Williams news., 1903-05-16


 ice and program tomorrow evening.
 The officers of the Sabbath school are planning for a picnic for the school.
 Don't miss the anniversary meet ing of the Epworth League tomor- row evening.
 The new officers of the league take hold of the work in a spirit that brings success.
 A report of the work at Williams appears in the California Christian Advocate of last week.
 A developed sense of apprecia- ton is what gives value to the world and environment.
 No man is poor in opportunity so long as God is eternal and man is morally free to invest in truth.
 A copy of an Italian translation of "Ben Hur" has been presented to the Pope, who speaks very highly of the work.
 The teachers college of Columbia University is to establish a course of study for the training of Sabbath school teachers.
 Bishop Joyce has returned from South America and is enthusiastic in his reports of the progress of our work in that field.
 Miss Ida M. Tarbell's write-up of the Standard Oil Company is good subject matter for religious, politi- cal economists to study.
 In Carnegie hall. New York, on April 22, the Presbyterians raised $1OOOO0 toward paying off indebt- edness on church property.
 Truth can never live in a heart of sin and remain truth. Paul we'll said that the sinner ex- changes the truth of God for a lie. lc After the business meeting of the league the young folks enjoyed a splendid social time at the home of George w. Pilchard Tuesday even ing. >. 4o1 ,:g; .>i ..~-' The road to he'll is paved with bad resolutions. A resolution that has no stick-to-it-iveness" in ii never was and never will be any !, good. .D: .
 How easy it seems to justify one's evil life by pointing the finger o1 scorn at another. But how. think you, will that kind of justification stand in the judgment?
 Having power to invest in purity and not doing so is to choose polu- tion rather than purity, sin rather than holiness, disease rather than health, and death rather than life.
 Bishop Cranston is our bishop this year. He will hold the South ern California conference Septem- Der 16 and the Arizona mission conference September A at Tempe.
 By attending the meeting tomor- row evening you may learn some thing about the life of John Wesley, about the Epworth League, and about the ability of our young peo- pie.
 A week from tomorrow being the Sabbath before Decoration day, we will preach a patriotic sermon to veterans in the evening. All old soldiers and citizens are specially invited to attend.
 To fully enjoy anything depends upon ones sense of appreciation. How many Indians really appreci- ate civilization? And how many sinners do you suppose would feel at home in heaven?
 Bishop Foster died May 1st and Bishop Hurst passed away May 4th. These men did a great work for the church. The American University is a fitting monument to scholastic life of Bishop Hurst.
 Bishop McCabe stated before the Troy N. Y.) conference that the net increase of membership of the Methodist church since 1884 is greater than the entire member ship of any denomination except the Baptists.
 Persons who lose their loved one by seemingly untimely death can easily concieve of God as cruel and unrighteous, if they leave no other place for the thought of sin and