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spiritually discerned. The Book
says, The natural man receiveth
not the things of the spirit of God
for they are foolishness unto him,
neither can he know them because
they are spiritually discened." We
have to have the dust washed out
of our eyes, with the water that
makes glad the city of God, and
look through Gods telescope at the
lamb slain before we can have a
grip on divine things. The deepest
and most important lesson a preach
er will ever learn is not learned in
the theological senlinaries, but in
the peace of the heart searching
and waiting upon God in prayer and
fasting. When Jesus Christ was
standing on Mount Olive and was
just getting ready to send forth his
disciples to the great task of evan
gelizing the world, He gave them
their marching orders, not to depart
from Jerusalem, but to wait for the
promise of the Father which was
the baptism of the Holy Ghost, say
ing We shall receive power after the
Holy Ghost will come upon YOU
The preaching today. the preaching
that will convince me.' of sin, lead
them to true repentance, and bring
men to Christ, for salvation, must
be proclaimed by men filled and
empowered by the spirit. There is
no question about the power of God
to save. The great need of the both
century is a consecrated ministery
which will without modification or
reservations or evasions proclaim
the Gospel When John the Baptist
came preaching in the wilderness,
the Hebrew church was fearfullv
backslidden, nevertheless, the mer-
chants in Jerusalem closed their
stores, The doctors quit their prac-
tice, lawyers left their offices, black
smiths closed their shops, and all
Jerusalem and Judea tramned down
TO the banks Of Jordan to hear this
strange man dressed in a strange
garb, proclaim this wonderful Cos
pei. There was something in Johns
manner and the truth that he
preached that convinced the people
that he was a God sent man. The
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TWENTIETH CENTURY cHRrsrr
y ANTTY.
Sermon Preached by Cyclone
Mack" at Rockingham July 2,

| Thank God for the men who have
/ made the Gospel sensation. A
Savononorolla who could rule Flor
ence and make Lorenzo tremble as
he stood and cried with a clarion
voice, Men of Florence, Jesus
Christ wants TO be your king!" And
they ran down the streets shouting
Jesus Christ is our king" until the
vociferation OF their approval was
heard rolling over the city and
across the nation. Jesus Christ is
our kingi"
Thank God for Martin Luther that
could get under the blood and defy
the kings and popes until he broke
the backbone of Catholicism and set
captive nations free. Thank God foI
John and Charles Wesley who were
raised up and trained and commits.
stoned to recall the weak and wan,
dering to the fold, while self-inflat-
ed, sclf-centered, settled, orthodox
cried, None OF that" Away with
this fellow until he had to go to
the woods and fields and preach to
the dwellings for churches. Thank
God for Catherine and William
Booth, who could leave high posi-
tons and luxurious homes and go
down in the most defiled streets and
houses and sew and scrub and pray
till districts of darkness beamed
with light and acres of corruption
were transformed into homes filled
with heaven. The Marsh hair
preachers of that day said they were
out of order, and called them SEN
sational, but when Catherine lay
dead in London two hundred thous-
and people filed by and looked at
her and most of them said, That
is our dear mother" The London
Chronicle says her shroud from
head to foot was wet assif it had
been dipped in the Thames. ]
would rather be Catherine Booth
and wear that old tear stained
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human race has never wandered so
far from the paths of righteousness
or fallen so deep in sin, or got so
far out in the wilderness of ignor.
ance or superstition that it has not
been able to recognize God-sent
man. The prodigal in the far coun-
try grows hungry for the bread
from the Fathers house and the hu.
man soul grows homesick and there
arises such longing to hear from
its Creator that it causes it to stop,
look, listen and Believe when it de-
tects the tone of authority and func..
ton with which the lips of a God
called, and Spirit-sent messenger.
The preacher must remember that it
is not his mission to give to men
his opinions, or proclaim to them
his notions and views with reference
to Biblical DISCUSSIONS, or supposed
modern discoveries. He is a mes.
senger and it is his commission to
proclaim the Word of the Lord and
God has said, MY Word shall not
return unto me void; it is quick and
powerful as . a two-edged sword.
Jesus said: "Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall make you
free" Hosea said; MY people die
for the lack of knowledge" so.
We need to substitute the chaI-
longing tones of truth for this
cowardly and prudish reserve. We
need to speak out. We need know
ledge of these secret enemies of our
homes. These evils fed in silence
and grow by stealth, and ought to-
day, as Gods messengers, tell the
whole truth, and net compromise
with evil. The greatest wave of inn
that the world has ever
known is sweeping the country.
Theatres and leg shows and dance
halls are crowded while preachers
are trying to be eloqucntto wood and
varnish. Only a spurious and silly
optimism can deny this fact. We
are entering upon a starless mid
night of church apostasy. | am
not talking about these third-rate
bureaus or social en-.
deavors, or mutual congratulations
clubs, that call themselves churches,
(continued on Page 12.)
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-Four Generations.
tcOntribulsa,

Il
Leanna Love. daughter of Rich,
lard and Rachel Steele, was born
/ in Richmond county. In slavery
time she belonged to DR.. Robert
and Elizabeth Steele. She mar.
ried Jacob Love; he belonged to
Mr., William Covington and wife,
They lived happily together for
many years, two children being
born to them. He died May 10,
1899. After his death, she lived
with her granddaughter for %
years,
She was active in her home,
reared her children, four grand
children and four great-grand.
children. She was an active
member of The A. M. E. Zion
church. She lived a consistent
Christian and was a good singer
in her youth. She always had a
youthful appearance, a lovely
disposition and was very indus
trious. She did domestic work.
On Thursday, July 9th, 1922,
the Death Angel came for her at
9 o'clock, p, M, and carried her
soul to rest. On Friday evening
at three o'clock her funeral was
conducted by her pastor, Rev.
w. H. Taylor, from her home;
the remains were laid to rest at
the family burying ground at
her home in the country.
Her granddaughter wishes to
thank everybody, both white and
colored, for their kindness to
them during their grandmother's
illness.
Leanna L. Ingram.
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Report of the Condition Of
Bank of EIIerbe

at Ellerbe
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close Of business June 3oth, 1922.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .$163, 1890
Overdrafts secured S 1880
unsecured S 1888 256.53
Banking House $4,000; Furni.
ture and Fixtures $269497 5,594.97
Cash in vault and net amounts
due from Banks, Bankers
and Trust Companies 22,972.28
Checks for clearing loo.32
Total Sls2,2s7,3o
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 100000
Surplus fund 100000
Undivided profits, less current
expenses & taxes paid 1864
Bills Payable 100000
Deposits subject to check 73,6ll.93
Cashiers checks outstanding 47133I
Time certificates of deposit,
Due on OF after 80 days 22,43810
Due War Finance Corp. S4,l5000)
Total Sl922973o
State of North Carolina County Of Rich
mond. July 18th, 1922.
!, Prince O'Brien, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly affirm that
above statement is true to the bestof my
knowledge and belief
PRINCE O,BRIEN, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day of July, 1922.
C. M. BRADY,
Notary Public.
Correct--Attest:
w. L. Howell
B. B. Farlow
]. H. McRae
Directors
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Report of the the Condition of
Bennett Bank & Trust Co

DUIlWUSt UutIA VI ! uSl W.
at ELLERBE, N. C.
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close Of business, June 80, 1922
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ll6, 773.58
Demand Loans $4,000
Banking House, Furniture and
Fixtures 5,s34.64
Allother Real Estate owned 4,121.65
Cash In vault and net amount
due from Banks Bankers
and Trust Companies 7003.38
Checks for clearing 5l9.02
Total 34,7o227
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $4,000. co
Undivided Profits $4,000
Bills Payable 19,500.00
Deposits subject to check 3O'8o4 90
Time Certificates of Deposit,
Due in less than 80. days l,I5o.0o
Cashiers Checks outstanding 4050
Z Time Certificates of Deposit,
Due on or after 80 days 9.7o000
Savings Deposits i0,554.77
Due War Finance Corporation ll,775.OO
Total 1884, 7O2.2y
State Of North Carolina County Of Rich.
rnond. July 18th, 1922.
ILR Bennett, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of nv
knowledge and belief.
]. R. BENNETT. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn. to before me.
this 18th day Of July 1922
e M. BRADY, Notary Public
C0fEse ttest
E Nicholson
NJ +. Howell
i z Bennett
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The Nash line cylinder motors open and closed
bodies; three
A 1890 f O b. factory.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
EeR.G--
S<x c<I>ss RINeG
NEszy1@.::,s
THE GREAT
MUSICAL CENSUS.

a RE We O mnIical nation?
"a This 10 what Column No. 8
IA wants to know. The big
census today offers complete re-
turns from fifty-four out of sixty
nine music stores. The results
show that Dear Ola Great Great.
Grand Daddy Nou Were Ny
Great Granny's Pappyy has a
slight lead over THE Moonlight
on the Taliahoochie Pines QIas
Nothing ON the Moonshine in the
Appalachian RangeN' In point of
sales.
Experts believe that this indi-
Gates q return OF the American
nation to. sweet sentimental bal.
lads and gradual drawing away
from humorous popular songs.
Five persons were asked about
their favorite musical instrument.
Two laughed harshly and said:
"The phonograph." One other re-
piled, ~"Sousa's Band" which
seemed somehow silly. The re-
naming Two reported that their
opinion was divided between the
circus calliope and the old pipe
organ In the church back home.
Everything looks promising.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Doing His Best.

An American general who
fought In the civil war used to
relate that In the midst Of q
great battle he saw q man run.
ming from q very warm corner.
what are you running ,forY"
demanded the dlssusted general
sterniy.
"ooiiy. sensrai." said the flee-
inR man. I'm running bsoauss I
can't n.y."
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Ssr~~<~~rs>~
<>~<~><>N>~<
ing / fex who wrote only on Tues
days In Liant.
II ID conservatively estimated
that no less than 10.7ss ,sss women
and girls In the United States
would cheerfully leave father,
mother. husband. sweetheart OF
what have you II they got the
come-on sign from Rodolph valen.
tino. That's what It II to be hand
some and popular.
All right, then. Who comes
next2 ~
Mildred Harris rises to inform
waiting world. and thereby puts
Dallas. Tex, on the map.
She says IT'S Charlie Chaplin.
And for the benefit Of those to
whom the name IN unfamiliar, we
win. explain that Mr.. Chaplin IL
mono other than, her ex-husband.
''chariie's getting to be . resu.
lar sheik." ID her comment, when
informed that he "a reported en-
gagged TO Pola Nesri. That was
the second occasion. ana Pola
regri the second movie queen to
figure IN . Chaplin engagement
for the week. Nowadays they
sort out the movie queens IN Hol-
iywood In two ciasses- --those who
are reported engaged to Chaplin
and those who are not. A move
ment h also under way TO have
the girls who are engaged to
Charlie wear . pink hnss or
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
There's . Reason.

The two city men were trudsins
along the country road toward the
station. one Of them was always
srumbling.
what on earth made them put
the station % far from the town."
he said.
His companion. who was very
tired Of the Srumblins. answered;
Perhaps u vs. because they
TO have n nssr the railway
iinss.' ;sasnsinnhnuNsn n
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
THE GREAT
BALCONY SCENE.
(As Montague Glass Might Have
Shakespeare H.)

(As Montague Glass Might Have
Shakespeare H.)
THE Scene: You Know 1t.
Enter Juliet.
JULIET: Would you look at the
moon. nowf Reminds me more
than nothing else of a $40 gold
piece Gee. what q pretty
night tonight would be yet, IL it
wasn't for the musketeers only.
It amt no night for q solo. I'll
ten the world. ~.
A VOICE BELOW: Heyl
JULIET: Well, what Of NJ
Who's sayin' 'Hey?'
ROMEO: Ne.
JULIET: Well. for why should
you be standing down there in the
damp grass. where you might be
catchin' malaria, who knows?
Conf. amt you got no feet for to
climb up withf
ROMEO climbing to the bal.
cony): Hello. kid.
JULIET: HI. boy! whsrs at
you been all my lifef
ROMEO: Oh, just battin' around
town with the gang. How's your
old mani f
JULIET: You amt gone into
the Insurance bdsiness. have you?
Why don't you ask how I was.
maybe3 a-
ROMEO: How you beenf
, JULIET: ! been fair to rniddlin',
except for Q tack of indigestion I
got yesterday which II must have
been from eating too much rich
food at Minnie Hinkel's comin'-out
party. IT,.
ROMEO: Wen. well. no It goes,
ain't It? You look good, Julie.
Got on anything for tomorrow
nightf
JULIET: No. I don't think Of
nothing at present. ..
ROMEO: What you say we go
see ''The Total Loss" at the
Alhambra? p
JULIET: I say an right, II /.
don't got to sit from the balcony.
ROMEO: ]. amt no dime-kisser,
like what your old man is. You
say fine. huh?
JULIET: Yeah.
ROMEO: Well. I got to be soin',
kid. I got to work overtime. and
no more money nevertheless DO I
get In my onvellip,
JULIET: Yeah. you got Q dame
on your string. that's what you
got. schiemiel what works over
time ike he was paid for It.
amt got nothin' more to DO with
you.
ROMEO, Aw. Julie.
JULIET: Aw. nothin'. The dates
OF. too. sect
ROMEO: Aw. Julie.
JULIET: Blaa for you. now!
Goodnight.
Exit Juliet.
ROMEO descending the bel.
cony,: Women. as my papa told
me, was always the same. ant
none Of them is the same like
one another. Can you beat IT.
CURTAIN.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

ways home when there's cooking.
He didn't like the roast beef hash
and claimed the butter tastsd Dor.
rowed. And he also indicted the
sausages.
Nom said: ''If you don't like
those frankfurters, why don't you
get some Of your own7 Hot dogs
and beans is our family motto.
and we're going to have 'em every
Saturday night until there is an
amendment against them."
Uncle said: at would b. the
only sensible thing that Congress
ever did,. Wow. I've eaten 90
many sausagss that I got % that
] 90 out and bark at strangers."
Pop polsed his chin into the
health statistics and said: "weIl.
don't bark at me. I amt no
stranger 70 you. Bill. You're
wearing my sox. shoes. ana II I
could borrow an overcoat' any.
where, you'd probably steal that.
You amt got any respect for
ownership"
Uncle grabbed another frank.
furter In back OF the ears and
grumbied II down. For q man
who didn't like sausasss he Ger.
tainly' put on q nice frankfurter
JUGGLING act. II looked IKE there
might be some trouble then. but
uncle averted any overt act OF
hostility by smiling systematically
through the pancake that pop
plastered on his face. He balanced
dish on pops head. but later
said he thought pops skuli was
an English tea table. Pop didn't
mind the tea table mistake 20
Safety Last.
~wsil. my dear" said 4 young
husband. greeting his wifs on his
return homo from business. II
had my life insured today for
$1,000" a
"oh, how sweet Of your cried
The wife. Now shsn't have to
tell you to b careful svsrywhsrs
you 90"
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

~>~>~s>~~>~~>~s>~s~~s>~
something 20 that they can be
readily identified. ga
Sheiks wear long bath.robe ef.
fects when they are at large. ana
1t is getting more and more diff.
cult these days for the bright
young men from various military
emy and the almost equally bright
young men from variou smilitary
schools to convince people that
they are not sheiks when they
wear those long, flowing overcoats.
Somebody missed making q lot
Of money. Some enterpfising hab-
erdasher should have put on the
market last summer q iurid bath
robe and labeled II "The Sheik."
Men might not buy II. but their
wives would make 'em wear II.
But sheiks. after all, are getting,
too common. You can't pick up a
Newspaper nowadays without read,
ing OF some one who has j,ist
taken the count, while wife says,
II loved him. 20 slew him." You
can't pick up q Newspaper with.
out reading OF some sheik running
away with the Thanatopsis Club.
Of nuokhannon Falls. Me-. or
young women's finishing school.
Pack to the old-styie sheik,"
must Be the cry Of those who
would save the nation and the
world. The ''oId and venerable"
stun b what 10 needed to prevent
domestic relations svsrywhsrs
from soins bloois.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Tr ELLO. aid you come Tor
support wen pop, he nj
AA ways says that basket par.
ties are welcome.
Pop is down In the cellar dodg-
ing questionaires. The tax man
called today and claimed that pop
hadn't declared his wages. and
pop says he Amt got nothing to
do with them because he's work
ing for MON. and he says the
wives don't pay any salaries.
That's pops picture there on
the sixth pags Of the family
album. Pop says that sixth 10
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
THE FAMILY ALBUM

pretty good, because, there are
only four uncles, one cat and one
dog ahead Of him.
Pop and Uncle B.l got into one
Of their four-minute sermons on
ambition tho other night, and pop
won by three minutes. He re-
fused uncie's attempt to borrow
some money by an unanimous
verdict OF one hundred cents on
the dollar. Pop says his mother
didn't hatch any foolish eggs.
= So uncle started criticising the
homo cooking. on which he II an
International authority. He's al.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
/. AN HLITERATE
M0RON'S RHAPSODY.

This here IL q sad sad pome
to bring teres to evry eve.
It's all about muther and homo
and the 80 called by & by.
1t is conserDed with the .luv o
kiddys
and the prares that bannish harm
and bunnys and chickabiddys
on the hevily morgajed farm.
II tells of the mooniites glory
and the sunshine fare q brits.
and fields Of battei COREY
and the misterry Of the mite.
But when you get thru .rsding
you discovsr I professy
that there Amt nuthing in .
wurth heding.
II was ritten TO ketch the eye
ha ha
Il was rittsn to kstoh the sya
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

,t,F CAKE LINE
At ,s-M Ast0 NE AVE.
a STACK or WAEATS
OF DpSr
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
By BUGS" BAER

to put all the visits together and
disappoint you in one lump"
Then pop said to the doctor.
Come over some time"
. The doctor said, '"what. on q
professional visit7''
Pop said. mo. don't come over
a. q doctor. Come over in a
friendly way"
That made the doctor SO mad he
came almost close to hanging UP
on his own nickel.
But his statistics finally con.
ausrsd his better Judgment, and
Hfh|fH.' y F-esf A'=
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
One Better.

A Scotsman and . Jew were
out walking one very hot day,
Coming to a saloon the Jew went
in for a drink. After receiving
II he talked to the girl for some
time. drank up. and made for the
door. The waitress cried TO him.
you have not paid"
"oh, yes" replied the Jew. 'T
paid when I received my drink;
you must have forgot
When he arrived outside he
told the Scotsman how he had
tricksd the waitress. scotty then
went in. called for his drink, and
also stood talking to the siri who
served him. Then he made for
the door. but when he was half
way he turned back, saying
'.Excuse me, miss, what about
my. change" Ft
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Hint 70 Q Hero.

The play was In full swing when
the smaAsuf. hero rushed TO the
ffont Of ths stage and cried, 'fIow.
on, how can bring thy proud
enemy 10 his knecsf"
Instantly Q voice from ths sai.
lery replied; Drop % IN front OF
him."
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

much. even II they are flat on
top. But he hated the English.
30 a. nom had adopted pop for
better or worse, she made It worse.
She hung q row Of frankfurters on
Uncle's neck and pop exchanged
two saucers for q chair leg.
So us kids wanted to show we
were against the monarchical de-
ception Of closed doors and secret
treaties. 30 we threw the stuff
around pretty impartial. and II the
telephone beil hadn't rung there
might have been family fight.
II was the doctor. and he wanted
to know u anybody was sick in
our family because We hadn't an
swsred any bills for weeks. Pop
said that II showed We were all
in our right miids and healthy,
But he told the doctor to expect
u c<Ai my Hhhutc aiho W haVe M
uncle Clinic all ready for one big.
Cat. lazy specimen.
Then Uncle started barking, and
the doctor said. "whatt.xattf"
Pop said that was Uncle barking
from sausages. and what to do. The
doctor said. "Tell him to lay off
sausagss and eat frankfurters, be.
cause they'll match his bark bet
ter" $50
Uncls hollsrjd, How much Tor
the advicef''
T.s doctor said. what DO you
want to know forf You owe me
for three visita now"
Uncle kaid. II know. but want
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
CURTAIN.

A DEVASTATING POEM.
BR0uoHT TO THE OF.
FlCE - A SILENT AND MYs.
TERIoUS NAN IN A GRAY
CLOAK. AND ENTITLED.
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

the first thing you know. Pop had
hung up ON him and left him with
some buxzing In his ear and no
results.
That made Pop and Uncle feel
20 good that they swept up the
supper and they went on eating
like nothing had happened. And II
you want to stay for eats tonight.
you're as welcome as a biscuit in
q cold oven. r
Sorry you have to 60, but II you
get around some time you'll always
find welcome" on the quarantine
post.
tcopyrish. 1884 ~ star compssy)
The Washington times., 1922-12-10
Knew How to Pinch.

The teacher wanted some plums
In, order to give an object lesson.
and calling one Of the small boys
she gave him q quarter, and dis
patched him to the fruit store
round the corner.
Before you buy the piums.
wiiiie," she cautioned, "you had
better, pinch one or two to make
sure they are ripe"
Lattie Willie fitted away Soon
he came back. and smilingiy put
the bag on the teachers desk.
"oh. thank you, wiiiie." said
the teacher, taking up the bag.
did you pinch one or two. a.
told you to DOR
ibid II pinched the whole
bagful. and here's your quarter
back" A
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Uncle iaid. Il know. but wan,
The Washington times., 1922-12-10

T-s doctor said. what DO you
want to know forf You owe me
for three visits now"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-12-22
Found Dead In Chicago.

Fred Giese of Chicago, son of Fred
Giese now making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Richard Wallmow, was
buried from ST. Johns Lutheran church
last Sunday afternoon at 200. The
body was brought from Chicago by his
sorrowing wife. The deceased was
employed by an express company in
Chicago, working night shift. He
checked his time at 2:30 O'Clock a. m.
Dec. IA. About 6 o'clock in the morn
ing he was found dead in an alley half
mile away from his place of employ
ment. The police were notified and the
body taken to the morgue. An inquest
was held Tuesday to determine the
cause of death. Foul play is feared.
The deceased was born in Germany
Al years ago. He came to this country
together with his parents in 1886. Be-
sides his wife, father and sister men
toned above, he leaves a brother,
Ernest Giese, and sister, Mrs. Albert
Lempke. The body was laid to rest in
Fassett cemetery; Rev. Spilman Of
ficiated at the home, the church and
the grave.