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APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION UN
SCRIPTURAL.
Merk 7-19; Matthew v. 13-16? April
21.
Ttrt -Tt 414 not c*oo<? Iff. but I I ftsej
gee mnd mw'-'i- 'i assets' oo sea1
tovr /mit ^oAm xv, M tK VJ.
CODA YS lesson shows the par?
ticular tv with which the
twelve A|>ostles were chosen
Some of the things said to gad
respecting them sre equally appropri?
ate to every one of Jesus' followers,
but other things said to The Twel-e
and respecting them apply to none oth
ere of tbelr day nor since. As for in
stance, the 8arior said to The Twelve,
sod to none others. "Whatsoever ye
til bind on earth shall be bounl In
iren. end wbstsocver ye shall I im
on esrtb shall be loosed In heaven."
The Import of these words clearly la
that the persons lndlcsted were as?
sured thet they would be so socially
guided of Divine
providence tbat
tbey would set
forth as tbe Di?
vine will amongst
men nothlug to
w b 1 c h Heaven
would not assent;
and they would
declare not bl'id
tog upon the fob "ttM/*oH*fd
lowers of Jesus
only such things as In God's sight
would not be binding. In those twelve
men. therefore, we recognize a pie
nary Inspiration, or speciul guidance
not accorded In this particular degree
to others of the "brethren."
Surely there U no Intimation In the
New Testament that us one after an
other of tbe Apostles died other men
were recognized as succeeding tbem.
On tbe contrary, the Scriptures re
peatedly refer to the "Twelve Ados
ties of tbe Ijimb." Moreover, as the
Jewish Dispensation began at the
death of Jacob. In the recognition of
his twelve son*, so the Christian Dis
psnsstlon began at tbe death of Jesus.
In tbe recognition of Ills twelve Ados
Uea And ss one of the tribes of U
reel wss cut off, and Is not mentioned
to tbe enumeration In the Apocalypse,
hat tbe tribe of Mannsseh substituted,
so smongst Jesus' Apostles Judas Is
drooped and a successor Is appointed
'it. Paul to Succeed Judas.
In tbe past we may have read too
carelessly the account of how the elev?
en faithful Apostles exceeded their au?
thority In the selection of Matthias to
take the plsce of Judas. They should
have remembered that the Master spe
eitles! ly told tbem to do nothing until
sfter reviving the heavenly benediction
Accrediting them with the \ory best
of heart Intentions, it was. neverthc
less, effrontery on tbelr i art to seh-t
Jwo names and to deteriulue tbat SSM
or the other must be fhe successor of
Judas They h id no lutborlty for so
doing As for tbe one upon whom the
lot fell. Matthias we hear nothing fur?
ther of him. In (iod'a due time. Hi
IIIn s.-'f brought forth Saul of Tarsus.
Bt faul tells uh that he found evi
denc??s that (?od bad chosen him for a
special service from bis mother's
womb. And such s|>eclal preparation
and supervision we dojut not was up
pJIcable to all of The Twelve.
"A Crown Twa ve Start."
The, Lord's s|>eclal zntlon of tbe
twelve Apostles Is va*1onaly referred
to. He ssld. "Have not I chosen you
tsrelver And a^alti. "Ye shall sit on
twelve thrones." In tbe symbolical
of Revelation l*e pictures tbe
irch as s vornan clothed with sun
tight, standing over or near to the
>n. which symbolizes the Jewish
Covenant: and upon her bead
s crown of twelve stars, repre
sasntlng tbe twelve Apostles of tbe
Lamb.
'Again, later on In the same book, we
Shad pictured the Church In glory be
the veil, the lirlde? tbe New Je?
dem. Of this City we read tbat It
twelve foundations, and In the
twelve foundations the names of tbe
twelve Apostles.
The recognition of successors to the
itles was one of the tirst errors
after their death.
\ .\ ery bishop was
'?-Iiized as one
of the successors
and hence us pos
avsrtlng Apostolic
suthorlty. It was
not long until the
\\ ords "f f ht arig
luil I'welve were
neglected I'he l'.\
lug bishops were
? Ap^ktitt ?sreMales" aeknovs kadjftd as
1.11 apeaklsi with tht
name Divine suthorlty - up to dati
Later great ChtJfeb Councils were ??all
ed In STSsV h these BSShOpS. as ? laitned
ssseceaiMirs to |hs a post leg deckled
what should niel what shoald aot bt
belle ed h| the Cl im b, what was and
wb?t w as >i..t ..ill ,| .\
It can he readily seen Ih it this etal
tstlon t.f f.iUii apostles 11;< \olat log II.
t). contrary to the IHvlne nrranee
ntent. op-ned a ll.I gate of error.
however well Intent Ion. d ?|| OOSKSrnsd
may have assjg Jt I- MlpllgtBg thai
so many still hold |g the creeds thus
ffsjrninl tiled h) psctido nposlles The
need of the hour Is a i.gtiitlog of
these facts and an abandonment of ah
those creeds and a return to tht w ?rd .
of Jesus and the \ pottles and the
Prophets Only thus < an we extricate
oumehes from tie- Multiplied SfTO I
represented In ?)?? \ hundred dh I
sldous of the chun h of < in ist
fiend us your Job work.
In w< allured oak; a !?>??-11 tint will
?tuml the weather; high grade. In
Hfh irom $S.Og to lake out
only.
$3 00
Wo uro gHowlng pOfCh ? i? in old
hickoi > like gfcoVC rock' i : g|?o dif?
ferent etglen iti ni? ? n. Tlu e eeta will
certainly pleaoc >ou. Pile pi reason*
nwV.
There is Something
in Store For You.
OUMMER is here and we are
^ all thinking of what sum?
mer furniture we will get.
During the summer months
we should live out of doors as
much as possible, we feel bet?
ter.
Porch and lawn furniture
is a necessity. We have quite
a selection at live-and-let-live
prices. See us before buying.
Take notice of these prices.
Call and let us show you
through our entire stock. We
assure you it will be a pleas?
ure.
Can ?i>e you the*,. iftndes in li^lit
color or dark green. Tho only oarc
protection from hoi ?asnsner sun. A
neccaplty in Dsost hosem,
$3.25 & $4.50 Each
summer rage ?hOvrn in Desto* and
Crex, in all ?i/.o> up to Bali leaf,
aleo in all dealglM and colors. 9x12
$10.00
It iti I it Illing to Do.
i
MstlOpV&Ui Vindicator.
The jury was in aSSSlOn hero Infi :
Tmsd iy to consider the question 1 t j
the county appropriating $1,000 io? j
wards helping get the right of w ty
for the S. A. L. railway through the ?
county. Th? y m nt in a reCOmmen I - I
ntion to the Cotinty Hoard |0 that i?f?
lOot and also |o m t the legislative
delegation to pass an a< t to th.it . !? J
feet. It was a splendid move for n
two yean time ii.?- railroad will return
more than that amount in in \ P
Bv< iy thinking man will endorse th ?lr
action.
\< nu\ TO <>l sr BLKAttR
Lyon Hiing?. tjuo Wnrmnto Proceed*
tngsj in Hunk l&xsuaxiner Case.
Columbia, April i Quo war ran to
proceedings to oust r.. .j. Rname from
th.- ofBes of Lank examiner have hin tt
brought by Attorney General Lyon
and a rule to .show causa hai bean ls?
mad against him b) Justice Watts
ami sst for hearing In "the Supreme
Court "ii April It, the same date ihc
application of Rhame for ? writ of
mnndamui lo compel th.' statt- ex?
smlnef lo honor his oheeb Ol draft as
bant examiner la set for hearing.
This will decide whether B, J. Rham<
or w. Frna r la ths legal examiner.
The complaint filed by ths Attor
ney (lenera I si leges:
Tti.it r.. .1. Rhame was appointed
liana examiner December II, 1910,
tin out the unexplred term o| Ollen
i.. Wilson, resigned, was duly com?
missioned and entered upon the dla?
< barge of the duties of hla office until
April i. It1l< when hs was removed
i>v the Governor who declared and
revoked his commission. The com?
plaint continues that B, J, Rhame re?
in-.?? to surrender and vacate ?1.1
flea ,,f hank examiner notwlthatand?
ing tin* Governor's proclamation re
moving him and continues tO hold
and sgerclss Iht duties thereof, j?t??t
? um plaint conclude! thus:
"Wherefore, the plaintiff prays that
this court in the exercise of Its <? rik
Inal jurisdiction, do Issue Its order
against the Mid B. J. Rhame, tiie de?
fendant above named, requiring him
to answer and show by what author
i y h ? Clalmi to hold and exercise the
power of said office of state bank ex
amlner for the Btate of South Caro?
lina.
That it be adjudged that the said
B, .J. Rhame is unlawfully holding
and exercising the power of said of
flee of Btate bank examiner> that he
be excluded therefrom."
r.. J. Rhame was removed by Gov?
ernor Bleaae and H. W. Fr?ser was
appointed In bis stead, but Mr.
Rhame refused to recognise the re?
moval order and retained W. l-'
Stevenson to defend him. The Su
preme Court w ill now decide which Ik
the legal bank examiner.
will m m m: i mil way ftTH.
hr. Weinberg, Hookworm specialist.
In Re in tills County l/>nget Than
Previously stated.
it was learned ?bis morning that
Dr, Milton Weinberg, the hookworm
specialist who has been in tin- county
lighting against hookworm since tie
first of April with excellent results,
will remain in this county longer than
previously reported. il?- will con
linn.- Int.' until May 5th When he
uiii i>i ..i>ai>!> leave for some oth i
i ? nnl\ in tie- Rtate whi< h has not
yet h oi the free dispensaries for
hookworm treatmenl established in
it.
i 'in ing in stay in this county I >r,
Weinberg has mad.- almost a thous?
and examinations and has Irenl
< <i numbers of patients with remark?
able success, The dispensary Is held
it various places in the county on
different days and each place a num
her of persons have applied to Dr.
Weinberg to 1..? examined and treated
if ne< ? en ry?
Those who are not treated until the
?-ss
last of Dr. Weinbergs stay in the
county will be given the Cull treat?
ment at one time.
When they say that the voters are
itching for a candidate it is a sign
that they will 'scratch him."?
Greenwood Journal.
A hen in York county, South Caro?
lina, laid an egg with a picture of Col.
Roosevelt showing distinctly on the
shell. Some think it is an omen which
favors Teddy,, hut it means nothing
more or leva than that even the hens
are laying for him with the deadly
campaign cartoon.?\yilmington Star.
it isn't always the hard-working,
long Buffering, and patient man who
wins fame in this life. Has anybody
ever 1 card the name of the lieutenant
gOVem ?r of New JetseN '.' Washing?
ton IN,st.
The average married man w ill soon
he on his Job. The grass on the lawn
is nearly ready to he mowed.? Wil?
mington Star.
"'he Deadly Pipe.
Personally we do not like the sight
of distress, hut We think we would
ratio r enjoy elng what would hap?
pen to a germ that tackled the kind
of man who smokes a short black
pipe.?Gnlveston News.
Cannot Fllrrdnats Love.
A perlo i 1 ?1< .'Ol? <1 lo ; ne drama
pleads for clays bns?~d on some emo?
tion other tbnn 1 The difficulty
in producing auch playa is that every
play must have ;> It I ?, and in making
a hero the plnywri it, ua well aa his
audience, aim i I tin vltably a dopt a the
view expressed two thousand years
ago by a pcribe on one of the dead
walls t.r Pomp, ?: "He w ho has never
loved a woman Is nol :? gentleman."
Baltimore's Experience.
The more you hear about what them
Doomera is goln' to do the more you
lon't hear about what they have went
to work and did Baltimore Evening
Bun.
Atlantic Coa^l Line
The Standard Railroad of the Smith Rama fies the ''Na?
tion's Garden Spot" Through the States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida
FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS
"NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January
to April) i "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMIT?
ED," "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE
FLORIDA MAIL."
Din ing Cars? a la carte service.
All year round through car service from New York to
both Port Tampa and Knights Key, connecting with
steamships to and from Havana.
For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the
"Purple Folder," address,
T. C. WHITE, W. J.CRAIG,
General Pneeetiger Agnat? i*a?H. Trafiio Mgr.
Wilmington, N. C.
DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR.,
DEN riST.
18 \Y. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30
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