, March 20.-The Tremere
home was packed TO capacity last
Sunday night to witness the marriage
of Mr.. Harry Jones to Miss Eva Nc
Clendon. Both bride and groom
were raised in Belleview and the
event was looked forward to by their
many friends, who turned out In force.
Rev. Richard L. Clybnrn of Summer
field ofFiciated, while Miss Clara Mae
Crosby attended the bride and Mr..
John Bickford stood up as the next
best man. The house was prettily dec
GRATED for the occasion and number
Of friends came from Ocala, Summer
field, Jacksonville and other points.
The refreshments offered were of q
light variety and appealed to the APP
petites of all present. The bridal cou-
pie eluded the watch set for them and
slipped away to the home of the
groom's mother while fifteen or twen-
ty of the young people secured the
town and as far as 0cala in fruit
less search for the couple.
Miss Ruby McClendon came down
from Jacksonville Saturday night to
attend &he wedding of her sister, Eva.
Talking about weddings, the air is
rife with threats of another wedding
in the near future.
About fifteen disciples of Isaak
Walton left here last Monday morn
ing for Crystal River on fishing ex-
petition. Three cars left town with
high hopes and Tuesday afternoon
they came rolling in, after enjoying
one of the best fishing trips ever out
of Belleview.
Mr.. A. T. Highly, resident of Sum-
merfield, was buried in the Belleview
cemetery last Monday afternoon by
the G. A. R. veterans of this vicinity.
Mr.. Highly came from Rock Island,
Ill, was 84'years of age, and leaves a
wife, one son and daughter. His
daughter, Mrs. Pendleton, was with
him in his last illness. Rev. B. N.
Tanner conducted very impressive
ceremony at the cemetery.
Mrs. T. Clark Hull and Miss Minnie
Tremere motored TO Ocala last Tues
day afternoon for brief business
visit.
The young people hunted the town
over last Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of tinpanning the bride and
groom and were muchly disappointed
at not finding their stopping place.
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wEIRsDALE

Weirsdale, March 21.-Miss Minnie
Albertson went to Jacksonville last
Monday for few weeks. Tom Kel-
sey accompanied her on q short bust
ness trip.
Mrs. C. w. Quick of Gambler motor
ed to Weirsdale with a few friends
last Wednesday TO call on Mrs. G. v.
Albertson, who ID visiting here.
Miss Orpha Slicker returned to her
home in Atlanta Thursday.
We are all glad to have Miss Jessie
Cameron with as again this week.
She is to return to Orlando next Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Douglas and
Mr.. Frank Russell were visitors at
York last Sunday. They reported a
pleasant trip.
Miss Louise Albertson is the guest
of Mrs. ]. M. Douglas this week.
Mrs. B. Holtzclaw made a short
visit here last week, to see Mrs. G. v.
Albertson.
"A fine new fence is going up
around the manse. Our good pastor,
Rev. Gebard, has offered to oficiate,
free of charge, at the wedding of any
young man who viii give his services
for day in erecting the fence. Here
is a fine chance for the boys.
Everyone Is cofdially invited TO
come to Bible class study at the
church Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Last Thursday we were the recip-
lent of fine catch of fish presented
by our lucky fishermen, Rev. Straub,
Colonel Boardman and Prof. Wayber-
ry. We are glad fishing continues so
successful.
Mrs. L. E. Peters came up from
Fruitland Park Friday, returning
Saturday, taking her two children,
Harold and Vivian Peters with her.
She expects to make Fruitland Park
her home for the present.
A fine new well is being drilled at
the summit of Pinacotie in Weirsdale.
We shall soon all be independent of
the rainfall or beautiful Lake Weir
for our water.
One more Of our Weirsdale boys
has enlisted IN Uncle Sans forces.
This morning Mr.. Hugh Walling left
for Charleston, where he expects to
go in training.
The Ladies' Aid is planning to give
chicken piIlau and ice cream supper
at the park opposite the church Thurs
day evening, March 81. The money
raised is to be used IN screening the
manse. Everyone is cordially invited
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-22
Story Hour at the Library

The regular weekly story hour for
the children of Ocala will be held
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 in the
lecture room of the Ocala public IL
brary, basement, west end entrance.
Two of the primary teachers win tell
the stories this week, the subjects be-
ing fairy and folk tales. All children
are invited.
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library had nearly $50 duplicates
which were given to the cause. One
hundred books were given yesterday
afternoon by one lady.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-22
OCALl SOCIAL AFFAIRS
liz You Have Amy News for this De-
partmenf, Cali Two-One-Fiye
or Tw0-Seven
A Southern Garden

Over the wall the bougainvillea vine
Droops in the languid breeze,
As purple as ethereal twilight wine
In crystal chalices.
Above, where palms and pointed
cedars tower,
The cardinals wing along,
Like petals of the red hibiscus flower
lowered with the gift of song.
After the chill of life, it's mol, its
stress,
How rapt in rest it seems!-
Here in the garden of forgetfulness;
Here in the bourne of dreamsi
Clinton Scollard.
These verses were found in the
Literary Digest with these words:
Amid the weller of war it is pleas
ant to turn aside into the old fire.
quented ways of verse and rest our
souls once more in the refreshing
scent of old gardens, TO see again
the moonlight on the waters, and hear
the wind blowing softly through the
pines. What could be more charming
in this mood than these verses of
Clinton Scollard's, found in that
treasury of good verse, the Mime.
apolis Beflman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-22

Those Hair and Clothes Brushes in
Gerig's window at one dollar each
have caused great many to stop and
look. To look means to buy, 50 be
careful. Gerig's Drug Store. 2-20
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Thrift Stamp Sale Saturday

Thrift Stamp Sale Saturday
The Marion county woman's liberty
loan committee chairman has appoint
ed committees from each church to
sell thrift stamps. Mrs. r. s. Hall has
ben made chairman of the Baptist
church committee, and her girls viii
sell thrift stamps all day Saturday IN
the Court Pharmacy. 21-td
Subscription Dance
An informal subscription dance is
being planned for Saturday night, to
be given at the Woman's Club house.
HPS
Notice to Woman's Club Members
Members of the Woman's Club who
have not received nominating blanks,
can obtain them from Mrs. B. T. Per-
due, corresponding secretary. Only
those who have paid their dues viii be
eligible to vote. Members are re-
quested to send in their blanks as
soon as made out to
18-3t Mrs. G. T. Maughs,
Chairman Nominating Committee.
$50
At the Temple
Shirley Mason, one of Ocala's fav-
orites, will be seen at the Temple to-
day in five part Perfection feature,
"The Awakening of Ruth"
Miss Shirley Mason is the younger
sister of Viola Dana and in this pic
ture takes the part of young girl
with the gift of beautiful voice who
has spent several years of her life
with no companions save her aged
father. These childhood scenes were
filmed near Palm Beach. When not
absorbed in her pets and music, Ruth
is swimming in the clear tropical
waters near her island home. Here
she meets Bob George Forth) of
New York, Palm Beach and other
centers of joy Ruth then hears "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told" for the
first time. Then when her father is
very i'll, DR.. Strong tells her the
same story. The audience is then car
ried through three great human ex-
periences, and they tremble at the un-
certain course of true love, but in a
most unexpected ending, everything
comes out as it should, and in the
meanwhile our Ruth is to sing in a
big musical production in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Pollock have
returned to Jacksonville, after de-
| lightful visit to DR.. and Mrs. L. II.
van Engelken. Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock
will stay in Jacksonville until Mon
day, to be near their son who is an
instructor at Camp Johnston, and
from there will return to their home
in Dubuque, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Pol
lock have visited in California several
times and have seen the Catalina ISL
ands, but think the beauties of Silver
Springs surpass all of California;
attractions. They took the glass
bottom boat trip and were so enthus-
ed with it, they insisted on taking the
trip again the following day when
Mr.. Pollock tried to take snapshots
of the bridal parlor and other noted
views under the water. Mr.. Pollock
is the manager of a large wholesale
concern in Dubuque, and he says he
intends to spread the fame of Silver
Springs and to come back himself on
his next vacation.