Arizona republican., 1899-05-08
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

TEMPE,
 The Good Templars met Saturday night and installed officers. A. P Walbridge of Phoenix was intalling officer. The following are the new of ffcers: J. w. McLain, P. c. T.; L. c. Austin, c. T.; NJ H. Meyers, ledge deputy; Mrs. J. w. Johnson, superin- tendent J. T.; Ina Listenbarger, V. T.; Oscar Mullen, secretary; Maggie Ridenour, assistant secretary; Mary Mul,en, treasurer; L. E. Spear, sec retary; Webb Griffin, marshall Hattie Cummings, D. M: Lelie Hicks, chap lain; Bessie ROugh, guard; Frank iHough, sentinel; GeOrgie Hendrix, organist.
 The I. o. G. T. lecturer. J. H. Camp bell, will give temperance talk in this town next week.
 The Rev Kloss preached the first sermon in the new Congregational church yesterday morning.
 Friday nighc the Foresters gave a baI for the benefit of the Crder in Armory hall. A fair crowd was pres en1 and an enjoyable time was had. Refreshments were served at 12 o'clock and speeches were made explaining the objects of the order. Over $20 was taken in.
 A merry-go-round is under con- struction alt Sam Browns shCp. Joe Gramo, whom it is being built for, will set it up in East Tempe and af- ford amusement for the young folks this summer.
 Fisher Bailey is down from Corn ville, on Oak creek four miles from .JeTcme. MT. Bailey, Denver H-lmes- ley and three others are tapping some large springs with 9 ditch that will carry 800 inches of water, with which they expect to irrigate 1900 acres of land The Oak Creek valley is splendid apple country 1t is said a crop never fails and the quality of the fruit is equal to any grown any where. MT. Bailey will set out a large apple orchard.
 J. A. Armsnta laid in a stock Of prize baking plcwder the first of the month and in five days sold twenty four pounds of the article.
 Rev. L. L. Rogers, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Tempe and Mesa, preached at Tempe Sunday morning upon Mama and Fruit" Text Joshua V, 12: And the mama ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land, neither had the children of Israel mama any more but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Caanan that year.. Gods gifts are either fruits or manna-either natural or supernatu- ral. The one is no more from God than the other, only the one is ex- t-aordinary; the other ordinary. Wheat grown by culture and care is as much created by God as was mama Things made by machinery are truly made by the designer and constructor as truly as if by hand Sc the pro- ducts of nature are the works of God, who in the beginning made the heav- ems and the earth and now upholds all things by His presence and power. The natural and the supernatural are but different ways in which God works. Mamma is not sent until need ed. While bread and fruit can be ob- tained, while medicine can cure while pastors and parents, teachers and eX- perienced Christians can instruct and hep, angels from heaven are not em- ployed. Gcd prefers to work through His old and hOnored agents He is too wise to carry His childr5n when they can better walk. It is better for US that we can. But when the natural fails for any reason, as it does in re- covering enc born blind as it Gloes in saving sinful men, the supernatural is freely employed. It is reasonable that Gcd will meet emergencies; that He is not limited by or to ordinary methods He runs special trains in caes of ac- cident or to meet 2 special demand His army has a reserve fierce. At a critical time it acts. Mama was need ed in the desert where ordinary food could not be f-und A sinner repents and chooses righteousness, but his nature and past habits hold him down. Hs must have a helping hand. Grace is given, the holy spirit converts, the voice of Jesus says, Come forth But when no lcnger needed mama is no longer sent. When the book of Revelations is complete no more prophets are inspired to write. When the tree bears fruit the label is dropped The fruits of Christianity prove it to be from Gcd as truly as miracles Ware they sJiu performed to testify to it's being from God. The mamma of miracles is no longer needed and we are left to what is better, the manifest results of bible teachings. The old corn of the land and the