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3L' XX' B,G STONt GAP- WISE COUNTY, VA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, 1912. No. 19
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
V will first study tin- refer-1
,g to ilic Sabbath in tlio old
unicnt.nnd then see if tins
been changed by tin' New]
ij'l'llrsl reference to the 8db-|
iii! 11.Id Testament is|
id in < lent sis, (Ihuptor
tos J mid .T:
nil on the Mircuth day i oil ended I
or* which do hail mailo ami lie
I on the seventh day from all his
which In- bad made Ami Coil
. \.? t111> il.iy. ami saint iflod ll;
IM> thai in It h? hail resli il from nil
:ork which Ofti created and made.'1
?o see ilini it i? pstab
.il as a day of rest, and a
sn| apart as holy,
lio next reforohce to the Sab
j\ inrs in LCxodus, chapterI
? - to 27, where after|
directions about gather?
um it every day, ant] not
keep any over, otherwise it
ulil spoil, makes this oxcep
sio the Sabbath:
a caiiie to pas*. Ilia! oil tin* sivth
f gathered twiceas much bread,
?rs f.ir oih; man. Slid the rulers of|
-pttlon came ami (old Mows
ulll until them, this is that which
' h ah aaid, tomorrow is tin- real
. Sabbath unto the Lord, bake
iloh ye will liakM to-day, ami
li.n which ya will seethe; and that
inaliioth ..\. r, lay up for you to
?mill tin- mortilng,
hey laid it up till the morning, nl
. Ic, ami it did not Mink, iiulllici
ic uiiy worm therein And Mitsei
that to day; for to-day i* a S.,!:
' tin- Lord! Today yo shall not I
ll tllti field, Six .lays ye shall
t; but oh the seventh day w hich ]
alibatli, In ll there shall be none. '
llnd hero that the cliil
i Israel Were observing|
dibit t li before it was incur
'd into the ten command
It is also declared
lay of rest, and also
next lind it in the ton I
iiindmeats as recorded i
us. Chapter, -jo, versos 8 t
i il.. Sabh Uli day t" keep it
ivs shall thou labor and do
but the seventh day is the
ic Lord thy Clod Iii II thou
any work, thou nor thy soil.
i l. thy inn
am
ervaiit, thou nor tl
inner that is w ithin thi gal
it days the 1 ord mndu hcai
the sea and all that in them
the. nevcnth day. wherefore i
ed tin- Sabbath day and I
nl
i ?vo analyze this language
I) h'irst that the SabbathI
-i be remembered for two I
?us: the first and most im
taut is "to keep it holy",
i ! lie second is to abstain I
in all work.
iVIitlt is meant by "keeping
' ? ?? it moan that we should
il either for sport or plana?
ti recreation or work, us wo
aid any other day in the
ok? A day which < iod has I
ili'SRcd", "sanetilled" and'
?allowed" and declared to be
i"ly " is a day set apart for a|
i'c.iul purpose, that is to he
I to 11 is service instead I
work or recreation for our|
? selfish pleasure,
lie rest must be complete
III full mid extend to '< i j nil I
id oVeu' /<iusf* of bitnUni Fori
? is good ami beneficial to
e master, it is equally so to
m servant and the beast of I
irden.
In order to tin this they were
i] 11 red to prepare for the Bob
Ith. Note the incident in re
Itrd I., the manna above re
tred to. In E8xod.ua, chapter|
. verses 'J, :i.
si? .lays shall work he done, but Oil
sevchtb day thore shall Ik- to you a
? a Sabbath of rest lb the 1.1.
.i"? er iloelh work therein shall be
! lo death. Ye shall kindle no lire
'? ??? '"'lit your habitations upon the
obatli day."
;Vnd attain in the same book,
? iptor 21, verses i:t-17.
Speak thou unto the children of Israel,
n"!;; verily my SahhaMis ye shall keep;
?I Is a sign between me ami you
'' your ie rufiona; that ye may
that I .mi the Lord that doth sane
? JOII. Vo shall keep the Sabbath
eforo lor it is holy Dilti) you, every
1 Hi lit detlleth il shall surely he put lo
nh, for whosoever doeth any work
' !i ui. that soul shall lie cut oil' from
'""K his people,
l-su days may work lie done, but in the
seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, holy
to tho Lord, whosoever doeth any work
In lira Sabbath day bb shall suicly Ira put
to death.
Wherefore tho children of Israel shall
keep tin' Sabbath loobsorvo the Sabbath
throughout their generations for a per
p^tiial covenant. Ills a sign between nie
and the ohlldron nf Israel forever; for in
six days (he l.nnl made lienven and
earth; anil on tile seventh ilay he rested,
.mil na- rofmshcdt"
And again in Ley. Oh. v. :;.
"SiN days sball work bo, done; but the
Babliath of rest, a holy convocation; ye
shall do no work therein; it Is (ho Sab?
bath of tho l.onl in all your dwellings "
In Hunt. Colt. 12 to l? verses
the nomtniuidiuonl is given in
t Ins language.
"Keep the .Sabbath ilay to sanctify it,
a.- II?- II thj (lot! hath commanded
theo. 81 x days shatt thou labor and Jo
all thj work. Imt tin' seventh ilay is the
Sabbath of tho bord til) Uod; In il thou
-halt ii.il ilo any work, thou, nur thy sou.
nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant,
nor lliy maidservant, nor thine ox nor
thine ass, nur any of thine cattle, noi thy
stranger that is within thy pMcit: that
thy manservant ami maidservant may
n st as wi ll is thou And remember that
thou wast a >-i ivmi in the laud or Kgypt
anil that tile Uml thy (iixl brought thro
? mi hi.i' through a mighty hand and by
a stretched out arm; therefore the Lord
thj i.I'd commanded thee to keep the
Sabbath day."
Ii will lie Been that express
emphasis is laid upon the rost
<>f sei vnntsj reminding the jews
that they were Oltee servants,
und for thai reason should sym?
pathise with their own nor
vunts,
Isaiah says: "Hlossoti is the
man that keepeth the Sabbath
from polluting it (ch. Ml, v. 2")
and in chapter AS v III it.
' If Uion turn away thy foot from the
Sal.h.ilh. ft.lolng l/t.u p/V|i mil on my
holy day : mil tall I he Sabbath a delight,
the holy of the l.onl. honorable, anil
./.,
'in-,., nur finding thine own pleasure,
liOl speaking thine own words: Then
shall thou delight thyself in the l.onl;
and I will eaUWI Ilm- to ride upon the
high places of the earth, and lied thee
w ith the heritage of .(ncoti thy fathoi . foi
ilie mouth uf tho Lord hath sjMikoii
Woi submit that this express
is the true spirit nf Sunday ob'
servanco, that is that church
members ami profossing chris
nans nut duly abstain from
work, hut also front doing their
own selfish pleasures, pastimes,
recreations ami sports. The
rewnrd is grout. To husk in
the delight of the Lord, to ride
upon the high places of the
earth, and lo feed upon the
spiritual heritage uf Jacob It
is guaranteed, for "the mouth
of the Lord hath spoken it."
Shall we give this up fur a
drive, a walk, the pleasure of
witnessing u game of hall, or
playing n game of golf, or even
a smoke or an ice cream soda
at the drug store?
These worldly pleasures may
bo well enough for those who
do not profess lo he Christians
and church members, as they
cannot know nor share in the
delights anil pleasures spoken
of by Isaiah, hut for professing
Christians to prefer the latter
is like proferring the odor of
weeds to the aroma of roses.
There are a number of other
references to the Sabbath in the
old Testament, hut those quoted
are sufficient to get at what is
meant. Hut has this been
changed by the new Testament
dispensation?
We think not in the spirit
i ind gave it. The punishment
by death was a part of the Jew?
ish law and applied only to the
Jewish Government, and when
that ended, the power to en?
force it went with it.
At the time of Christ the
Jewish dm tors anil lawyers hud
added to the scriptures a num?
ber of interpretations and tra?
ditions, anil this the I'harasees
called "the oral law". This
was forbidden to be written.
About tlio year 200, A. D., they
were collected into one code
called the Mishua. This code
was learned by heart by Rab?
bis. 200 years later a commen?
tary was written on this code
and called the <lain.ua, and
about 560, A. 1). the Mishua
was also put into writing. The
Mishua and (iamara taken to?
gether are called tho Talmud,
and this is the authority for the
Troup of United
I States Cavalry
Will be in Big Stone Gap on
Fourth of July.
The ofHcera of the l?g Stone (lap Athletic Association arc
making every effort to hu,ve thuvery host attractions that can
possibly ho secured for the Big Celebration hero on July Urd
and 4th, dud they are meeting with splendid success, aud wo
can assure all who cone.! here to celebrate tin- nation's independ?
ence day will he fully rewarded for their coming. A fail troup
of l nited States Uavalry will he here on that day, and while i1
within itself will he a great attraction, and one the people of
this section will probably never again have a chance to see, it
is otuf'rrnr of the many strong attractions the Association feels
confident it will have here for the celobration, and which will
he announced as fast as they have boon secured. The cel. hra
tion here this yi ur will he a day for every body, and every hody
is invited now to make their nrrangemouts to come on that day.
In regard to the coining of the troup of United StntoH Caval
ry, the following tologrum and letter are self explanatory:
TELEGRAM FROM CONGRESSMAN SLEMP.
Washington, I?. <' . May Ith, 1012.
Mr. It. K. Alsovor,
Iii? Stone ( lap, Yn.
1 tear Sir:
Have pleasure in informing you that War Ii -partinem has
given instructions for Trotip of Cavalry to march from Fort
t iglethorpe so as to he at lhg Stone tlap on duly Ith, Congrat?
ulations. Letter of (Jenural Wood follows.
C. Ii. SLEMP.
LETTER FROM GENERAL WOOD.
Washington, I?. 0., May Ith. 1 :< I J.
Mr. it. IS. Also vor,
Hip; Stoite ddp, Ya.
Ppar Sir:
i our letter of May 2nd, 1012, just received. The command?
ing general eastern divil out lins In . n authorized to send a troup
of cavalry on a practica march to ijjg Stone (Jap, Vn , ami it
will arrive about .Inly Ith, I'd.:.
LEON A HD WOOD,
Chief of stall.
orthodox Jew. Tho phnrisee?
hfiled Jesus because he rejected
the "oral law" and took the
scriptures for Ins authority.
The Talmud proscribed 110
different kinds of work that was
forbidden on the Sabbath, and
under each head u number (if
special kinds, thus not or.lj
making the keeping of the Sab?
bath burdensome, hut. redicu
lous and libs?red and unreason?
able. It was ihese burdens im
posed by the Pltarasees th'a
Jesus was combatting, and
giving to the law of the Sab
bath a natural, merciful and
common sense construction
Thus in the incident of tho dis
ciples eating the grain on th
Sabbath, he tells them tluit tb
prohibition of work does no
apply to works of necessity.
Again in the healing of the
withered hand in the synu-l
gogue on Sunday he taught
that works of mercy wore not!
included in the inhibition!
against work on Sunday.
He nowhere taught that the
Sabbath should not he observed]
for we lind him leaching on tin*
Sabbath, we find the disciples
teaching on the Sabbath,but we
find nowhere that the Sabbath
was abrogated ,or t he obligation
to observe was in any other
manner to be dispensed with.
We have the incident of
Christ healing the leper on the
Sabbath mid the healing of the
woman who had been sick for
)s years, but all these are acts
of mercy.
What may we then deduce
from both the < Md and the New
Testaments in regard to the ob?
servance oftho Sabbath?
That it is:
It) A holy day, (a) Sanctiticd, (h)
Messed, . ? Hallow..1.
IS) A ilay of ret) by [a) The Mauler,
(b) The Children, (o) Tim Servants, (d)
The beut of burden, (e) The stranger
with you.
(8) Work permitted to be done is (a)
works of necessity, :lo w orks of mercy.
I Works of necessity are such that 0>
I can.lot Ik- done the day before, or prnvid
it'outliiutd im Ith page)
Miners And Operators Arc!
Always Together in
Southwest Vir?
ginia
(Ity W. I) ItoborU)
Big Stone Uap, \ra., May :t. !
After studying labor conditions
in many mining districts in
this country, and with strikes
prevailing in many sections it is
refreshing to Bud .is I have
here, perfect agreement and
concord hot ween the Operators
aiot the men. In this field there
lias never been a strike and I
have yet to hear any serious
complaints. There has never
been a mine explosion or other
-.?lions accident in the mines,
and all in all, I lind here as
nearly perfect and ideal condi?
tions as perhaps will over he
experienced in the coat mining
industry. Tim mines are safe
and only open lights being used,
the market, for both coal and
coke is good and growing, the
homes of the workers are good,
clean and attractive, the pay
is satisfactory, the car supply
is all right and above all else,
jtho operators believe in and
practice the "square deal" with
their men. And, as the result
of these things, they attract it
high class of men.
The Vice-President and Gen?
eral Manager of the largest
jcompany in this held, Mr. A.
Ii. Heeder, of the Stonega Coke
it CoalCompany which operates
j 18 mines and has over 1,700
I coke ovens, said to me today.
I "Yes, wo want a few more men.
, We are putting a large number
{of additional coke ovens in
' blast and our contract orders of
jcoulare large, but we want the
best men in the business. We
j have now about 4,000 people on
our pay rolls and we all work
together, and the kind of men
we get must not only meet our
requirements, but they must
como up lo the standards Bet
by our men themselves."
This tield is aho much favor
FIELD DAY
ed us to trado territory espec?
ially when we take into consid?
eration the looked for expansion
of the eoal market when the
Panama Canal is open. It lies
ah..ut 100 miles west ofBltlCtield .
Wcsl Virginia, beiug reachod
from thht point over the OUnch
Valley Division of tho Norfolk
& Western and by the Inter
state railroad from Norton. By
airline distance it is quite
miles nearer the Panama Canal
than any other first class
steam-coal field ?.Montgomery
(W. Va.,) News.
One Certificate
Worth $12,
,000.
Advocates of Vital Statistics
I.aw Would Prevent Like
Occurrence in Vir?
ginia.
Richmond, Vu., May a. ? Vir?
ginia health officers, who are
preparing to enforce the new
vital statistics law, are point?
ing a moral from a recent ease
in a Western Slate where the
absent.f a birth certilloate
cost a needy orphan nirl a snu^
inhoritam.f fl'2,000,
That such a thing might Imp
pen in V irginia under present
conditions und that no legal
authorities cotlld prevent it, is
pointed out by ndvocates of the
vital statistics law who cite the
ease in question, A young man
emigrated to America from
Switzerland, married in the
middle West and, in time, be
came the father of a little girl.
While he was struggling to
make a living for his family,
In- was killed in a logging camp
and loft his fntnilv absolutely I
dependent.
'I'o keep her home and to
raise hor daughter, the mother
of the family took in washing,
lived i n a squalid hut. and
pinched herself almost to star?
vation. Kill Blie was ignorant
and friendless and could barely
keep body and soul together,
[finally, when it seemed thai
die must starve and her child
with bor, l bore came news from
bhri Swiss consul in Chicago
that her dead husband's broth?
er had died in Switzerland und,
in his will, had left f12,000 to
his brother's child.
This Boomed o fortune to the
desparing mother, who saw
herself lifted from abject pov?
erty to comparative nfUueuco.
She ut once began plans to re?
move her daughter to more
suitable quarters and to give
her an education; Hut there
was one obstacle in the way.
The strict Swiss law required
that before the child could qual?
ify for the estate, she must pro?
duce legal evidence that she
was the daughter of the young
immigrant. A birth certificate,
in legal form, wrote the consul,
would be all that was needed.
Hut win n (In- mother went to
secure this she was met with
the startling announcement
that as the State, made no pro?
vision f--r the registration of
births und deaths, no legal cer?
tificate could be furnished her.
The one thing needed to secure
the fortune for her daughter
could not be bad. Lawyers
were employed, friends were
found, ail united their efforts to
procure u record, but could not
satisfy the punctilious Swiss.
The girl lost (12,000 and was
unable to recover u dollar.
Such a calamity, it is pointed
out by health officers, may as
readily befall an heir in Virgin?
ia as in the Western State; but
after the vital statistics law be?
comes operative, overy child
born in Virginia has the as?
surance of a permanent record
which will give to posterity a
legal proof of his birth and par?
entage. The new law is to be
effective in June. In anticipa?
tion of its enforce, the State
.Health officers are preparing
1 their forms and locating the
I registrars, who aro to adminis?
ter the law.
And Literary Contest of Wise
County High Schools at
Big Stone Gap May
11th.
The li> Iii <lay exercises of the
Wise County High Schools will
take plaee In the Athletic Park
it this place on next Saturday,
and the field events will begin
at to a. in. Tb,e championship
games at 3 p. ni. The literary
content will be held in the
school auditorial! on Friday
night at 8:110 o'clock.
Field events will he thrilling!
Competition never keener.
Championship games in Base
Mall and Basket Pall will bo
ides.- and never harder fought.
A good wholesome athletic
spirit runs high; so don't fail
to come out and see the great?
est athletic dnv we have nvur
had.
Admission to Literary Con
test Free. General Admission
to all the Athletic Contests of
the day, 26 cents. Adlniosion
to drum) Stand, 20 cents.
All school children and school
teachers in Wise county, und all
children out of school and not
over 12 years old are admitted
to the grounds ami tothogrand
stand free.
Ico Cream, Cake, Candy,
F r ti i t s, Sandwiches, Soft
llrinks, etc . will he sidd on
tho grounds at reasonable
prices.
It is our desire to give you It
line day of clean sports fully
double your money's worth.
Don't miss these annual treats.
COMMITTEE.
High School Scries.
The Itndl games of the perlim
iuary schodulo of the inter high
school series was played Satur?
day with the following results.
At Coeburn.
Paso Pasket
Iii? Stone (lap .;8 22
Cooburn. .1 2
At Wise
Appalaehia 10 t
Wise.0 4
AI Norton
Fast Stone (lap x 1
Norton.x ft
'(lame stopped on account of
injury to player, no substitute.
The Appalochla-O b e l> u r n
game which was postponed
from last Saturday to Wednes?
day resulted in Cooburn win?
ning in basket hall by a scorn
of Id to 11 while Appalaehia
captured the base ballend with
a score of S to ft.
New Railroad.
lliohmond, Va.. May, 3.?A
new railroad has been organiz?
ed to run a road from William?
son, W. Va., to coal mines in
Pike Co, Ky.| connecting with
the Norfolk & Western Rail
vvay at Williamson, W. Vd.
Work on the road will be
started at once and rushed lo
completion by dune 1, 1913.
This line, with branches, will
be about 20 miles long. It will
cross the Tug River at Wil?
liamson, W. Va., by it six span
bridge,
An Open Letter.
Pig Stone Gap, Va.,
May 1st, 1012.
Stonega Coke and Coal Co.
Pig Stone I iup, Va.
< lentlemen:?
Associated Charities (Inc.)
wishes to express its apprecia
1 tion of the generosity of the
Stonega Coke and Coal Compa?
ny in giving a car load of coal
for the benefit of the poor of
tho town, it was most oppor?
tune, especially because of the
unusual severity of the winter.
Forty-eight deliveries have
been made, to date, to twenty
two houses of tho most needy
anil deserving, and tho supply
is not yet exhausted.
Signed:
Mrs. J. L. McCormick, Pres.
J. P. Craft, Sect.
J. M. Hodge, Treas.
A. K. Morison,
I Mrs. H. A W. Skeon.
" J.J.Lloyd.
of Executive Committee.