The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 26, 1905, Image 3
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T WELCOME WAS BOUNDLESS
Everywhere the Nation's Chief ExecuY
^ve Was the Recipient of Typical
Southern Hospitality?Happy in
| His Speeches?Well Up on Local
History?Greeted With Enthusiasm
by Enormous Crowds.
The splendid Southern tour of
President Roosevelt began with his
visit to Richmond on Wednesday.
Thousands upon thousands of patriotic
citizens poured out at the capital
city of the Old Dominion to do hom^
age by their presence to the nation's
first citizen. No printed account can
do justice to the enthusiastic reception
accorded the distinguished guests
of the ctiy and the State. Address!
ing the tremendous throng present,
I * Mr. Roosevelt, among many tactful,
I > patriotic and thriling things, said:
li 4'I trust I need hardly say how
& .great is my pleasure at speaking in
H this historic capital of your historic
hI State; the State than which no other
H . has contributed a larger proportion
?11 to the leadership of the nation; for
Mm on the honor roll of those American
worthies whose greatness is not only
for the age, but for all time, not
only for one nation for all the world,
on this honor roll Virginia's name
stands above all others. And in
P? greeting all of you, 1 know tnat no
one will grudge my saying a special
word of acknowledgement to the vet
ui titr ?ai. a iu:iii wuuiu,
indeed, be but a poor American who
oould without a thrill witness the
way in which, in city after city,
in the North as well as in the South,
' on every public occasion, the men
who wore the blue and the men who
wore the gray. now march and stand
shoulder to shoulder giving tangible
proof that we are all now in fact as
well as in name a reunited people, a
people infinitely richer because cf the
priceless memories left to all Amerr'*
ieans by you men who fought in the
great war. Last Memorial Day I
spoke in Brooklyn at the unveiling
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ox mt? hi.tiue ox u jM'i uiiriu gcuci aif i
. under the auspices of the < J rand j
L Army of the Republic, and that great (
ft audience cheered every allusion to the
yalor and self-devotion of the men
^ "who followed Lee as heartily as they
Bp cheered even' alusion to the valor
wr and self-devotion of the n:en who
Ssi followed Grant.
"The wounds left by the great
civil war have loner healed, but its
memories remain. Think of it, oh,
, my countrymen, think of the good
\fortune that is ours! That whereas
every other war of modern times has
left feelings of rancor and bitterness
to keep asunder the combatants, our
great war has left to the sons and
daughters of the men who fought on
whichever side they fought, the same
right to feel the keenest pride in the
great deeds alike of the men who
?. fought on one side and of the men
who fought on the other. The proud
self-sacrifice, the resolute and daring
courage, the high and steadfast devotion
to the-right as each man saw
it, whether Northerner or Southerner,
these qualities render a 1,1 Americans
forever the debtors of those
who in the dark days from '61 to r(J5
proved their truth bv their endeavor.
Here around Richmond, here in your
own State, there lies battlefield after
battlefield, rendered memorable by
the men who counted death as but
a little thing when weighed in the
balance against doing their duty as it
was given them to .iee it. These men
have left us of the younger generation
not merely the memory of what
they did in war, but of what they did
in peace.
1 i Great though the meed of praise
is which is due the South for the
soldierly valor her sons displayed
during the four years of war. I
think that even greater praise is due
to her for what her people have accomplished
in the forty years of
peace which followed. For forty
years the South has made not merely
a courageous, but at times, a dcsj>erata
struggle, as she has striven for
moral and material well-being. Her
News in Brief.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has acquired all the property
of Coxe Bros., the most exquisite individual
operators in in the Pennsylvania
anthracite field.
Cashier S. Lee Clark, of the En*
terprise National Bank of Allegheny
Cit, Pa., committed suicide, and an
investigation started by the bank examiner
was followed by placing the
r institution in charge or a receiver.
According to a Paris paper, France
rejected Great Britain's proposal for
an alliance 011 the Moroccan question,
but later reconsidered, and Germany
f| #^ve notice such an alliance would"
be a cause for war.
The Mikado is showing marked
honors to the officers of the visiting
British squad' >11.
. Amzi L. Barber testified that the
- asphalt trust did contribute \ioney<
and supplies to the Mates revolution
against President Castro, of Venezulea.
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success has been extraordinary, and
all citizens of our common country j
should feel joy and pride in it; for ?
any great deed done, or any fine j
qualities shown, by one group of j
Americans, of necessity reflects cred- j
it upon all Americans."
"While discussing at some length \
the duties of citizenship, the Presi- <
dent said: (
'This government was formed
with as its basic idea the principle j
of treating each man on his worth
as a man, 01 paying no heed to whether
he was rich or poor, or heed to .
his creed or social standing, but only 1
to the way in which he performed (
his duty to himself, to his neighbor, *
to the State. From this principle *
we cannot afford to vary by so much *
as a hand's breadth. Many republics
have risen in the past, and some 1
of them flourished Ion#, but sooner i
or later they fell, and the cause most 1
potent in bringing about their fall t
PRESIDENT THEOD
was in almost all cases the fact that f
they grew to be governments in the i
interest of a class instead of governments
in the interest of all.*' ,
At the banquet in the evening,
speaking impromptu, Mr. Roosevelt .
said:
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VTiriiiiuim-n, i uu:u\/i cu.-miviiiij
express to you my deep appreciation (
of the way in which you hav greeted ?
me to-day. You cannot be nearly so c
glad to see me as I am to see you. g
Let me say once more what I said
in my formal address. Think of the 1
{rood fortune that is ours, as a peo- I
pie, in having:, each of us, whether i c
we in our own persons or through [
our ancestors wore the blue or the t
gray, the proud right to challenge
as our own all of the valor, all of F
the self-devotion, all of the steadfast e
adherence to right, as God gave to )]
each man to see the right, shown f
alike by the men who wore the blue
and the men who wore the gray in 1
the great contest that was waged v
from '61 to 'Go." c
At one point in the line of march e
the President shook hands with Giles ,
R. Jackson, president of the Development
and Tarnestown Exposition s
Company, and addressed a gathering c
of negroes as follows:
Remarks to Negroes. ,
"I want to congratulate you upon
the showing your school children have
made, and further 1 wish as an American
to congratulate the rej>re- t
senratives of the colored race, who j 1
have shown such progress in the in-11
Earthquakes in West Indies.
.Santiago, Cuba, By Cable.?Another
earthquake shock was felt here (
Sunday afternoon. It was stronger 1
than that of Friday, or the shock of 1
Saturday.
Kingston, Jamaica, By Cable.?An- ^
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oiuer c'uniiijiuiiw s>uwvn. ...... ...... ... ,
6.35 Sunday even ins:, lasting: fori
nearly a minute. It wrs oppressively j
hot before the shock t-^ok place. t
Bryan Does as Jap3 Do.
Tokio, Bv Cable.?The dinner rriven
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by the Japan-American Society at the ' *
Maple Club in honor of W. J. Bryan ; 1
was an eminent success. IJaron lvcne- '
ko presided. Mr. Bryan enjoyed the ^
pure Japanese style of entertainment, i,
He said that the historic cordiality (
of both nations had been fully de- (
monstrated both by word and action. t
Mr. Bryan will be entertained at j
luncheon by Count Okuua leader of ;
the Progressive party, ]
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iustrial interests of this city. All j
they have done in that way, Mr.
Jackson, means a genuine progress j
for the race. I . am glad, as an |
Ameircan, for what you are doing, j
riic standing of the hank which in
ihis city is managed by colored men,
should give genuine pride to all the
colored men of this Country. Its
record is an enviable one. You cnl>red
men who show in business life
both ability and a high order of inegrity
arc real benefactors, not only
?f your race, but of the whole counry.''
During Mr. Roosevelt's progress
hrough the city he showed special inicrest
in the school children lined up
:o greet him, the whites on one side
>f Broad street, the blacks on the
Jther. He was much amused at another
point by the appearance of a
luge stuffed bear, over which was the
>ign: "Mr. Roosevelt, have a shot;
lie, only one in Richmond." He
aughed heartily at this. As thopresdential
party passed the Centenary
Method church, the chimes in the
:ower of the church rang out "My
Country, 'Tis of Thee." and at another
point a hundred and fifty girls
'rom the Womans' College, attired in
mire white, sang the same anthem.
Everywhere the party's progress was
hrough streets packed with welllressed
people, who cheered the Presdent
enthusiasticaly, and showed in
>very way their delight at seeing the
'hief magistrate of the country. As .
Mr. Roosevelt left lie said to a reporter:
' 'I want the people of Richmond to
enow what a pleasure it has been for
ne to have been with them, and to
rnve had an opportunity of meeting
hem personally. If they like me half
ORE ROOSEVELT.
is I like them, we will call it square,
ind I'll be satisfied."
Boosevelt in Raleigh.
Raleigh, N. C., Special.?It was
toosevelt Day in Raleigh and what
s said to be the greatest number of
>eople ever brought together in North
Carolina did the President honor
vitli true Tar Heel heartiness. This
ity had to face a situation brought
ibout by the sudden death of Goverlor
Glenn's brother, but did it clevernti.l
.i*oll 'Tim fontnrec nf flip
lay were the wonderful weather, the
ntense interest, good order and patriotism
of the crowds, the President's
personality, his attentions to Confedrate
soldiers, and the boldness of
lis speech, in which he declared for
omplete govermental control of
ailways. His character and his talk
rere such as to appeal to North Car linians
as much as to any people on
arth, for they dearly love a man who
Iocs things and they were swift and
ure to recognize in the President
>oe of their own kind of men.
After a generous reception the
'resident was introduced to the trenendous
crowd, an he said in part:
"I glad here at the capital of
sorth Carolina to have a chance to
c il ^ 3 1 1.
:ro<*t so many 01 me sons aim cimuruors
of your great State. Vorth Cnroina's
part in our history has ever
ieen hijrh and honorable. It was in
By Wire and Cable.
('apt. Elmon F. Taggart got a de-ree
of divorce from his wife and the
ustody of the children, the wife's
ross bil being dismissed.
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vischcncff, Bessarabia, was assassi- j
Kited.
The profits of the alleged conspiraors
in the cotton rejiort leak are said
o have been $200,000.
Restores Cut in Operatives.
Fall River, Mass.. Special.?M. C.
). Borden notified the 2.500 operatives
of the Iron Work s Mills, owned
>y him, that the 12 1-2 per cent.!
ut in their wages made in 1005
vould be restored. Mr. Borden ^1 id
n?t ent wares in July, 100-J, with
he other manufacturers, and his op ra^'ves
did not strike with the otlins.
When the great strike was set- j
led in April, 11)05, aiu^ the cut was j
iccepted, Mr. Borden announced a j
eduction of wages in his mills.
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North Carolina that the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Indej>endence foreshadowed
the course taken ia a few
short months by the representatives
of the thirteen colonies assembled in
Philadelphia. North Carolina can
rightfully say that she pointed us the
way which led to the formation of the
new naiion. In the Revolution she
did many memorable deeds; and the
battle of King's Mountain marked the
turning point of the Revolutionary
war in the South. But I congratulate
you not only upon your past, but upon
the great industry aud activity shown
the great industrial activity shown
Ill voiir V,ummuilHcaiui, an juuuhhoi
activity which, to mention but one
thin?, has placed the State second
only to one other in the number of
textile factories. You are showing
in practical fashion your realization
of the truth, that :here must be* a
foundation of material well-being in
order that any community may make
real and rapid progress. And I am
happy to say that you are in addition
showing in practical fashion you undemanding
of the great truth that
this material well-being, though necessary
as a foundation, can only be
the foundation, and that upon it must
bo raised the superstructure of a
higher life, if the Commonwealth is to
stand as it should stand. More and
more you are giving care and attention
to education; -and education
means the promotion not only of industry.
but of that good citizerwhip
wliioh rests udoh individual rijl^ts
and upon the recognition by each individual
that he has duties as well
as rights?in other words, of that
good citizenship which rests upon
moral integrity and intellectual freedom.
The man must be decent in his
home life, his private life, of course;
but this is not by itself enough. The
man who fails to be honest and brave
both in his political franchise and in
his private business contributes to political
and social anarchy. Self-government
is not an easy thing. Only
those communities are fit for it in
which the average individual practices
the virtue of self-command, of
wroint nf wise disintersted
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ness combined with wise self-interest;
where the individual possesses common
sense, honesty and courage.
Here Mr. Roosevelt dwelt at length
on the great problems of the day. He
spoke of the Appalachian Park, and
discussed railway rate legislation in a
conservative, but vigorous way. In a j
way, in fact, to show that he means |
to push some definite measure.
In closing he said:
"It must be understood as a matter i
of course, that if this power in grant-1
ed it is to be exercised with wisdom |
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anil caunuu aim scu-iCi?.u,u,.
Inter-State Commerce Commission or
other government oflieial who failed
to protect a railroad that was in the
right against any clamor, no matter
how violent, on the part of the public,
would he guilty of as gross a wrong
as if he corruptly rendered an improper
service to the railroad at the
expense of the public. When I say a
square deal I mean a square deal; exactly
as much a square deal for the
rich man as for the poor man: but no
more. Let each stand on his merits,
receive what is due him and be
judged according to his desserts. To
more he is not entitled, and less he
shall not have."
Great Crowds Everywhere.
Leaving Raleigh, the Presidential
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party made short stops at Durham,
Greensboro, High Point. Salisbury,
Concord and other places, where the
people were out in great numbers to
greet them. At Charlotte the party i
was taken to Vance Park, where I
twenty thousand people had assembled
to see and hear Mr. Roosevelt.
On being introduced he said in part:
Spoke at Charlotte.
"Mr.. Mayor, Mr. President, and
you, my fellow-citizens, men and wo
men or i\orin taruium.
"I have enjoyed more thanl can say
passing through the great State today.
I entered your borders a pretty
good American, and I leave them a
better American, and 1 have rejoiced
in the symptoms ot' your abounding
material prosperity. 1 am here in a
great center of cotton manufacture. I
Within a radius of a hundred miles of :
this city, perhaps half of the cotton |
manufacturing in the United States is I
done. I realize to the full, as does
every good citizen, that there must be
a foundation of material prosperity
upon which to build the welfare of!
State or nation; but I realize alsoy'asj
does every good citizen, that material J
prosperity?material well-being?can j
never be anything but the foundation.;
1? is the indispensable foundation, but j
if we do not raise upon it the super- j
structure of a higher citizenship, then '
we fail in bringing this to the level!
to which it shall and will he brought !
(Applause). And ,so, though 1 eon-j
gratulate you upon what you have j
done in the way of material growth. I;
congratulate von even more npop the
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News Notes.
The murder of Gaetno Costa, a
Brooklyn butcher, who was shot
'lead, is ascribed by the police to the
Neapolitan ('aniona. his four brothers
having died by violence.
Painters of Suffolk struck last week
demanding an increase from $1.75 to
$2 for a nine-hour day. Owing to
the press of work the contractors acceded
to their demands.
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Swept by Tornado.
St. Louis, Special.?A tornado
struck the village of Sorento, 111.,
.'I'd miles northwest of St. Louis, killing
eight persons, injurii g 33 others,
of whom three will probably die, and
doing a great amount of damage to
property. Forty houses were blown
to atoms or carried from 'heir foundatio
s. A complete swath was cut
t!i gh the town. Everything in the
track of the tornado was reduced to
debns or blown away.
u great
historic memories of yotu1 State.
It is not so very far from here that
the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
was made (applause)?the
declaration that pointed out the path
on which the thirteen United Colonies
trod a lew months later.
"As I got off the train here, I Mas
greeted by one citizen of North Caroline
(and .1 know that neither the
Governor, the Mayor, nor the Senators
will blame me for what I am going to
say) whose greeting pleased and
touched me more than the greeting
of any man could have touched me. I
Mas greeted by the widow of Stonewall
Jackson (appleause). And M-e of
this united country have a right to
challenge as a part of the heritage of
honor and glory of each American
the reunion of the people?Americans
Mho fought in the Civil War?whether
they M-ore the blue or whether
they wore the gray. (Applause). The
valor shoM-n alike by the men of the
North and the men of the South as
they battled for the right, as God
ftipm tn see the richt. is now nart
of what we, all of us, keep with
pride. It was my good fortune to appoint
to West Point the grandson
of Stonewall Jackson. (Applause).
"Here, as I came up your streets,
I saw a monument raised to a fellowsoldier
of mine who fell in the Spanish
war at Santiago?to Shipp, of
I North Carolina. (Applause). The
morning of the fight, he an! I took
breakfast together. It wasto't much
of a breakfast, but it was the only
breakfast that was going, and we
( were glad to get it. The night before,
I had no supper, and he and his
comrades gave me out of the very
small amount that they had a sandwich.
In the morning they had no
material for breakfast but by that
time my things had come up and I
shared my breakfast fith them. That
was at dawn. Before noon, one of
them was killed, and the other (as we
then though) fatally wounded.
"And now there are here men who
fought in the great war. We who
went in in '93 had the opportunity to
fight only in a small war, and all that
we claim is that we hope we showed
a spirit not entirely unworthy of men
who faced the mighty and terrible
days irom 'oi 10 oo. ^np^iausc/.
Every Man Has a Duty to Perform.
"And now, gentlmen, though we
glory in the memories of the past, we
must remember ever to keep these
memories, not as excuses for failing
to do well in the past, but as incentives
to spur us on to action. In life,
every victory won inevitably brings
us face to face with a new struggle.
The men of one generation have to
do their allotted task. If they fail to
do it, they accumulate misfortune unto
those who come after them. If
they do it, it yet remains true that
the men who come after them must do
their tasks in return. It is just as
it is with you, my escort, the men of
the National Guard, the artillernien,
the infantrymen. If there comes a
war, I know I can count on you and
those like you, because the memory
of what your fathers did will make
you ashamed not to rise level to the
demands of the new time, as tncy
rose level to the demands of their
time. (Applause).
Here the President turned aside
and asked how much more time he had
?if it was not two minutes. Some
one told him to speak as long1 as he
wanted to, when he made the characteristic
utterance (sotto voice) that
he "would like to go on all night.")
Crop of Children the Best Crop.
"And now, in saying good-bye, I
want to say to you men and women
that I have been immensely impressed
with North Carolina?with her aglL
1 I.Jnutnot huf
ricuiture, wun nrr
that the crop that I like best is the
crop of children. (Applause) and I
congratulate North Carolina on the
children seem to be all right in quality
and quantity." (Move applause).
At the conclusion of the President's
speech he was driven rapidly in an
automobile to the station.
At 7.45 the train departed for
Greenville with the President's party.
The Charlotte people gave President
Roosevelt a royal reception, and he
was ^delighted.
The hospitality shown him here was
unique. It looked as if the entire
town had turned out to greet and
cheer the distinguished guest.
This concluded the President's tour
of North Carolina. His reception
everywhere was most cordial, and if
results thus far are any indication of
what are to follow, his Southern trip
ni-st have a most happy effect in
every way.
Reception to Mrs. Roosevelt.
At Charlotte Mrs. Roosevelt was
met by a committee of representative
lrdies of the city, headed by Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson. She was escorted
to the home of Mis. Jackson where
she received a number of distinguished
1 -dies while the president spoke.
j Three Escaped Prisoners.
'sville, Tenn., Special.?Heis*
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kcil Nixon, jonn viooariM ami vieu.
On lice, were arrested here on the
eh.-: _? of breaking jail at Aslieville
Si: \v night. One of them stated
tluu they had been for.r month? sawin
their way out of the jab and
that the saws weie slipped into the
prison by the wife of a fellow prisoner
who was incarcerated on. the
charge of murder.
An important Invention.
A patent was recently :ssuod to
F. W. Bost, of China Groy, N. C.,
for a wire-streteher, that wi ] prove ,
a great blessing to farmers/It can
he readily secured to a fence post
or other support, and can lighten the
most delicate or stoutest wires in
an instant wifhont labor. The device
is so simple that a cTnki can operate
it and so cheap that no farmer will
do without it. Several larcro manufacturers
are communicating with
Mr. Bost in regard to handling thi.inventionJ
which is a "sure winner.'
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WELCOMED IN GEORGIA
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Georgia Gives a Great Welcome to the
Man Whom Editor Graves Declares
in Speech at Luncheon to Bo Her
Most Illustrious Grandson and 100,000
People Are Said to Have Seen
and Heard Him. .
Atlanta. Gn.. Sj>ceia!.?The President's
visit to Atlanta Friday was a
marked event in ill history of. the
State of Georgia, lie was greeted on
his arrival by distinguished citizens,
and. on every hand were shouted
words of welcome that left no room
for doubt of their sincerity. The
city was in gala attire and business
was practically suspended that all
might greet the distinguished guest.
South Carolina, in the person of Governor
Hyward, added its welcome
to the South in no uncertain tones.
On being introduced to . the vast
throng present, Mr. Roosevelt made a
brilliant and timely speech, among
many other things saying:
' Here is this great industrial center
in this city which is a typical
Southern city, it is natural to consider
certain phases of the many-sided
industrial problem which this
generation have to solve. In this
world of ours it is practically impossible
to get success of any kind on
a large scale without paying someling
for it. The exceptions to the
rule are too few to warrant our paying
heed to them; and as a rule it
may be said that something must be
paid as an offset for everything we
sot and tor everything we accomplish.
This is notably true of our industrial
life. The problems which we of America
have to face today are very
serious, but we will do well to remember
that after all they are only part
of the price which we have to pay
for the triumphs we have won, for the
high position to which we have attained.
If we were a backward and stationary
country we would not have to
face these problems at all; but I
think that most of us are agreed that
to bo backward and stationary would
bo altogether too heavy a price to
pay for the avoidance of the problems
in question. There are no labor
troubles where there is no work to be
slone by labor. There are no troubles
about corporations where the poverty
of the community is sucn tuai 11 is
not worth while to form corporations
There is no difficulty in regulating
railroads where the resources of a
region are so few that it does not
pay to buHd railroads. There are
many excellent people who shake their
heads over the difficulties that as a
nation we nov have to fee; but their
melancholy is not warranted save in
a very partial degree., for most of the
things of which they complain are the
inevitable accompaniments of the
growth and greatness of which we
are proud.
"Now I do not wish to be misunderstood.
I do not for one moment
mean to say that there are not many
and serious evils with which we have
to grapple, or that Ihere are not unhealthy
signs in the body social and
politic; but I do mean to say that
while we must not show a foolish
optimsm we must net less beware of
a mere blind pessimism. There is
every reason why we should be vigilant
iu searching out what is wrong
and unflinchingly resolute in striving
to remedy it. Hut at the same time
we must not blind ourselves to what
has been accomplished for good, and
above all we must not lose our heads
liommo oitlipr hysterical or ranco
rous in grappling with what is bad.
lie also discussed the regulation of
commerce, the Chinese boycott and
other subjects of vital interest to the
South
At a banquet, speakng inpromptu,
he praised Joel Chandler Harris
("Uncle Remus") as one of the foremost
writers of the age. He also said :
The surest way of blunting the
public conscience in dealing with corruption
is to confuse the public mind
as to who is corrupt and who is not.
There are plenty of men from whom
we differ radically, plenty of men of
wbciu we radically disapprove, as to
whom it is right and necessary that
we should express that disapprobation;
but beware of expressing it in
terms that imply moral reprobation.
Governor Heyward Adds Welcome.
Following the President's address,
Colonel Graves introduced Governor
Hey ward of South Carolina, as the
guest second in honor only to the nation's
Chief Executive. Governor
Hevward added his welcome to the
South to thai already extended bv
Georgia. He declared that nowhere
could the President receive a more
hearty welcome than in the South,
and he joined most heartily with
Georgia in honoring the President.
In closing Governor Hevward proposed
the health of Mrs. Roosevelt,
already on her way to "Washington,
and the pretty compliment was responded
to by the entire company
stnndintr.
At His Mother's Old Home.
Roswell, Ga., Special.?President
Roosevelt carried out his Ion? cherished
pl?n of visiting the home of
his mother?Roswell. Ga. One of his
reasons for coming South was that he
might see tlie old homestead where
his mother spent her girldhood, and
which she left a happy bride. That
the visit was fraught with many tender
recollections was evident, and as
his earrinee drove away from the old
Polloeh mansion, wher his mother
lived and married, the President's
murmur to Mrs. Roosevelt: "I can
hardly hear to live here."
In speaking to the people he said:
"You can have no idea of how
much it means to me to came back to
Roswell the home of my mother and
any mother's people, and to sec the
sjx)t, which I already know so well
from what my mother and my aunts
told me. It has beer, exactly as if 1
wore re-visit in? some old place of my
childhood.
"It has been my very Treat good
fortune to have the irelit to claim
that my blood is half .Southern and
half Northern, and I would deny the
right of any man here to feel a greater
pride in the deeds of ever}' Southerner
than I feel."
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL *
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMHENTS W
FOR OCTOBER 29,
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8object: Tower Through God'i Spirit, ><
Zech. It., 1-10?Golden Text, Zeeh. It., 2
C?Memory Verse*, 8-10?Commentary
on tbe Day's Lesson.
I. Zechariah's vision (vs. 1-5). 1.
"The angel" The same angel who \*j
had shown Zeeharlah his other visions
"came again." "Waked me." The
prophet had slept after the first series
of visions, and he is now aroused tO" be
instructed further. 2. "Behold a cani
dlestick." This was no doobt similar
to the seven-branched candlestick of
Solomon's temple, although the bowl, *JH
the pipes and the two olive trees were
peculiar to this vision. The candlestick
was, 1. A type of the Jewish nation.
God's chosen people to shed light
to the Gentiles. If they were willing
to carry out God's purpose they could
not fail. 2. A type of the Christian ,
church (Rev. 1:20). (1) Its purpose
was to give light. (2) Its material
was precious and costly, shewing the
preciousness of the church. (3) Its
"awaw lo-mrm In nna HanntA thA linifT of j
God's people. (4) There was a constant
supply of oil, so the Holy Spirit
supplies the church with the grace of
God. (6) The candlestick was not
the light, but held, the light; It is the
work of the Christian to hold up the
true light, which is Christ. "All of
gold." Pure in doctrine and practice
and indestructible?the true ideal of
the church. "A bowl." The fountain
of supply of oil to the lamps. This is Jthe
emblem of Christ, through whom
the Spirit is given. "Seven lamps." ' * j\
There was only one lamp stand, de- H
noting the unity of God's people, but
it had various branches and lamps,
denoting their multiplicity in unity.
and the number was seven, the symbol
of their completeness. "Seven pipes.**
See R. V. Each lamp had seven pipes
connected with the bowl.
3. "Two olive trees." The oil usually
burned in the lamps was olive oil, -4
pressed from the fruit of the olive
tree. The olive trees, one on each side
of the lamp stand, express the source
of supply. The bowl of oil would soon be
exhausted unless a continual supply,
flowed into it The trees represent an
inexhaustible fountain connected with
the very nature of the Creator. The
supply of power does not come through
human ministrations, but directly from
God. 4. "What are theSe." Even in
spired men do not always turners tana
divine teachings. It is sometimes wise
to ask questions. 5. "No, my lord."
If we would receive instruction we
must be ready to acknowledge ottr if- '
norance. '
II. The interpretation (vs. 6-14). 6.
"Word?unto Zerubbabel." This Tieion
was to inspire the people with confidence
in their leaders as divinely sustained.
and the leaders with confidence
in their divine appointment to the
work, and to lead all>to the trne source
of strength and success. "Not by
might." Of thy own. Not by their armies,
for they had none. "Nor by
power." Authority from others. "But
by My spirit." The providence, authority,
power and energy of the Most
High. No secular arm, no human pm- ?
dence. no earthly policy, no suits at "Vi
law, shall ever be used for the found- \ vi
ing, extension and preservation of My
church.
7. "0 great mountain." This was a
figure suggesting the great work to be
accomplished and the many difficulties ' ; ^
in the way. The opposition from his
enemies and the lack of zeal among .
his own people had tended to discour- H
age Zerubbabel. "Become a plain." . -ay
Be wholly removed. At that very time
God was influencing Darius to refuse
the desires of the Samaritans and give
his favor to Jerusalem (Ezra 6).
"Headstone." As he had laid the foun- '*
nation stone, so shall he put up the
headstone; as he has begun the buiid- * ffil
ing. so shall he finish it. "With shoutings."
Joyful acclamations. r> J
9. "Shall also finish." An encour-.
aging assurance to the prince of Judah.
10. "Day of small things." Zerubbabel
belonged to the day of small things.
He did not appear like Solomon in all
his glory, but more like a common man
than a great ruler. He seemed inferior
to the governor of 'Samaria, and
was subject to the King of Persia.
We people the past with heroes. We
dream of a future full of heroes. But
how blind we are to the heroes of our
own day and our own time! This is a
nnicorsnl *>rrnr "Shall see the Dlum
met." The perpendicular line with
which he shouM try the finished work.
He is master builder, under God, the
great Architect. "With those seven."
Referring to chapter 3:9. "They are
the eyes of the Lord." In contrast
with those who might be despising the
day of small things, the eyes of the
Lord were beholding with joy the work
in the hand of Zerubbabel. The Jews
themselves despised the foundation of
the second temple because it was likely
to 'be so far inferior to the first (Ezra
3:12). Their enemies despised the wall
when it was in process of building
(Neh. 2:19; 4:2. 3). 'To and fro." A'
beautiful figure of God's oversight
over the whole earth.
11-14. Three times Zecharfah (vs. 4.
11,12) asked as to the two olivea before
he got an answer; the question becomes
more minute each time. What
he at first calls two olive "trees" he
oolla 41Ki*nnn}iAe " a a /\T>
ai Ltri ?uiu vans uniuv.uw. u? vcloser
looking he observes that the - ?
branches of the trees are channels
through which a continual flow of oil
dropped into the bowl of the lamps;
and that this is the purpose for which
the two olive trees stand beside the
candlestick. Primarily the "two" refor
to Jeshua and Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel
and Jesuua typified Christ a* ^ %
anointed with the Holy Spirit without
measure, to be King and High Priest
of the church. and to build, illuminate
and sanctify the spiritual tempi*
Q
Taking His Turn.
The other day, as I was walking j
along the Strand, I almost ran 'nto 1
the arms of one of my old parishlon- . /)
ers from a parish In the north of
Yorkshire. He was In gala dress
and looking radiantly hanpy and
pleased with himself. "Halloa, Mr.
Blank!" I said, in gree'lng my friend,
"and what are you doing In town?"
"Oh," said he, a bit. bashfully, "I'se v '
on me honeymoon." "Dear mc!
That's interesting news," I said, "and
I am sure I congratuhfe yon heartily.
Cut vrhere Is the brldi1" J
"T'missus?" sail sho
couldn't come. H?r mother was taken
bad on t'weidlng day, and sho
had to go and nursa her; sea I thowt
I'd come honoymocnln* mysfl.' Ye
see, sir. it was t'chance of a lifetime, I
and I wnrn't go'n' to miss it."?Sabur* v I
ban Vicar in Tid-BIt3.
School gardens hare passed the ex*
periinental stage. They have estab? hh
listed their educational useCulcess if *
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