Thought on sin and justice from Romans and Seneca
A concise reflection quoting Romans 6 23 and Seneca on judgment and inherent sin. The piece weighs moral accountability, urging self-scrutiny and fair judgment in light of universal imperfection.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1927
Page
4
A concise reflection quoting Romans 6 23 and Seneca on judgment and inherent sin. The piece weighs moral accountability, urging self-scrutiny and fair judgment in light of universal imperfection.
A short verse by C. L. Cleaveland written in November notes farm life. It recalls driving cattle to shelter on a hillside and gathering around the home fire with a cheerful spirit despite leaving roaming. The language evokes rural winter preparation and domestic warmth.
Dr Hiatt's proposal for classifying and giving sub normal students tailored grade work could lower costs and curb juvenile delinquency. Advocates say targeted vocational or other instruction helps backward children reach normal levels, benefiting society and reducing crime.
Col Lindbergh declares flying is safe but must be paired with training and experience. He urges government supervision to prevent reckless and incompetent pilots as rapid air travel expands and tragic incidents remind of the dangers.
Col Lindbergh and other aviators stress the public’s need to trust airworthiness of airplanes. They warn that air folly would curb flying and call for regulation of flying schools and district accountability of commercial aviation firms for pilot experience and skill.
Executors traced James B. Duke's will to a Missouri cousin living in a Plattsburg poorhouse for 26 years. The 78 year old heir, who left the east as a child, received near 12000 dollars from his famous relative after a lifetime of poverty, highlighting the contrast with Duke's vast North Carolina fortune and reputation.
The High Point library celebrates its first year of operation while noting its inadequacy for a 30 000 plus city A 3 672 volume collection serves a large reading public librarian Miss Martin has worked to expand services and calls for increasing the library’s holdings to at least 50 000 volumes for better mass education.
The North Carolina governor urges turning Armistice Day into a campaign against ignorance, social and economic injustice, and disease. He argues the armistice was a breathing spell not lasting peace and calls for meaningful permanent peace through confronting common foes. November 11 should reflect this shift.
J Ray Akers once a streetcar conductor rose to a leading role in the Fall Sinclair case but returned to his former job. Edward J Kidwell, a young juror and Akers friend, recalled Kidwell’s quip about an automobile. The government’s five and a half year case against a former interior secretary and oil magnate collapsed. Akers earned no money and little fame yet is tormented by having "squealed."
The conductor recounts a pivotal moment and may become the government's star witness if Akers' story leads to a criminal trial. He asserts motives were right and seeks to avoid remorse by exposing Kidwell, a friend. The upcoming proceedings will test his character.
Hammond Indiana November 11 AP John O Donaldson a Hammond contractor revealed through a suit for partition of property that he has lived for 17 years with a woman who secretly divorced him. They married in St Joseph Michigan in 1904. Six years later she sued for and obtained a divorce in Chicago and resumed her maiden name Mildred Derby. He learned of the divorce by accident from a friend who saw the court records. He now sues for a partition of jointly held property.
Dispatches from Europe report that Prince Fernando of Spain has been found and is no longer missing, a development the public had not anticipated.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago is hailed as the senate committee considers flood response. He crystallized public sentiment in favor of flood control, a demanding task amid Mississippi Valley concerns.
The report notes pilot George Haldeman rested during the voyage home aboard an ocean liner while Ruth Elder’s flight history is questioned regarding a mix up with Ruth Womack. The piece hints at Lindy’s poor judgment for not taking a girlfriend on a prior flight.
W M Shuford’s Rotary talk highlights North Carolina’s Morganton school’s work to unstopp the deaf. The method uses lip reading to teach understanding of spoken words, replacing the notion of dumbness with capable, high minded citizens.
The piece contrasts floods in New England and Mississippi Valley, urging national aid and a end to sectionalism. It argues disasters remind America to unite beyond regions and promote mutual aid and progress for all.
Officials in Raleigh report that North Carolina will reach the U S Crop Reporting Board’s 845 000 bale forecast for the year despite some farmers doubting the total. By November 1 ginning stood at 653 000 bales with 35 percent remaining, supporting predictions that ginning will continue into December and possibly March in eastern and western districts.
An inhabitant of Ripon, England, was appointed tonight as official hornblower to blast at nine each night. The post, claimed to follow a 1000 year old custom, requires the horn to sound the hour before the cathedral chime fades.
Official figures show over 10 000 people were killed or injured in Tokyo traffic incidents last year. Among them 230 were killed and more than 9 800 injured. Authorities revise the 1909 traffic law to address violations.
The Canberra capital grounds yield gold but officials say leaseheld land carries no right to underground work and no mining ordinance exists to grant approval, leaving mining prospects in legal limbo in the territory.
The Automobile Association and Motor Union of England rank motor coach drivers as most dangerous, followed by youths in light delivery vans, new private drivers, experienced private drivers, and London omnibus drivers after a careful inquiry.
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