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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16
TAYLOR.

The numerous friends Of Miss Nell
Ne Moses and Morgan J. Jones will he
surprised to hear Of their marriage
The happy events. which has just been
made lnovn, took place a few weeks
ago. Both young people are well
known. Mrs. Jones is the accom-
plsked daughter Of Borough Treas
ner and Mrs. Thomas d. Moses. Mr.,
Jones is a prominent young business
r,an Of this town. Their many friends
wish them joy in their new field of
| life. They are now spending their
wedding tour at the Pan-American ex.
| position. on their return they will go
to housekeeping in a neatly furnished
! home on Main street.
! Following are the prize winners at
! the drawing for the benefit of John
| Evans or Friday evening, at Weber's
rink: First prize. silver watch. won
! ~ Casper Slappi, ticket No 697; Sec
| ond prize. eight-day clock, won by
ReAford Cordwell. ticket No. 1OOO third
| prize, Welsh Bible. won by Richard
Gritlths. ticket No. 1911; fourth prize.
rocker. won by Thomas Johns. ticket
No 2l63; fifth prize. fancy vest won
| by Mrs. Eliza Coomhs. ticket No. 131;
coffee pot, won by Morgan Davis.
| hyde Park, ticket No. 3O7; seventh
prize. box of cigars, won by II. F..
Gershrer, ticket No. 4Sl; eighth prize.
umhre LA, wNl by Mrs J. j. Reese.
hyde Fark. ticket No. 1898.
| The following are the newly-in-
stalled officers Of the Invincibe COM
mdndtry. No 252. knights of Malta:
SIR knight commander Peter PAIRING
ton; Eeneralissimo. f.mlyn T. Jenkins:
kins; captain general +. NJ. Williams:
III elatc, Alfred Jones; recorder, John
+. 1ubbs; assistant recorder. John n.
Francis; treasurer, Thomas Haddock:
senior Warden, Thomas J. Hughes:
sentinel Tallie Grifiths; trustees.
Joln =. Grfiiths, John y. Francis and
John T.. Tubbs. Deputy Grand CONF
mander Sir John u. Thomas conducted
tho Ger, monies of installation.
sad intelligence was received here
yesterday from Bellevue. announcing
, the Death of William Jones, ex-super-
visor. who was well known in this
town. Mr. Jones' death came as a
great shock to his relatives and many
friends here. whom he had been visit
ing on Saturday and was then we'll in
heath.
1t Is high time that the Delaware
4 I.ackaw5 ma and Western officials
D we're having crossing gates placed a
$ the Eoyser Valley crossing, on Nortf
; iIain street.
. Friday evenings shocking accident
a IS an example that the company shoulC
$ not forget in hurry. 1t is, hoped tha
our borough fathers will look into thi!
r1atttr.
Hemv Lewis. an old and much-re
& spected resident of Randham. died or
I Saturday morning, after a lingernt
q llncss. The funeral will be held thi
a afternoon. Services will ha held in th
+ stewart Memorial church, Rev. ]. L
Q Race officiating. Burial will he mad
= in the Forest Home cemetery.
d Superintendent and Mrs. W. r
+. Jones, Of Carbonate, visited the lat
:, tcr's mother. Mrs. Il, w. Reese, O
II Main street. yesterday.
= Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hall, Mr.. an
% Mrs. James Thomas and Miss Berth
s Rose spent yesterday at Harvey
J. LIZ he.
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OLYpHANT

The funeral of Olive. wife of Or.
Leonard Kelley, WAS held yesterday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the fam
lily home on Lackawanna street. \
brief service was conducted at the
house after which the remains We're
taken to the Blakely Baptist church.
The edifice was thronged with friends
and relatives of the deceased. Rev. DIR.
Spencer. the pastor. assisted by Rev.
Mr. Gendall, of PeCkville, officia ted
During the service the choir SANG
Nearer My God TO Thee" and AS
leep in Jesus Flee as a Bird" was
rendered very feelingly by Mrs. Anna
Brown O'Malley, In conclusion the
cortege proceeded to Prospect Gene
terry where interment was made. The
pall-bearers were ID. l.. Berry, j. F
Jordan, John Pettigrcw. T. l.. Williams
John sherman and David Coleman
| The flower bearers were Mrs. Harry
Buddle, Misses Hattie Matthews, Char
| ity Crppen, Lillian Matthews and Jes
sic Pettigrew.
| Rlakely, are spending week in New
York.
| \ weeks mission was commenced IL
st. Patrick's church at the 1890 O'Clock
mass yesterday morning. The services
are conducted by Missionary Fathers
from Philadelphia and VII be continued
every evening this week.
| Rev. B. r. Hainwood occupied tn
pulpit of the Presbyterian church a
| Bald Mount yesterday.
Harry Buddle spent yesterday a
Heart Lake.
Misses Rachel 4. Evans, Mary d
Davis, Hannah Jones, Mary O'Brie
and II. l.. McCabe have returned hom
from the Pan-American exposition.
Miss Ella Gavin, of South Scranton
spent yesterday with Miss Mar
Clancy, of Dunmore street.
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Anthracite Coal Tre de.

In spite of the rumors published in
the daily press there is no reason to
suppose that there will be any serious
labor troubles at the anthracite mines
before next spring. The miners are
having the steadiest years work i'm
long time and the total production is
pretty sure to be the heaviest on rec
ord.
In the Northwest, though retail buy
ing is very light. dealers are getting
very anxious about supplies for next
winter, as receipts by lake continue
small The present outlook favOrs a
greater shortage of coal this winter
than last. At Chicago following the
advance of prices to the regular win
| ter figures, trade is rather slack and
| awaits the touch of cooler weather.
! The movement to country points Is,
however, sufficient to keen coal from
accumulating on the docks To any eX-
tent. Total lake receipts To date are
fully 100000 tons below last season s
figures. The supply of cars for all
rail shipments is reported rather short
and does not seem likely to improve
for some time. At lower lake ports the
trade shows little change from last
week. Along the Atlantic seaboard re-
tail demand is not brisk though the
larger consumers are slowly laying in
winter supplies. Cooler weather Is
needed to bring out the small buyers
Dealers at shoal water ports are stead
lily stocking up for the winter. At New
York. Philadelphia and Boston the
market is fairly strong. Egg coal i:
the size most wanted. Prices generally
are well maintained at the full cir
cular prices There are reports of Goa
selling for less but these sales, If made
are for special grades and conditions
and have no particular effect on IN,
market as "A whole. A touch of Coole
weather should make the marke
srrong enough to suit all dealers.-In
dustrial and Mining Journal.
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MOOSIC.

Miss MCAllister, a missionary from
Africa, will speak in the Methodist
Episcopal church this evening, at 1.@0
o clock This will be an unusual op-
Torturity for the people of Moosic and
Vicinity. No one who can be present
shOulC fail to hear Fer
ErWerS Berlaw was moved 20 tire
WIke Barre hospital Friday, whore
he will undergo an operation for APP
rendicitis,
Miss Jennie Martin left Sunday
r,crnihg for her home in New York,
after sperding two months at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs William stevenson, Of
Main Street,
Mis-, Ccrby has returned to her homo
in Mil City after spending a week witt
her son, 5. V. Corby, OF Mnooka ave
n q.
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NoRToN-PAYNE NUPTIALS.
Couple from Neighboring Villages
Welded at Baptist Church.

Mr., Fred Payne, one of Mt Pleas
ants most prosperous young farmers,
and Miss Minnie norton, charming
young lady of lniondalc, were mar
ried at IN" Baptist parsonage in this
city last Wednesday afternoon by RcV.
II. j. Whalem, They left the city i'm
the evening for u short wedding nip.
aud when they return will make their
home AT Mount Pleasant.
The bride is Il sister of Mrs Samuel
VIII, H.. of this NitN.
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At the Methodist Church.

Tho somhro appearance of the in
terror Of the Methodist church, which
was heavily drapcd i'm black, kept be-
fore the congregation the tragic fact
that the nation was lamcnting and
mourning.
At the evening service the pastor,
Rev. \. +. Chnffcc, spoke with feeling
aud force on the value Of a life such
as was Tod by the one whose death has
depressed the whole nation, which
loved him so.
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Carbonda1e Department.

charles T.. Lce, in touching on the
national sorrow, took for his text,
Thy glory, O Israel is slain upon
thy high places. How are the mighty
fallen, II Samuel, /: 10. After elabor-
atirg ON the high position as states
man and the beautiful Christian char
acter of the president, the speaker
urged three things:
There should b. higher respect for
aau obedience to law.
There is great need to infuse in every
individual, young and old, native and
foreign. the knowledge that liberty
ends whore ncighbors' rights begin.
Th, country should humbly repent
before God of national sins under this
rl aStiSpmcnt
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THE PASSING THRoNG.

Mrs. j. II. Golden, of Barton, y. y,
Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. G..
Giles, on Lincoln avenue.
Delaware and Hudson Engineer
George Nichols, Of Honesdale, spent
yesterday with friends i'm this city.
Ray Hockcnberry has returned to his
studies at the Syracuse college, after
spending his vacation in this city.
Miss Rose O'Malley has returned To
her home in Pittston, after visiting for
several weeks among relatives in this
city.
John +. Gallagher has removed his
family from his summer home IL
Greenfield to his residence on South
Main street
Mrs j, j. Burke, OF Binshamton, n
y, who has been the guest of MRS.
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Tie Hon"slalo train Cue in Carbon
dal at 155 did not reach here last
~ ait until S4i Tie delay was caused
by swapping of the eccentric rod of
lngire %. while climbing the noun
tam To Farriow, When the summit Of
the mountain was reached, the rod
Strapped, and the train WAS forced 70
q 'cp down the grade to this city. The
G"i,.y caused train 40 for scranton, due
- leave at s o'clock, to he an hour
Int" IN reaching the latter city.
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New County Vein.

The Delaware and Hudson company
is opening new vein Of coal in this
borough. 1t is what is known as the
New County Vein and the coal is
three feet thick. TWO ehifts of men are
engaged opening headings and il is
the intention to rush the work so that
chambers may hc opened about the
first of December
The tract contains about forty acres
and the quality OF the coal is first
class. There We're few I'm town who
knew that the company had this vein
To draw on. When the present OPEN
ing is in fun operation IL will last about
three years, Archibald Citizen,
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| Office
| BURKE
| BUILDING
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Delaware and Hudson Railroad

June ., 1901,
Trains will leave Carbonda.c at city s'a'''" ~
follows: c,c - na sn
For scranton and Wilkc,.Blrrc-.6o0' w. > Sy' yn
pOl. lOul, ii2l a. m; I2.iG, LIS, G''h ".'''
5H. 1W iO.nl, ln5l y. IN. ia
2.l6. 3 50. Sn y. m. ,,.u Now
For Albany. Saratoga, Montreal, B,-,9" ' IN
England points, etc, 100 i. M 500 W W.
daily. u..,t,l,
For Lake Lodorc. Waymirt aud hoh''u"''
7.g2. II. a. m; 3.5l, 6.l3 y. m, u.,,,,,,,
SUNDAY train. leave for Lake LpdorC, NaNmd'I
and Honc.dalc at $50 a. M. l@, \ y +. w "nn,.,o
Trdus arrive 1T Cdrhundalc from WIZ ~, 'n -,
and scranton rs follows; 6.jb. so, '"", ', =,
a M; l237. ~, 3.23. l2N, o0N, 'ol' N'"'' ''''
ll5' p. M; - q. m. ,, 80,
sunday trains arrive At "3i a. hh' i-'''' '-''
42~, 6.20. ll3O T.. m. , 4, al
Train, arrive daily from AlhanN at "''' ""'
Dos y. m; and on sunday A. 2.'o w. ~, u,..,,,,
Trains arrive from llouc~ddlc and NaI"''' !
daily at Si3 a. m; T.. IL, ilG, 81, y: NJ L..
sunday trains arrive at tarhonddic RON '.He 20 He
1odorc. Waymlrt and lloncsdalc at III" ''''
ard 1,h5 N. m
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INDUSTRIAL
And LABOR
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL
LABOR UNION.

Passed Resolutions Denouncing the
Killing of President Mckinley.
Total Lake Receipts of Anthracite
Coal Are 100000 Below Figures
of Last Season-Delaware and
Hudson Opening the New County
Vein at Archbald-Coal Is Three
Feet Thick.
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IN THE CHURCHES.
At the Berean Baptist Church.

There was a large morning COnEre-
cation at the Berean Baptist church,
and while no announcement of a spec
ial service had been made. it is we'll
understood custom of the church to
make suitable mention of all passing
events.
on the platform fine portrait of the
president rested upon a heavily draped
p ony easel, with the Cuban and Porto
Rican flags a either side; the pulpit
icsh was draped with black broad
clcth with silk American flags at
either side, while at the left there was
a beautiful bouquet, contribution
from the Hendrick conserva tories, con-
sisting of white garden phlox, fever
'crn and heliotrope, The special music
consisted of an anthem by the choir,
Nearer My God to Thee" and a solo
~ Mr.. Roberts, Good Night" The
inthem was especially appreciated, as
was the hymn chanted by the presl-
lent on the last night of his life.
Rev. William b. Grow offered the
PRAYER, and the pastor delivered the
SalT,on. The text was taken from the
h'rty-eighth verse of the third chap
er Of ii Samuel, know We not that
G)ere is a prince and a great man fal.
en- this day in Israeli"
Tn" congregation listened with rev,
'rent interest to the reCounting of tn,
'ruies of the dead president, and wer,
n0itly affect@l by every allusion to hi.
heroic faith so triumphant in death.
Rev. Charles E. Lees Words.
At the morning service in the Firs
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New York, Ontario and Western

juno -, l'hl.
Trains leave Ciihonddlc tur Scranton al "o''
10 ~ 4. m; i0O y. m,
SUNDAY trains At 100 a. m; 6.oG p M,
Train, lpdN, Cuhuuddc f0t points nn'lH ~
II ~ q. m; a. T. m On sunday ~ NV - w.,
Trains leaving NJ II H. m. week days ahI "''
a m. SUNDAY MAKE rouuc,t tlous tur NeW r"'"'
Cornwall ot,. a.,
Trains arrive from scranton at ll.lo 4. M ~
fi6 y. m. trom point. north. loV' a. nv
~ m SUNDAYS from scranton at o.l0 A. m. ana
AS g. m; from Ctdu~id AZ h.nt y. IN,
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USE ALIENS FOOT.EASE

powder TO be shaken into the shoes Your
icct feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tirs,
Easily II you have smIrting feet or UGht ,hoc,.
try Aliens Foot Ease, II oools the iert and
maa6s walking easy, Cures swollen, sweating
feet, ingrowing nails, bli,ters and Gallon, ,puts
Relieves corn and hunionS of all PAIN and Ei,cs
rest aud comfort, Try It today Sold bv All
arugeikts and shoe stores Tor 95, rnial PACK.
,ge FREE, Address Allen ), ulrstc,, lie Roy.
n
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Nay Aug, T.. McAlli,tcr; y. m, Cayuga, Y.
Thompson: p. M, Caiuga, VI Gnlcy.
Pushers q. i5 a. m, rinncrty. a. m, Houscr;
II 30 a m. Moran; p. m. Murphy p. IN,
". u Bartholomew; 10 y. m, \. Widenor
Passenger Engines-7 a. m, Gaftney; a. m,
Singer; ~ a. IN, Naunan; 10 a. m, Seoor;
u. m, \. i. Murray; $50 y. m, McGovcrn.
wild Cats Wcst--5 a. M, u. Randolph; ~ a.
m, ". j. Mo,icr. II a. M, {. kingsley;
p. m, A. T.. Kctchim; p. m. VI. 'atmody'
r. m, j. H. Mccain; ) p. m, Gahas IN;
y. M, l.. Csyanaugh.
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THE PRESIDENTS DEATH

The Subject of Resolutions by Court
Lily, No. so. Foresters of America.
Pastors of the City Churches
Touch on the Sorrowful Tragedy
at Sabbath Services-The Pith of
Their Talks.
The sorroNful tragedy of our nation
occupied a place in sermons of the day
in the churches of the city yesterday.
when touching eulogies were delivered
h. the pastors.
IRE mournful happening was also
taken VI b$ one of the leading fra
t, ma societies of the city, Court Lily,
NO. 80, Forcstcrs of America. at its
lreetnG on Saturday, and made the
SUBJECT of the following resolutions,
which incidentally, are the first to he
adopted by an organiza ton in this
CO immunity. The resolutions read:
Resolutions Of coincidence on the death oi Pr,,.
idCn, William Mckinley, by Court Lily, No. -,
Forcstcrs ct America, OF Carhondac, "a, adopt.
ed : pit H. lHr
Whereas, Il has. through the daily press, come
20 our knowledge that our we'll beloved chief
executive. and T, sidcnt OF our country, Hon.
William Mckinley, this morning yielded mp his
life by the foul and ddmnahlc act of an i->i>siu,
thus rendering hom our third martyr president:
and
Whereas. No chief cV'rutivc ot the Inltoi
States ever lett behind cleaner on better rc,.
old than stands To- the credit of oar hrioN 1t
ohleitan, and a. this l. a time to show th"
gravity and sorrow of every loyal citizen, II /,
not the time to attempt TN estimate of hi, worth
or a cuogy Of his mt and ohndrt2r tine puig-
nancy of our present grlof presents th" severity
essential in such an choii.hu' IL /, meet To- ~Ly
that under In, administration which began al 4
time when depression hoycrcd over our country
his fellow citizen, showed their confidence IN his
administrative ability to restore order; and that
confidence was not misplaced. Iii, country gained
the greatest prosperity it Ia, ever known. H.
gave some Of the greatest contributions 10 human
liberty and progress that were c,rr mad. il
any age or country, and won the respect and adj
miration of the world " citizen. soldier
statesman or executive hc was a great and good
man in every station oi life; and he has pa>,'d
from earth amidst the wotoundcat sorrow Of hi,
Countrymcn and every lover ot liberty
BY his demise we lose his presence, hut not hi,
teachings or his example; and, as we must al
how in humble submission to tho will of ON
God, the creator and supreme ruler of the uni
verse, who docth all things we'll; and as a tokcr
Of our profound sorrow this occasion,
We hereby resolve that our charter he drapc,
in mourning for thirty days, and that our chic
ranger he designated TO enter into any arrange
mcnt with other Civir orders Of our city to shov
publicly our feelings on the occasion of our lat
presidents funeral
Committce--R. j. Dclcyln, chairman; A J
Madison, 4. Battomly Joseph Wallace, Gcorg
Hobbs
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MnNnAY. sEPTEMRER u.

wild Cats East-l.3o a, m, William Gilligan,
with II. Doherty's dew; 10 a. m" !, l., Rogcls,
II a. M, T. Mccarthy; p, M, \, J, Llrkin,
y. m, !, W. Devine; p, m, ", W. lahari
Il p. m, j, j, Costello,
SUBMITS, Etc.--l0 a. m, vest q, frounfelkar
l n. m, west, VI, Flnncry' y. M, cast, i
Hcnnigan; p, M, east, Littimeli =. m,
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p. Burke for the past two weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
Il. II. Burke left yesterday to resume
his studies at st. Mary's seminary at
baltimore, Md.
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Meetings Of Tonight.

Select Council.
olive Lear lodge. 80, l5G, !. .. O. r
J. w, Nally club
Fedarti union, No.I21i,
iounC Mems Institute,
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
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NOTICE.

Brakeman J. j. Barrett will call at trainmas
tcr's office
r. Castner will run 7.8o p, M, wild cat, com
mcncng Monday, Sept IT..
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MEN BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE

characteristics of one of our towns
most esteemed citizens and one who is
/ conspicuous in the smart social set of
/ ihc Cityg lite.
/ Mr.. Manvillc is an ardent mobilst,
which is true of all the social pleasures
to which he turns after the toll and
close confinement of his arduous duties
! i'm the superntendpnts chair He is
quite skilled and expert in the guild
Gnce OF this dying pleasure coach and
as ne whiSks along over the city
streets, the fog-horn heralding his
coming, he adds quite Il metropolitan
! air to our town.
| superintendent ManVllc and Mr..
Horace q. Young, general manager of
| the Delaware and Hudson road, are
| both natives of Ioncsdalc. AS boys
they grew up together. were educated
together at the Troy Polytechnic inst-
tutc. and by rapid progression after
being graduated from that institution
they mounted to their present RESPONSE
Bile positions.
Nj. Manvillc was born railroador
and his inherent tendencies have been
fully developed by his technical train
ing and his ripe experience. After he
became superintendent he took UP the
al orator The incident is not import
amt in itself. but illustrates the deter
limitation of the man to master his
business in all its branches There is
rpt perhaps in all the country a divis-
ion superintendent of a railroad who
is invested with more power in his own
particular territory than is Mr.. Man
willie. From Wilkes Barre and Ply
mouth To Nlncvah and over to Homes
Gale, his authority is almost absolute
ANA this is due to no nepOtiSm or any
cognatc cause. but arises from the con-
iidcrCe which tn management and di-
lcctoritc of the Delaware and Hudson
company have i'm Mr.. Manyillc's ad-
? mmistrdtion. lie knows his division
thoroughly. every switch and every foot
= of it; he knows the rolling stock and
e all other prop p'rty, and all the move
, mcnts of all the trains are under his
= command. How well he directs them
r is cviG creed by the euviable reputa-
, tion which the Delaware and Hudson
road has for safety and for running
on schedule time. Even the old gray
ity," with its manifold dangers, was
operated by Mr. Manvillc with never
a catastrcrho. The abandonment OF
! the gravity" by the way. and its su.
=. r'rc"s sion 10y the present steam ROAD
, were based almost entiroly"h pans ah'
! calculations mdd' oE MI MahNlile
=. ana is S1ld to be "A pronounced imam
. Ga! success, Ruin"r mas IT, however
that a hdlt-mile tunnel driven througf
In" mountains AT point between May
- n,ld ana Carbonate. would bring &
- NJ" road near SWdckhammerS an'
i Mr.. Manvlllc is said 10 contemplate
Is iuuSly advising his company to dNN'
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D., L. g. w. Board for Today.

Following IL the makeup or the D.
L. a. w board for today:
SuNDAY, SEPTEMBER Is.
Wild Cats East-s p, m, ID. wallace
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Rev. Charles E. Lees Words.

At the morning service in the First
Presbyterian church, the pastor. Rev.
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Poverty and Piety.

A Western preacher whose salary has
probably not been raised to make good
to him the increased cost of living in
these prosperous times in a recent SER
mon delivered by him expresses the
opinion that continuous prosperity is
not a good thing for the nan on the
farm; hat money easily made is likely
ia be foolishly spent, and that such a
condition tends to undermine the moral
fiber of the farmer. The writer is al
ways and ever an optimist-a locker on
the bright side of things and for the
best side of his fellows-and so we car
not agree with this preacher, who re-
fleets a little of the 10th century piety
which advocated the c%rucifixion of the
flesh as the most orthodox method of
serving the Lord. The good things of
life are just as much the legitimate re-
wards of correct living and business in
telligence as are failure, poverty and
misery the rewards of shiftlessness,
laziness and lack of business sagacity
The good things are placed within the
reach of every mar if he will but make
the proper effort to win them. Piety
is not the legitimate outcome of poverty
for but few people are so built that they
voluntarily praise God when they are
hungry, poor and miserable. The mer
and women on the farm who today e n
joy a financial independence have
reached this point only after many
long, hard years of toll and struggle
1t will not wreck their future happiness
to enjoy good crops and good prices and
freedom from debt. 1t is hard to be 8
good Christian with only one shirt ant
an empty pocketbook. This parsoI
should learn to look on the bright side
and take his texts from the Psalms ant
not from jeremiah.