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Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-04-01

maven luIly arrived yet. Inc
true perfection and beauty Of
the MillenniaI idea cannot be
seen from your standpoint. You
are only getting a little refec-
ton of it. To believe in the in
herent Immortality of the soul
and in eternal torment for the
wicked destroys the very heart
of the Millennial Truth. It
makes the redemption a mock
cry and the restitution an i'm
possibility.
am perfectly we'll aware that
some of my views are unortho-
dox. | want them to be. I am
quite content to be classed as a
hereto. We must remember
that Jesus was very unorthodox
in His day, and His teaching
was such "pernicious heresy"
that the good orthodox people of
that time killed Him for it. The
heresy of yesterday is always
the orthodoxy of to-day. No
great truth has ever come to the
world without passing through
the "heresy" stage of existence.
You know yourself that every
orthodox tenet that you hold to-
day was once a "heresy," and if
nobody had had the courage to
champion it while it was a
heresy it would never have be-
come orthodox.
Yes, I have. read Russell, and
I have also read Seven Day Ad-
ventism, and I want to say that
there is only one point of re-
semblance between the two:
They both hold that the soul is
NOT immortal, that immortali-
ty is conditioned on acceptance
of Christ, and hence that the
punishment of the wicked is
and not life in torment.
AND IN THAT THEY ARE
BOTH RIGHT I am willing to
stake all my chances on that
proposition. l.
Then I have read the orthodox
writers all up and down the line
-Haldeman and all the rest. ]
am we'll acquainted with every
argument that can be. brought
up on. either side. And I have
settled on my present views on
" after long and careful exami-
nation of all sides. I am ready
to change any day that it can be
shown to me that [ am wrong
but until orthodoxy puts ur
stronger proof that it has ever
yet been able to put up, [ shall
stand where I am.
Twas brought up as a Baptist
and for many years believed (ol
pretended to believe) the Bap.
fist doctrine. But I was never
satisfied with it. I could just
shut my eyes and SAY | be
lieved it, but my common sense
rebelled against it. There wa!
no system nor harmony in it
and it's different parts wouldn'r
fit together like they ought to
[ was unable to take any interes
in the Bible in those days, he
cause | couldn't see any sense il
it according to the way / ha,
been taught. But since I cam
into my present light the Bibl
is a new book-a wonderfu
book. I never get tired o
, studying it's wonderful harmon,
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-04-01

rather unfortunate for your ar
gument. Let us look at it a lit
tie:
Study to shew thyself approved un-
to God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the
word @of ~truth.--2 Tim.t2I5.
Now I want to say that back
yonder in the past when I be-
lieved Cor was supposed to be-
lieve) that God would keep the
bad people alive and in torment
through endless eternity, I was
just naturally ashamed to own
it. In my heart I didn't believe
that God would be guilty Of such
a crime, and it made me feel
mean to charge Him with it. It
seemed then and it still seems
like a terrible SANDER against
God. And [ find that others who
are still holding to it are, never
theless, ashamed of it. Take
this from our friend, DR.. James
M. Gray. You will find it on
page 81 Of a little book called
"Bible Problems Explained"
by DR.. James M. Gray:
"The opinion Of the present writer
is that the punishment is eternal. It
almost paralyzes the hand to write it,
or makes the tongue cleave to the
roof Of the mouth to speak it. But
there seems to be no escape"
There DR.. Gray. admits, in
substance, that he believes God
has done something terrible
something that he wishes God
hadn't done. Now tell me, why
should God have done a thing
that His followers would find It
so hard to approve of? Why
should good men have to be
"paralyzed' and mortified" at
the deeds of a good God? The
answer is that God has not done
any such thing, and when we
learn the truth and quit, SANDER
ing God we will not need to be
ashamed of Him. I am happy
to say that I have a God that
don't need to be ashamed of-a
God that I don't have to apollo
gize for.
For my criticism OF the. minis
try and the local church I have
no apologies to offer, either: ]
never criticize individual minis:
tiers nor individual churches ex.
cept when they get between me
and the Laodicean Church Sys.
tenn that I am shooting at. The
church of today is not The
church that was established al
Pentecost. That church was
composed of the meek and hum
ble-those who didn't have
much standing in Society" ane
who were regarded as sorte]
crack-brained and fanatical
The established order and TIN
great religious leaders of tina
day were terribly opposed t.
that new ''heresy" called tn
church." and did everything il
their power to crush it out. YOU
know that is a fact.
But to-day things have turn
ed right around. The churcl
has become rich, fashionable
proud and selfish, and has itsel
assumed the role of oppresso1
It is like the poor man who hap
pens to get rich, and straight
| way forgets how it felt to b
poor.
To-Day the church sustain
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-04-01
A
MENT.

Inc 1OllCWlIlg l0LL0T has Doeu
receive from Rev. w. F. Staley,
pastor First Baptist. Church,
North Wilkesboro,I NJ c.. In
view of the fact that MFR. Staley
is one of the ablest Baptist
preachers in Western North Car
DINA, and capable of defending
the orthodox beliefs as well as
such errors can be defended, /
have thought it advisable to
print his letter in full and follow
it up with my reply.
) First Baptist Church,
North Wilkesboro, n. c..
March 10th, 1919.
Nj. James Larkin Pearson,
Boomer, N. c.
Dear Brother:
The copies of the Good News that
YOU sent to my address have been re-
ceived and read. / think you display
considerable originality in writing,
and freedom of expression. Some OF
your ideas are very clear indeed, but
as I am a Premillennialist such as
you claim to be also, I must confess
that I deeply regret to find you are
publishing articles that SAVIOR Of Rus
sellism, which all Premillennialists
regard as the most pernicious heresy
eff the day. I don't konw what your
religious belief is, but your teaching
on death and Immortality is unortho-
dox and designed to mislead souls.
There is a fearful: responsibility rest
ing upon a person who teaches the
word of God e Tim. 2:151 and if he
should happen to mislead q soul and
cause its destruction, God viii hold
him responsible for it at the Judg-
Ment.
If you are a reader of Russell or
Seven Day Adventism, let me advise
you as a brother in Christ to dis
continue at once. Another thing !
have found in your paper is a criti-
cism of the Ministry and the local
church. You cannot expect the CO.
operation of the ministry by / such
methods. The local church is q di-
vine institution established on the
day of Pentecost, and the greatest
missionary that ever lived-namely,
Paul-went about founding churches,
There may be some imperfect ma
V0Eldl. Al ClleSc 1OCdl UOu4co t11dt Wv 1tVt
walk orderly, but the institution it.
self is of the Lord, and we must
recognize it as such, and in SO doing
we have the approval of God.
Lam sending you a tract by DR.
Haldeman, the greatest Am. ex-
,positor. / hope you will readit care.
fully and prayerfuny, and that Goo
may direct you into the truth. Satar
often manifests himself as an ange
of light, and we, sometimes think we
are following the light when it is MOI
a light. 1t requires deep spirituality
and study to rightly divide the wore
of truth. I trust you may be great
ly blessed in reading the tract.
With best wishes, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
W. F. STALEY
Reply.
Dear Brother Staley:
have been wishing for a lon&
time that some of the orthodox
ministers (who seem to consid
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-04-01
Reply.

Dear Brother Staley:
I have been wishing for a long
time that some of the orthodox
ministers (who seem to consid-
er me off the track would mus
ter up courage enough to discuss
these matters with me by CORE
spondence or otherwise. / have
tried several to see if | could get
them to talk with me or CORE
spond with me on these disput-
ed points, but they won't do it.
Most of them will not even listen
to the Millennial doctrine, which
| am pleased to know you accept.
But, owing to our different
views on Immortality, future
punishment, etc., there is bound
to be some difference in our ,un.
derstanding of the Millennium
| find that many good people
who once opposed the Millennia.
view are now coming around tt
it, and / take the position that
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-05-27
THE GIRL IN THE DARK
BLUE BONNET.

We've been wanting to write
some energentic thoughts about
the Salvation Army drive which
has just now been on in all the
big centers Of America to gather
in thirteen millions Of dollars in
order to put the organization up
on a business like basis and allow
all S'the lassies' to devote them
selves to the work Of salving the
down and OUTS instead Of 90
ing from house to house making
collections half the time.
Nell BrinkIey- has offered a
lyric upon this subject that is to
much brighter than we could do
so with scissors and paste, we ap-
propriate it and pass it on.
Everyone's sweetheart is shak
ing gently her tinkling tambour-
HE to remind YOU that still mon
ey makes the world go round.
Once the gentle tinkle Of it at
the street corner and the theatre
door, pouring out its stream OF
laughter and loveliness. called
with pleading note. Does it
have to plead with you now 2
Surely not since the war? Its ml
SIC has a clink Of command and a
note Of triumph.
Once the Salvation Army car,
RED It's uniform Of blue and red
and its kind heart underneath
to only the "down-and-outs. >
and proved to them that they
were down-but never "out''-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-05-27

while there was a face in dark
! blue bonnet covering the shine OF
halo to bend over them. But
my boy and yours, your sweet
heart and mine, they weren t
"down-and-outs!' They were
super-men, with nerves OF fire,
hearts as big as Madison Square
Garden; men on the top-wave OF
acclaim, heroes, laughing knights
without reproach, needing no
pity-and yet-these splendid I,
clean, long-striding boys Of ours
who went over clinking their tin
hats and their silver dollars in
Death face needed help. For
they came near drowning in the
Sea of Loneliness.
Who doesn't know what the
life-saver was? A jolly, brown
| DOughnut for a DOughb0y. ana
the girl who got it to him car
ried her pot Of hot grease to the
| front-line trenches and made It
under steel hat, with the earth
quake shock of guns pounding
at her ears!
! [ know a 'boy" who shutters
and goes speeches. when he tries
to tell about that. He is elo-
lquent Or lesser things.
| The delighted World hears
the soft jingle Of her tambourine
feels her gentle fingers CROP
ing at the keyhole Of his heart
as the Salvation Army Lass
/ kneels to turn the lock! For she
has the key to it right enough.
For she IS everybody's sweet
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-05-27

heart and even the Fhriveled-
est-hearted, who wouldn trust
their gold and green ia any O.
Their land, will pour it in her lap
and go away whistling with per-
feet faith that every humble red
penny will give up its whole
quota of JOY, with her little fist
to spend it on the "other half
of the world! That s truth. You
goin to help prove it to her?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-05-27
"We Picked Up Seven Dead Rats
First Morning Using Rat-SRa4

So writes Mr.. B. E. Carpenter,
Woodbridge, N. J. 1--WE lost Is
small chicks one night, killed by
rats. Bought some RAT SNAP
and picked up large dead rats
next morning and in 2 weeks did
not see a single rat. Rat-Snap
is good and sure" Comes IN
cake ready for use. Three sizes
25c, SOC, $10O. Sold and guar
anteed by R. J. Madry, wholesale
grocer, Scotland Neck, n. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-05-27
FOR SALE WE HAVE A FEW

tons Of agricultural lime and
peanut guano. Apply at on
&c to n. B. Josey Company.
Scotland Neck, n. c. SIS st
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19

and waite, had had their effect upon
his mfnd while it was yet in the forma-
tive state and easily Influenced.
Meriem was not for him-not for the
savage ape. No. she was not for him,
but he still was hers. II he could not
have her and happiness, he would at
least do all that lay in his power to
assure happiness to her. He would fol-
low the young Englishman. In the first
place, he would know that he meant
Meriem no harm and after that, though
Jealousy wrenched his heart, he would
watch over the man Meriem loved for
Meriem's sake.
And so 1t came that few minutes
after the Hon. Morrison Baynes entered
the camp to be greeted by Hanson,
Korak slipped noiselessly into a near
by tree. There he lay until late after
noon, and still the young Englishman
made no move to leave camp. Korak
wondered If Meriem were coming there.
A little later Hanson and one Of his
black boys rode out of camp. Korak
merely noted the fact. He was not
particularly interested in the doings of
any other member of the company than
the young Englishman.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

Because delicatessens were permit
ted to remain open, the new Sunday
closing law in st. Louis has beer
held unconstitutional.
The goth annual convention of the
National Federation of Implement
and Vehicle Dealers associations will
be held in Chicago October 7, 8 ant
10.
The annual convention of the
American Association of Baking In
dustry is called for 1919, to be hello
at Chicago, ILL.,, Hotel Sherman, Sep
TENDER 1926.
More than $2,75O,00O of furs were
sold at the first session of the an
nual fur exchange at st. Louis Sep
TENDER 10. Approximately 500 buy
ers from all parts of the world are
in attendance and it is expected the
sales for the 10 days will amount
to nearly 100000.
At the recent annual convention OF
the United Master Butchers asso
citation of America in Cleveland, O.
action on the Kenyon bill, PROPOSING
large measure of governmental con.
troll OF the packing industry, was on
motion tabled. The net weight (oi
wrapped meats) law which became
effective May 26, 1919, was approved
The 34th annual convention of the
United Master Butchers Association
OF America, held recently at Cleve.
land, O., elected officers as follows
President, Charles Grismer, Brook.
Ign, N. Y; vice president, Michael
Kelley, Jr., st. Louis, Mo-; secretary,
John A. Kotal, Chicago, ILL.,; treas
urer, Aug. F. Grimm, New York, N.
Y. The 1920 convention will be held
the second week in August in New
York city.
Business in the Spokane land bank
is assuming such proportions that it
has been forced to secure additional
space in the Columbia building The
bank now occupies the entire fifth
floor with the exception of the sin
gle suite at the southwest corner,
taken by the state industrial insur-
ance commission office. President
O'Shea stated that the bank has
closed and paid to $4,000 farmers of
Idaho, Washington, Montana and
Oregon approximately $24,O00,00O in
loans since it opened for business
In May, 1917. Heavy amortization
payments are reaching the bank
now in steady volume as the Dor.
rowing farmers in increasing num-
bers are beginning to repay their
loans in accordance with the terms
of their contracts. The bank will
meet a heavy disbursement of inter-
est on it's bonds on November /.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19
MARKET REPORT
CHICAGO,

Chicago.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, $1.56@1.56R
No. 2 yellow. sissy @1.59. Oats
No. 2 white, 69A@71c; No. white
67h @70Ac. Rye-No. 2, $1.43@
LA. Barley-$1.2S@13S. Timothy
-8.50@11. Glover, nominal. Pork
nominal. Lard, $3.50. Ribs, $21@23
Butter lower; creamery, 47@541sc
Eggs-Unchanged.
Hogs-Mostly so cents lower than
yesterdays average; heavy, $15.5O@
1850; medium, $165O@1S; light
$16.75@1S; light light, $16.5O@17.50;
packing sows, smooth, $14.75@15.25;
packing sows, rough, $14@14.50; pigs,
$16.50@1S.
Cattle-Unsettled; beef steers, me-
dunn and heavyweight, choice and
prime, $15.75@17.5O; medium and
good, $11@15.5O; common, $s.75@11;
light weight, good and choice, $13.75
@17.75; common and medium, $50
1880; butcher cattle, heifers, $4,000
14.75; cows, $625@13.5O; Gamers
and cutters, s5.35@6.25; veal calves,
light and handy weight, $20@21;
feeder steers. $7@12.50; stocker
steers, $6.25@10; western range beef
steers, $S@15; cows and heifers, 1925
@12.5O.
Sheep-25 to so cents lower. Lambs
"a pounds down, $13.50@15.75; culls
and common, $8@13.75; yearling
wethers, $1O.50@1225; ewes, medium,
good and choice, $7@S5O; culls and
common, $2.25@6.75.
New York.
Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal,
7.26c; fine granulated, sc.
Spot coffee, irregular and unset
tied. Rio rs, 17@17Ac; Santos As,
22c, nominal.
Portland.
Butter-Prints extras, 63@65c;
cubes extras, SOC; prime firsts, 5SAc.
Butterfat, Portland delivery, No. 1
sour, cream, 63@66c.
Seattle.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
mixed, $36@37; double compressed,
$40; alfalfa, $31@32; stray, s15@16
Hogs-Sluggish. Prime, $1S@19;
medium to choice, $16.5O@17; rough
heavy, $15@16; pigs, $16@17.
Cattle-Strong; best steers, $1O.5O
@11.25; medium to choice, $9@9.5O;
common to good, $6@S; best cows
and heifers, $7@9; bulls, $5@7.5O;
calves, $7.25@155O.
City delivery: Feed, MILL $45 a
ton scratch feed, 1872; feed wheat
$50; all-grain chop, $74; oats, $64;
sprouting oats, ST.; rolled oats, $66;
whole corn, $50; cracked corn, $S2;
roller barley, ST.; clipped barley,
SIS.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19
State Commercial News.
WASHINGTON,

Beck & Winans have started a gro
Gerry at Walla Walla.
Moore Bros. have succeeded C. l.
Lewis, Seattle grocer.
A: J. Smith has succeeded e. Ray
croft, Tacoma grocer.
Frank Swartz has opened a gro
Gerry store at Ridgefield.
Z. Sullivan has succeeded 8. Men
berg, grocer, Des Moines.
James Breen has bought out John
sheridan, Tacoma grocer.
b. H: Day has bought the grocery
OF A. Sturley at Tacoma.
E. c. Martin, well known Aber-
deen grocer, died recently.
A. H. Treat has bought out E. L.
blanchard, Tacoma grocer.
Geo. Carlos has succeeded PaPas
q Carlos, Raymond grocers.
Machias Grocery Co., Machias. suf.
tered $4,000 fire loss recently.
P9yallup Valley Feed & Grocery
Co., Puyallup, have incorporated.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19
ties are offering unchanged at $125

ties are offering unchanged at $1.25
o. a box.
Peaches-Markets generally are
firm under short crops in eastern and
north central producing states. Col.
orado Elbertas made further slight
declines. Locally prices are un-
changed at 75c@$1. The sugar short
age is restricting canning, but the
season is past the peak and is ex-
pected to clean up well regardless of
that contingency.
Other Fruits-Ice cream melons
are off 1 cent to 2 cents. Other
fruits in seasonable supply and de.
mand without material change in
prices.
Potatoes-Markets generally are
reported as regular with some slight
advances in eastern markets. Lo.
cally quotations are unchanged at
2k@3 cents. Sweets, from Califor-
mia are now in, quoting at 6 cents.
Tomatoes-Receipts are still plen
tiful, but the movement is passing it's
height. Prices unchanged at SCOTS
cents and demand active.
Other vegetables seasonable and
unchanged
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-Current receipts from the
farms continue to run heavier than
for same period of last year. Total
stocks of all wheat at elevators and
mills are placed by the grain corpo-
ration at 214,S38,000 bushels on Aug.
49, as compared with 16O,412,OOO
bushels on the corresponding date
last year. Harvesting is being COM
pleted with the aggregate outturn
still good one. New crop prices
are $2.O4k, $202A, $2.O0h and
$1.97h for the four leading varieties,
with bulk prices Az cents less.
Flour-Current production is good
For the period from June 81 to Aug.
20, the grain corporation reports a
production of 19,278,0OO barrels as
against 1885,, 900 in the same Pc
Rod last year. For the week ended
Sept. 4 the corporation bought $751;
765 barrels of wheat -four at prices
ranging from $9.75@10.30. The To-
cal market is now on the new crop
basis, prices being $11 and $1,000 for
first and seconds and $11.20 for hard
wheat varieties.
Feed-Oats and corn are off SO to
$50 and $62 and $50 and $S2 respect
lively. Other items unchanged and
apparently steady.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-19
MINING NEWS
NORTHWEST MINING NEWS.

Machinery has been purchased for
75-ton concentrating mill to be
installed on the Calmi, a gold mine
at Carmi, IS miles north of Midway,
says Nelson, B. c., report. w. H.
Sawyer, who operated in Mexico, is
in charge of the property.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
Smelling and Power Co., whose chief
activities are now on the west side
of British Columbia, has increased
Its production to more than 1000, 900
pounds OF copper in recent months
and Is expected, in the next year, to
reach or exceed its record of 1900, 900
pounds a month.
The Canada Copper corporation
will begin its contribution to the
British Columbia production tables
next year, when a 2000-ton concen-
traitor at Allenby, B. c., will have
been installed, railroads built and
transmission lines strung to the mine
and mill. This work, In progress
during the last two years, is nearing
completion.
Travel by trains and boats into the
SLOGAN mining district, usually heavy
at this period of the year, is the
greatest in its history, says a Mel
son, B. c., report. The increased
travel is brought about by resump-
ton in some Of the mines. There is
prospect that the effort expended
next year will become the greatest
in the history of the province. The
banner year in returns was 1916.
when the ore produced was valued
at 81, 29O, 462, as compared with $37,-
O1O,392 in 1917 and $41,782 in 1918.
Inspired by the higher prices of
silver many operators from other
districts and countries have invaded
British Columbia.
Copper mines and shelters of Mon.
tana are running far under capacity
because of inability to get operatives.
according to Frederick Laist, man.
ager OF the Anaconda Copper Mining
Co., who was in Great Falls. Mont.
September 8, looking after the com
pany's interests at the Great Falls
reduction department. The Anaconda
company is turning out only about
1S,00O,0O0 pounds a month compared
to its normal 100000 pounds. Two
reasons assigned by Mr.. Laist are
the drift Of foreign born workmen
back to Europe and that present
kage scales enable single men to
earn an easy living working from
three to four days week.
New York Metal Market
Bar silver, $1.13 an ounce.
Copper. steady; electrolytic, spot
and Septmber, 23kc; October and