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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-11-26
EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1875.
The COnsaItuGionaI A.lend-
nnenaS.


The question having been raised,
If since the adoption of the amend
ments to the Kansas constitution
the legislature Of that state can law
fully meet in regular session in Jan
uary, 1876 Gov. Osborn asked the
opinion of the encouragement, and
that officer has furnished il, air.
ming the right OF the Legislature TO
so meet in regular session.
The opinion embraces substanti-
ally two points. The first is that
the new provisions are by their
terms prospective in their opera
ton, and cannot, therefore, be con-
strued as abolishing the old, until
the time arrives for them 10 take
effect. TRe legislature can, there
ore, lawfully meet in regular ses
,IOns, which, he holds, continue to
be the law OF the state until the
new take effect. This Is more clear
ly the case since q session this win
ter is necessary to the interests OF
the state. II cannot be held that
the legislature in proposing and
the people in adopting tee new pro-
visions intended to deprive the
state of the power or providing for
it's current expenses, the payment
of interest on its public debt, the
apportionment under the census of
1875, and the care OF its public in
stitutions.
The second point in the opinion
Is that constitutional law Is to be
understood as g restriction of the
powers Of the legislative depart
ments, and not as Q grant of power
This is q well settled principle. As
the constitution, in it's amended
form, contains no prohibition OF 3
regular session this winter, the leg
islature has therefore the inherent
right to meet in such session and
any meeting of the legislature I'M
der such circumstances, aud any
acts OF such session would there
fore be of unquestionable validity.
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One of ex-Gov. Dix's official acts
near the close of his administration
was the pardon of John Parsons,
who bad served twenty.three years
of q life sentence. His crime was
the unintentional killing of q man
in q street fight in New York. In
Sing Sing he became, through good
behavior, q favorite with the Keep.
ers, and was often sent to the VII
lage on errands. but by his few
friends and relatives out in the
world he was soon forgotten. He
lost, with the knowledge of their
disregard, all desire for freedom,
grew to regard the prison without
regret as his permanent home, and
opposed frequent offers of endeav.
ors to secure for him pardon. Sew
eral years ago he was allowed to
visit this city alone, and while in
Niblo's Theatre was seen by g keep
er, who, supposing that he had es-
capped, handcuffed and took him
hack to Sing Sing in spite of his ex-
PLANTATION. That was his last alb
sence from the prison, for when the
pardon from Gov. Dix was received
he Wept, declared that if sent away
he would commit some crime that
would insure his return, and pre-
vailed upon the warden to allow
him to stay. A few days ago he
died in his cell.
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The chivalry of Lake Providence,
La, recently INDUCED in q tourna-
ament. A tournament in the south
is high-society open-air gathering
where the men ride on horses and
run q long stick through q ring
subsequent to which valorous per-
fOrmances' they ride under a tree
from which q goose is suspended by
the legs, and pull the head thereof
in q lAudable and heroic endeavor to
yank il from the body. The person
who successfully jabs his ring and
decapitates his goose is declared
boss of the occasion, by virtue of
which distinction he lie entitled to
decorate the occiputsi extremity of
his girl with vegetable ornaments
usually grapevine leaves. The in
huence of these proceedings is sup
posed to be considerably more ele-
waiting than any that could be drawn
frpm perusal of the Bible, and ali
connected with them are entitled to
step high aud look scornful.
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The st. Louis Republican will
swear to this: AIr. William Vie,
an Englishman residing on Null
lanphy street, and well known to
sportsmen in this city as one of
the most successful of their class,
with dog and gun, accomplished,
a day or two ago, one of the most
remarkable shots on record. In
company with two other gentle
men, Mr.. Vie was shooting over
the prairie on the Illinois side OF
the river, when he came upon an
immense flock of blackbirds, and
obtained fair opportunity. The
result of q single discharge Of fine
shot among the birds was the kill
ing Of log. The shot is probably
the greatest on record. The mum
Der of birds was actually picked
up, and Mr.. Vie will be pleased to
cite the doubters to the gentle
men who witnessed the shot, and
were not more astonished than he
at the result. It Is estimated
that at least one bird was secured
for every single shot in the gun,
and not much ola day for shoe
ting, either.
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Lena Valley, Kansas.

reply that the beast is figura-
tive designation of the Roman EN-.
pire, which was oppressive, and
idolatrous, as it gave sanction to the
worship of saints and angels, and
prosecuted to death the true wor-
shippers of God. The ecclesiastical
authorities passed sentence OF
death upon those whom they doom.
ed as heretics, and delivered them
to the civil authorities, to be execu.
ted. The Roman Government was
worshipped by rendering to it un-
due honor, and by obeying its un-
just mandates. 1t is said that the
beast arose out of the sea, which is
an emblem of commotion. The
meaning is that it arose out of the
connections of the people. 1t arose
in the conflict of nations.
The image of the beast ''Came
up out of the earth, and resembIed
lamb."-Rev. ID; IL. This was the
ecclesiastical government, of which
the Pope was the head. 1t arose out
of the earth. that is without COM
motion. 1t was the image of the
civil government. In the Pope il
had an absolute and supreme ruler,
claiming to be Christ's vlee-gerent
on earth. He, like the Emperor,
had his under officers in the cardi-
nails, bishops and priests. Undue
honor was given to the Pope. Saints
and angels were wOrshipped, and
shocking expressions were inflicted
upon helpless victims. DIR. Scott
says: "NO computation can reach
the numbers who have been put to
death, in different ways, on account
of their maintaining the rofession
of the Gospel, and opposing the cor
ruptiOns of the church of Rome. A
million of the poor Waldenses per-
ished in France; nine hundred
thousand orthodox Christians were
slain in less than thirty years after
the institution of the Jesuits; the
duke of Alva boosted of having
put thirty six thousand to death in
the Netherlands by the hand of the
common executioner during the
space of a few years. The inquisi-
ton destroyed, by various tortures,
one hundred and fifty thousand
within thirty years."
Such is the statement of DIR. Scott
in his commentary on the Book OF
Revelation. And other writers con-
firm his statement.
The church, the image of the
beast, condemned them as heretics.
and the beast, the Roman govern
ment, put them to death. In the
church and state there was the same
prosecuting spirit, In this respect
the church was the image of the
state. The Roman church, in MANY
respects, mbled the Roman
state, and hence it was named the
image of the beast. Protestants are
not in danger of worshipping that
beast; bat they may worship some
other beast. All undue honor Civ
en- to men is Idolatrv, the same in
kind with that practiced in Rome.
All undue love of gain is idolatry.
To avoid idolatry we must love
God supremelY. To love any thing
more than we love Him is idolstrv,
Alas! how liable we are to idola.
trous affections In our fallen state.
The mark of the beast denotes
spiritual bondage. In heather Rome
marks were put upon slaves, in their
foreheads, or in their hands, so that
they could be designated as slaves
so that all that are in spiritual bond.
age to Roman hierarchy are desig.
mated by an external mark. by
which they can be known. 1t is be.
lieved, by some interpreters, to be
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A person dying in London, 1871,
provided for his wife as follows:

"Seeing that | have the misfor-
tune TO be married to the aforesaid
Elizabeth, who, ever since our union,
has tOrmented me in every possible
way that, not content with making
game of all my remonstrances, she
has done all she could to render nv
life miserable; that Heaven seems
to have sent her into the world
solely to drive me out of it that the
strength of Samson, the genius of
Homer, the prudence of Augustus,
the skill of Pyrrhus, the patience of
Job. the philosophy of Socrates, the
subtility of Hannibal, the vigilance
of Hermogenes, would not sufhce to
snbdue the perversity of her char
acter that no power on earth can
change her, seeing that we lived
apart during the last eight years,
and that the only result has been
the ruin of my son, whom she has
corrupted and estranged from me
weighing maturely and seriously all
these considerations, l have be-
queathed, and l beQueath, to my
said wife the sum of one shilling,
to be paid unto her within six
months after my death"
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VOLUME Is.

to our quiet quarters at the Muir
dock Cottage, whose genial and
whole souled hospitality we have
enjoy ed during our sojourn in EN-
poria, with a relish for the good
things set before Us that could hard
lY be considered normal.
Some ''inferehces" in the way of
Improvement" drawn from our
observations as portrayed In these
hasty sketches, must be reserved for
another letter. RAMBLER.
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Of the tens of thousands of voun,

OF the tens of thousands of young
ladies serving in the capacity OF
cashiers and book-keepers, in every
city throughout the country, not
one to our knowledge has ever been
arrested for embezzlement. The
fact, together with their character
istic faithfulness and freedom from
habits of dissipation, has brought
their services in requisition, snd the
time is at hand when faithfulness.
integrity, and habits of neafness,
will, if thoroughly quilted, secure
for young ladies the most lucrative
positions in the com mercial world
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which Rae Would Rather
Have.

A DetrOiIer of liberal education
has been greatly annoyed because
his wife and other women are not
better posted on history and other
matters connected with the growth
or welfare OF the country. The 9th
er day he carried home q big history
and handed it to his spouse with
the remark:
"There Mary, I want you to COM
mence at page ono and see if you
can't learn something"
She agreed to become his pupil,
and when he came home to supper
he found her reading away, hair
down. slippers on, all the fires out
but one, and no sign of supper,
"Why, how's this ?" he inquired
care you sick ?"
"Sicki No"
"Well, where's my supper ?"
81 don't know anything about
your supper" she replied, as che
settled back In her chair, ''but l can
tell you all about the fret discovery
OF Florida as straight as . string!D
That history hasn't been opened
since that evening.-Detroit FIes
Press.
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The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Eagle
tells this story: zone of the horses
of j. Remington, Green Oak, Liv-
ingston county, WAS stolen from the
stable, one night last week. The
animal was soon missed, and Mr.. I'll.
with neighbor started in pursuit,
taking the missing animals mate,
which was put upon the scent, and
suffered to go at pleasure. After
going several miles the sagacious
beast led the party into the woods
with furious speed, and they came
at once upon the thief, who discov.
cred his danger, slipped off the
horse and hid. Owing to the dark
ness he managed to escape, but TIE
horse was secured"
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The name Of motheri sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal cart
Th- love OF motheri mightiest love
Which Heaven permits TO flourish here
Dissect a mothers love and see
The properties 1t doth contain
What pearls OF love, what gems OF hope,
A mothers heart beats not In vain.
The words OF mother! when they flow
In loves true rhetoric from her lips,
The meteor stars Of sin and shame
Are lost amid q bright eclipse:
And when we walk the glittering path
Wherein temptations OF we see,
Oh, then we realize how strong
The power OF mothers love can be.
What heart like mothers can forgive
The peccadilloes Of our YOUTH
What hand like hers can lead US back
From SIN TO Innocence and truthi
oh. name Of motheri sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal earl
Oh, love Of motheri mightiest love
That heaven allows to flourish here.
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Female trade 'fdrummers" have
made their appearance in the West.
They are piquant, audacious and
fascinating, and hundreds Of busi-
ness men are not returning to their
families as early in the evening as
usual.
A book agent took refuge under
q hay-stack during thunderstorm,
and the lightning struck him on the
cheek, glanced OF, and kiIld a mule
two hundred yards away.
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Roscoe Conklin's father was for
many years a prominent man in
public life, and to the last he pre-
served q full sense of his import
aHce. He was on one occasion
present at 8 great public meeting
where his son had entertained the
delighted crowd in his usual elo-
Quent style, and an officious friend
led the veteran to the front of the
platform and introduced him with a
flourish as "the father of Roscoe
ConkliDg." "My God!" said the
disgusted old man, 81 have been
United States Minister TO Mexico
and over twenty years a Judge of
the United States Court, and now i
am known as the father of Roscoe
COnklinQ 70
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the sign of the Cross. Professionals
are not prone Co receive this mark
at the hands Of the Roman HER
archy but they may receive other
marks of injurious nature. They
should aim to keep themselves pure
in ali things. JOHN RANKIN.
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Mr.. j. G. Sampson, the commercial
agent tor the Patrons of Husbandry at
Wichita was among the sufferers from
tue late prairie fire in the southern
portion of Sedgwick county. Mrs.
Sampson, fearing such a catastrophe,
in the absence of her husband, had
hired men and herself superintendent
the burning of fire guard five rods
wide around the premises, but when
the fire did come it swept across the
burned strip, nor stopped a moment.
Thirteen rows of fine young forest
trees, each row a quarter of mile
long, consisting principally of ash,
three years old from setting, were to-
tally ruined, and four miles of hedge
fence burned. Mr.. SIMPSONS fruit
trees escaped. He said the sight of his
destroyed trees, when he reached
home, made him sick, and no wonder
as nothing but time can replace them.
The business part of Ellsworth, and
some residences, were destroyed by an
incendiary fire, on the 18th. Loss,
$50, 900,
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SHEREFF,S SALE.

District Court, sth Judicial District, Lyon
County. Kansas.
David Whitaker,
IS.
x. L. MOpcis, ct al.
DY VIRTUE of an CIDER of sale, Issued
ID out of the District Court OF the 5th Ju-
dicia1 District, sitting in an& for Lyon coun-
t.. Kansas, wherein David WhAtaker IS plain
tiz and X. L. Morris, ct al, are defendants, 1
will, on Monday. the 13ht day OF December,
1875, at 10 O'Clock M, 1T the front door of the
county, Kansas, Offer for sale at public GRe-
ton, to { he highest bidder for cash in hand,
ali the right, title and interest Of the defend
ant, Robert L. Morris, in and TO khe follow
ing described real estate, To- Bits The south
half Is ~ of the northwest quarter In y ~
of section tWenty-seven 1877, township nine
teen. 1871, range eleven l1lI, in Lyon county,
Kansas.
said real estate will be sold As the proper
ty Of the defendant, Robert J.. Norris, 10
satisfy said order of sale.
Sheriff = Office this 12th day Of Nov, 1875.
46-5t JOHN BAY. SkeriH
Lyon county, Kan
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SheriR's Sale.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
Lewis Lutz
stephen Vail, ct al.

OItIlItu , Ct
10y virtue of an order of sale issued out Of
; the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon county, Kan.
sas, wherein Lewis Lutz Is plaintiff. and
Monday, the 59th day of November. 1878, 81
ten O'Clock g. m, at thu front door of the
court hOuse, in EmpOria, Lyon county, Gan
Sas. oner for sale by public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right
title and interest of the defendants, Stephen
Vail. ct al, in and to the following described
real estate, to-Bit: The west half III of the
northwest quarter tAl OF the northwest quar-
ter ~ of section twenty-seveA C27l in town
ship nineteen ti9l, of range twelve tfsl, in
LYON county, Kansas.
said real estate will be sold as the property
of stephen Vail, ct al. to satisfy said order
OF sale.
Sherifr's Office, this tWenty-niRth day OF
October, 1875. JOHN BAY, Sheriff
4(-5W Lyon Co, Kansas.
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SharfR,s Sale.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Lyon
County Kansas.
Daniel r. Jones'
II. 4. ChampIin, ct al.

II. A. ChampIin, ct al.
10y virtue Of an order of sale, issued out of
i , the District Court of the Fifth judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon coun-
ty, Kansas, wherein Daniel z. Jones is
iendants, 1 will, on Monday, the 18th
day of November, 1875, at 2 o'clock p. m, at
the front door of the court house in EmpoFia,
Lyon county, Kansas, OFFER Cor sale by public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
all the right, title and interest Of The defend
ants, III. A. Champlin, ct al. in and 70 the fol-
1901 feet of from the west end Of lots ffty six
1851 and fifty eight 1851, on Merchants street,
in the city of Emporia, according to the re-
corded plat thereof, all in Lyon county, Kas.
Said real estate will be sold as the property
Of the defendants, fl. 4. ChamPlin, ct al, 70
SftSfy said order of sale.
Sheriff's Office, this twenty ninth day Of
October, 1875. JOHN BAY, Sheriff
Ai-5W Lyon county, Kas.
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SheriR's Sale.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District. Lyo
County. Kansas.
A. G. Edmiston,

w. Z. Miller, ct al.
10y virtue OF an order of sale, issued out OF
ID the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting In and for Lyon county. Kan
sas wherein A. G. EdmistOn is plaintiff, and
defendants, will, on MeHday, the Goth day OF
November, 1875, at II O'Clock .. me-. at the
front door of the court house, in EmpoTia-
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand
ali the right, title anu interest of ths defend
ants, w. e. Miller, ct al, in and TO the fol.
lowing described real estate, to-wit: All 81
lots numbered five t5l and six t6ls in section
number two III, township eighteen l1Bl, oi
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad, in the
county of Lyon, and State of Kansas.
Said real estate will be sold as the property
of the defendants, W. e. Miller, ct al, to sat
Jsfy said order of sale.
SheriGs office, this twenty-rinth day Of
October, 1875. JOHN BAY, Sheriff
44-5W Lyon county, Kan.
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NOTICE..
matter of VIM. S. Smith, bankrupt
nYcrprcr n q EANaAa-sa

In the matter of VIM. S. Smith, bankrupt
DISTRICT OF KANSAS.
YEYo WHOM IT NAY CONCERN; Take notice
that a petition has been fled in the Dis.
trict Court of the United States for said Dis
trict, by VIM. s. Smith, duly declared bank
rupt for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts payable under the bankrupt
act and that Monday, November .. 1915. 81
ten O'Clock q. m, at the Ofice of j Jay Buck,
Register in Bankruptcy, in Emporia, is as.
where you may attend, and show cause, If any
you have, why the prayer of said petition
sh"I ~ o. po' &c T. WILSON Clark
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TAKE NoTICE.

A LII persons are forbidden frsm hunting.
trapping, fishing, or gathering nuts 81
vii 1nuitS on my farm, the northeast quarter
of Sc stion twenty -four, township nineteen
ra1Se >welve, as shall prosecute an such
treSSass, VS.. DAVID VANGUNDY.
Soyemh, ~ 10th, 1875 16-SW
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CITY OFFICERS.
,r-JOhn Bay

NayOr-JOhn Bay.
Treasurer Howard Dunlap.
Police Judge-M. Weaver.
City Attorney-J. Jay Buck.
City Clerk-E M..Forde.
Barshai-E. T. Nichols.
Chief Engineer-D: e. McMurtrie.
Councilmen-1st Ward, A. A. Baker, T. T..
Davidson. 2d Ward. J. Epstein. II. B. Lowe.
3D. Ward, W. w. Hibben, L. p. Bancroft. 9Th
Ward, j. S. Watson, Z. Nichols.
Board Of Edueation-1st Ward, @. II. Stow
eli, W. T. McCaFty. 2d Ward Van McCul-
Tough, Robert A34liken. Sd Ward, d. C. Nc
Murtrie, II. W. McCune. 4th Ward, j. A.
Education, ID. w. Eastman.
Justice OF the Peace-C. B. Bacheller, Geo.
II. StoWen.
ConstabIes-T johnson, E Nichols.
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COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
Emporia, Nov. 8, 1915.
CEALED proposals will be received at this
= Office until 2 O'Clock p. m. on Friday, the
18th inst. for grading up TO the Abutment at
the south end OF Allen creek bridge. Bidders
will state the price per cubic yard.
By order of Board Of County Commissioners
46-SW j. s. CRAIG, County Clerk.
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NYOTICE is hereby given to all whom it
~ NAV concern tn " the law co-partnership
heretsfore existing between the undersigned,
has been dissolved by mutual consent
Il 1t s. j. CRAWFORD,
L. B. KELLOGG
Emporia, Kansas. Nov. Is, 1875.
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AN EXPLANATION.

EDITORS NEWS PLEASE publish the
following:
To REV. john RANKIN-Str:-We
feel that an apology is due you from
us. We wished to ask you a few Ques-
tons, and as we desired to be answer
ed publicly, intended to have the ques-
lions published. But through a slight
misunderstanding, they. were sent to
you, instead of sending them to the
News, and no address was given. As
there are quite a number who are in
terested, we have decided to request
you again to answer through THE EN-
PoRIA NEWS.
In Rev. xiv. 8, 10, there seems to be
a warning given against wOrshipping
theI beast, or his image, or receiving
his mark. We wish to know what the
beast is, what constitutes the image of
the beast, and how we are to avoid
worshipping it, and receiving the
mark. We hope you will pardon US for
being so persistent. but we think other
readers of the NEWS will be interested
and instructed by an explanation of
the passages referred to.
Respectfully,
SARAH A. CUPP,
JACOB w. ELLIS,
SARAH CHILDEARs,
A. CHILDEARs.
Lena Valley, Kansas.
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COUNTY OFF1CERs:

Judge District Court-E. B. Peyton.
Clerk District COurt-G. W. Frederick.
sherif-John Bay.
Attorney-A. Gillett.
TreaSurer-Jos. Ernst.
Clerk. s. Craig.
Register of DeedG-John Z. Evans.
Supt Pub. Instruction-A. ID. Chambers,
Surveyor-Robt. Miliiken.
Probate judge. w. Cunningham.
CJESsE =. EFRATTOE,
COmmi ssioneTs- (CHAELR9 PkIRK,
JACOB MEfzKKR.
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DfsSOEssF6OM.

TIME eo-partnershIp heretofore existing
Il under the drm name Of CoPDock & Co, /;
this day dissolved by mutual consent. All
notes and accounts will be collected and
debts paid by Lewis Lntz, who will continue
the hardware business at the old stand.
N a !. C0PP0CK,
LEWIS LUTZ.
All persons indebted to the late firm of Cop
\ 10 Tad n Ia INN ltato
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CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART
Rev. Joseph Perrier, pastor. Services the
fourth Sunday Of every month at and 1880
=. m, and 8 p. m. also every Friday at =.
m. Sunday School every Sunday At p. m
voI16n3i.