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CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
WILL JOIN THE PARADE.
Cornerstone Laying at st. Kevtna
Church to BE Att ,nded by Many
of City's Organizations. =

h parade on next Sunday. October IL
In honor Of the cornerstone laying OF the
new st. Kevin's Church, on Longfellow
boulevard and Lafayette avenue, prom
Uses to be the largest ever witnessed on
q similar occasion in st. Louis. The most
favorable reports were received on last
Sunday from the different Catholic socie.
ties in the city. expressing their deter
mination to appear in full force in ti:s
parade.
The parade viii start promptly at 2:ao
p. N. from jefferson and Park avenue,
and divisions Will assemble at 2 o'clock
In the following order:
Mounted police under Captain MoNamee,
grand marshal, John A. Lynch and his mount
ed aids: on Park avenue cas-, Of Jefferson.
First Dtrtsiou-Band. uniformed rank.
Knights OF Father Matthew. west side OF JEFF
ferzon. north OF PARK: all councils. knights Of
Father Matthew. will form in rear Of the uni
formed rank.
Second Divtsion-Hibernian Knights will fom
on west side Of Jefferson. south OF PARK. ell
divisions Of the Ancient Order OF Hiberninno
viii form in rear Of the Hiberuian Knishtss
Catholic knights Of America will form On Ohio
avenue. north Of Park; Catholic Knights and
Ladies' OF America viii form In rear Of the
Catholic knights.
Third Dtvfston-Knights OK Colurnbu wiz
form on Ohio avenue. south Of Park
Fourth Divis.on-St. Teresa's Parish. win
form on California avenue, north Of Park: St
vincent's Parish societies and sodalities will
form on California avenue. south OF Park
Other parishes entering the parade will form
In rear Of St. vincenrs. St kevin's Parish
will form on Ewing avenue. north OF Park
The parade win take the following route;
Starting at Jefferson. and Park svenues. west
On Park to Cardinal; north. on Cardinal to
Caroline; west on Caroline to Grand: south on
Grand to Russell: east on Russell 70 jefferson;
north on Jefferson to LAfzyetts: west On
Lafayette to Longfellow: south On LongfeIaov
past reviewing stand Of the Archbishop. 70
Geyer: countsrmarch on Louzfeiiov to site q
new church.
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| tan union. It commanded the deep con-
sheraton of the late Pope Leo XIII.
Joseph Parker, the great London
preacher. and chairman of the Congrega-
tionaI Union Of Great Britain, in his last
great speech made 1t his plea. Its intro
duction before the House OF Lords ha.
been the sensation OF the past year.
While in America 1t has been the theme
OF countless editorials in the religious
press and the talk of synods and assem-
b,ies. Christian union is in the air. 1t is
but a historic fact TO say that the
Disciples OF Christ. or the Christians, as
| they are known in the West, have for
nearly a century stood practically alone
as the apostles and specialists on this
subject. And from the midst Of hostile
forces they have fought their way to an
honorable place
LIFE OF BARTON STONE.
The life of Barton W. Stone. the human
founder OF this church, reads like a ro-
nance Though a village In Maryland
witnessed his advent in 1T2. his early
years were spent in the backwoods Of
Virginia, whose quiet was disturbed now
and again by the raids of c~ontendins
| armies. He resolved to Secure an edu-
cation or die in the attempt" as he him.
self has declared. 1t is strange that with
an ambition TO practice law. and going
with those students who made light OF
| religion, ''in their jests at the pious,"
! this young nan should ultimately prove
tine founder of a religious reformation.
In the end he became the pastor of n
Presbyterian Church at Cane Ridge, KY.
1t Yves here that he discovered he was
not in accord with the religious ideas Of
that age,
Here. too. was held that remarkable re-
viTal In 1901. It almost gave at that time
to this little place in the a brake OF
Bourbon Cou-.y a national fame. Here
is q description Of one of the meetings by
an eyewitness:
When the ground had been cleared
| seats OF roughly hewn logs were prepared.
over these seats a roof OF clapboard was
| erected. a rude stand constructed for the
speakers. houses Of logs or tents erected.
| The attendance ct this meeting was enor-
| nous. having been estimated aA90.0O 70
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The convention. in a semiannual meeting.
Came to st. Louis in 1859. 1t again met
here in 1871 and 1854. Last year 1t had
about Go missionaries in IFS employ, scat
tered throughout the United States and
Canada. Its sessions will be held on Oc-
tober Is and I9.
Other interests that will be represented
are the National Benevolent Association.
whose headquarters are in st. Louis: the
Educational Society. the Church Exten-
sion Society. which will bring Doctor E
l.. Powell. a widely celebrated orator. as
its chief speaker. the evangelization and
the ministerial relief societies.
Tuesday. October IS. will be Christian
College Day" at the Fair, the Missouri
building being the place of assembly.
There will, be many college reunions and
%oanquets during the convention. October
20 will be Disciples OF Christ Day at the
Fair. and the programme will include a
reception by President Sweeney and Off
Gals at the Christian Church Pavilion at
q p. m. a great meeting 1t Festi-
val Hall at 3 p. m, presided over by Doc
tor J. H Garrison. and addressed by
President Francis and Doctor Power of
Washington and receptions by the Com
m%issioners in many State buildings at
5 p. m
At the Coliseum next Sunday afternoon
will be celebrated what will probably be
the largest communion service in the
worlds history.
After 100 years OF existence this dis
tinctly American church numbers a mil
lion n a quarter members and has in
creased in the last decaDe especially at
such a rate as to cause widespread COM
ment.
HISTORY OF REFoRMERS
All ~reformations mean har6 times for
the reformers. 1t was . through severe
ordeals that the early fathers of the
Christian Church had to come. Their
aim and purpose were misunderstood.
They were not mere iconoclasts; they
were the first to submit definite plans for
a reunited Christendom. and though they
were maligned and prosecuted and
locked out of churches Ink schoolhouses,
to-day the great principle for which they
contended is the subject uppermost in the
thoughts of all the churches, viz, Chris
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thor sounds the danger signal of the
New Woman's' ambitions. her social tri-
umphs and struggles: her quest after fads
of learning: her absorbing desire to do
something, to be something. with no fixed
purpose in mind to justify the aim.
And when it is about over. and the end
Is near, the question of the strenuous
woman" Was it worth while? does not
beggar an answer. The answer Is mirrored
in her unhappy face. her sordid mind.
her blasted hopes. and in the two sad
faces of her small children rejecting con-
tinued neglect and abandonment.
The story is laid in Southern Califor-
! lila, and the Los Angeles meeting of the
General Federation of Woman's Clubs fig
ures IN the telling.
The atmosphere of the city. fraught
/, with the perfume of orange blossom and
sea breeze, fairly seethes with club life.
There Is e certain newness about the
place that Is alien, even, to the at
mosphere. The cir does not seem so light:
1t Is charged with a certain seriousness.
Everywhere about the broad plaza, along
shady avenues. reckoning peace and CON-
fort, on the otherwise quiet and digniied-
looking patios and ~verandas. serious-faced
women hurry about or sit in corners in
solemn consultation or heated discussion
reviewing the meeting and laying plans
for future ones.
The aggregation of the New Woman in
the peaceful city is compared to an inva-
sion OF the military in remote island
spots. While the new and forceful ele-
ment could not change its geographical
boundaries or native characteristics 1t did
work a change in its people. While some
marveled at the glitter OF gold braid and
shining bayonets others became fright
ened at its power and strength and es-
capped to the island fastessness.
The uninitiated club woman was thus
impressed with the meeting of the clans
in her city.
IGNORED THEIR PRESENCE
At first she timidly ignored their pres
| ence; then she marveled at their wisdom.
| and finally decided she would investigate
their purpose and absorb some of their
knowledge and worldly experience. The
air into which she was introduced was
charged with ambitions; high ideals, to
be sure.
It was all new and strange and very
fascinating to the uninitiated woman. Soon
the fever of unrest was upon her: the
! germ had done its best There was no an
tidote strong enough to destroy It. A
| silent ambition soon grew into the reality
OF a profession And In this her two
! children and her husband played no share.
They come to be regarded As unimportaut
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STORY LAID IN CALIFORNIA.

The strenuous Hfe," as applied In par
ticular to woman-the society woman. the
crop girl. the club woman. the professional
won1an-is the text for q strikingiy spicy
novel by Miss Lavinia II. Egan. former
secretary of the Board of Lady Managers,
which will shortly make its appearances
In the book world.
Its purpose Is TO recite the folly. or.
rather. to question the good, of being what
has become So familiar a term as the
New Woman"
The novel. It is predicted. will cause a
profound sensation. inasmuch as the prin-
ciral characters are drawn from the lime
light of public interest, and represent
somewhat OF Miss Egan's broad expert
ence IN the newspaper field. both abroad
n at home. and her knowledge OF wom-
ems clubs. being the present head of the
Louisiana State Federation OF Woman's
Clubs
The intent of the book is to reflect the
social unrest which. in the authors opin-
ion, prevails among all classes. No matter
hst her social standing, her occupation
or pursuit In life. the heroine of the novel
and all her acquaintances and friends the
author imbues with the spirit OF unrest.
According TO the authors opinion, the
cook who leaves her bread to burn while
she satisfies the longing for sensational
ism by reading of her MISTRESS social
triumphs. is just as much OF a social
criminal as the woman who cheats her
family Of her attentions in seeking social
honcrs In the -Four Hundred set.
In her analysis of character the author
irbues every women in her book with that
spirit which reflects the strenuous life.
The spirit which the author contends u
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| chapters in her life. Clubdom proved q
successful field in which the new woman
found her ambitions for u strenuous life
gratifed. It served 70 hold possibilities
that the wonderful profession Of mother
hood had not offered.
But Miss Egan's story points to a swing
ing back of the pendulum. For. as one
of the strongest characters in the book
says: THE progress Of women 10 like the
incoming tide, only every advance Is a
| little farther and every retreat not quite
SO far; the net result is a steady gain"
Among the interesting extracts from
Miss Egan's forthcoming book may be-
quoted the following. which Is related by
one Of the women characters:
PLUCK" said Nan. Why. we women
OF this modern day do not know the mean
ing of pluck. Shall I tell you a story"
Listen. The characters are. primus,
II you please, my own great-grandfather;
secundus, my great-grandmother. The
place is Louisiana and the time the old
regime. / nave seen portraits OF them. ne
the grand seigneur. she very much the
grand dame. Their hospitality was I'M
pounded, their balls and their dinners IA
nous. That there was a skeleton in the
closet everybody knew, but what would
you?
.'Monsieur's wine was properly old. and
madame's gowns correctly new; both had
the grande maniere. / have had many a
fine old gentleman of the old school say to
me. with a tenderly reminiscent air: All!
I met nv wife at q ball at your gran
fathers Once one said to me, with IN
speakable awe in his tones: 81 was of the
party when your great-grandfather en-
tertained at dinner the bar OF the Parish
Of La Fourche-'
ut is one OF the regrets Of my life that
I. too, could not have been Of the party
when my great-granfather entertained the
bar of the parish of La Fourche. Fancy
monsieur. a Judge OF the Supreme Court
of the State entertaining his brother
iurists. and there were giants in those
days. Fancy madame, Respondent in vel
vet and diamonds welcoming her guests
in the d~rawing-room- In the dining-room,
with its mahogany, brought from France
in the time of Louis Philippe. imagine the
snoviest linen, the heaviest plate, the
richest crystal, and madame behind the
stean;ng tureen with slaves to do her
bidding.
when the soup was served. and a dish
of the pale amber liquid smoked entcing-
w before the host and his every guest,
MADAME Grandmer raised her spoon
as a signal to begin.
~ trust, gentlemen.' she said with .
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or. as they are in some places known,
Disciples Of Christ
The Foreign Christian Missionary So
ciety. which wal organized in 1874. now
supports more than 100 workers abroad.
Doctor Macklin, sale to be the best
known man OF his years In China, will
be n OF the representatives from for
eign lands. W. FL Rembo, who comes
from Damon. India, is a native Of Mis-
souri,. who imported American machinery
and tools for the instruction of the boys
in the big ~orphanage under his care in
that city. The sessions of the Foreign
Society will be held on Monday, and
among the speakers will be p A. Miller
Of Buffalo, N. Y; F. NJ. Rains Of Gin
cnnau. o.. and A. C. Smithers OF Los
Angeles, Cal.
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
The American Christian Missionary So
cdety. which is the parent of all the other
societies. was organized in 1919 in Cincin-
natl, O.. where its headquarters still are.
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with some of the greatest ~evangelistic
singers Of the Christian churches. like
Princess Long. There will also be short
speeches from some Of the brightest men
Of this brotherhood Of 10000 churches.
The Christian women's Board OF Mis-
sions Will hold it, sessions on Friday aft
ernoon INC evening and Saturday morn
Ing. Tho c. W. B. N Issues several mil
lion pages OF missionary literature each
year and win have present missionaries
from India. Porto Rico and Mexico. 1t
maintains Bible chairs at several State
universities. At Columbia. Mo-. a hand
some s25.0o5 building is now being erected
Immediately facing the university am
pus, and many Of the regular university
Students are enrolled for biblical study
In its various phases under three able pro-
fessors-
Independent OF this there are in the
State Of Missouri alone. where the mem
bership is nearly 800. 600. i've colleges I'M
der the control Of the Christian churches,
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1000 persons. Tho religious duties were
kept I'D day and night without intermis-
sion. There would be half q dozen preach
ers preaching at the same time In different
parts Of the grove The hospitality was
free and lavish. At night the scene was
weird IN the extreme, hundreds Of candles
and torches throwing their uncertain light
upon. the tremulous foliage, he solemn
chanting OF hymns. impassioned e1horta-
tons, earnest prayers. gobs. shrieks or
shouts bursting from excited persons The
sudden pasms that seized upo scores and
cast them suddenly to the earth all con-
spired to invest the scene. with terrific in
terest and to work up the feelings to the
highest pitch of excitement"
Here was witnessed that wonderful
phenomena called the Jerks All alike
were subject to 1t. young and old believers
and unbeIievera Children from 9 years Old
to hoary hairs I'VE shall include the
phenomena under sever heads: Falling
exercise, the Jerks. rolling, running, bark
Ing. dancing. visions and frances" In the
falling exercise persons would tail as IL
shot and lie from fifteen minutes to two
or three hours Zone woman lay nine days
In an apparently unconscious state) their
bodies perfectly rigid: sometimes they
would suffer frtghtful agonies. At this
meeting 5000 were reported to have fallen.
Those having the Jerks would sway
backward and forward. or their head
would be .erked from left to right with a
force and velocity perfectly inoonceivable;
no features could be distinguished When
the hair Of the women was long It would
mar nke a whip The rolling exercise is
described by McNemar as having the head
and feet doubled together and rolling like
a wheel or over and over Hk a log. In
the barking exercise they would snarl and
bark like a dog, the sound seeming to come
from their chest
Nr. Stone, writing Of this meeting. says:
The effects Of this meeting was Hike fire
In dry stpbble driven by the wind. Ali
felt Its influence more or less"
This revival. whatever may be thought
of its manifestations. produced another
great crisis in religious history. Barton
W. Stone had a new vision which resulted
In him and several follow .rs rejecting the
PARTY name which they had so long worn
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and calling themselves simply "Cnrl+
tians." Such was the origin Of the Discir
pies OF Christ.
GREAT REVEALS
But Ireland and Scotland had . great
share In the development IF this move
ment. Thomas Campbell. a Presbyterian
minister, left Ireland to ind health In ths
New World. A year later his son. on tina
way to Join his father. was wrecked en- tns
coast of Scotland. and entered glasgow
University. When the reunion came IN
1853. father end son found themselves theni
ve-v much alike IN their =, linking In that
wear the famous Declaration end 40
d-ess,' was issued. in which Thomas
campbell end these assocsared with HIM
declared their intention OF uikiug the BIZ
HE alone as their rule OK faith and prae-
stce. Such q stand naturally produced
| position that has not yet died enereU
away. Alexander Campbell was at tm
bitterly received end when he went ~
to Great Britain. Ct one place TIE fo-
lowing WIS published in the papers;
"Citizens OF E~dtueou.:n: Beware. 30.
wareI The Reverend Alexander
of Virginia, UnlteQ SCA-eS ct AhreAieAs -
been a slave holder himself. and IS SUI =
defender of m~an-steslersr' But Camp,
bells influence in history Ii urmeasW1~
bic. SURELY" said George L Preuttcas
'tn hts essential character he belongs 70
no party. but to the world" General hoo-
ert z. Lee picked him out as one CT the
highest representatives CT TIE race
These men, with waster Scott. related to
the great Sir Walter Scott" were the
f-orerunuers and leaders Of q large Er1r-
Der of preachers. who went about the
country preaching the Reformation OF Cs
Nineteenth Century
There Is now being published IN The
Worlds Fair City a newspaper chat - TIE
regular successor Of a paper started IN
ISIS. and edited by Barton w. Stone. the
leader OF this reformato.y movement m
the West. 1t was this Chrtsctm Messsn-
gers influence, good VII and assets fhat
were carried to the Evangelist. which de-
welcomed into the Christian Evangelist. 1f
which Doctor J. H. Garrison Ut 81 Loots
has for many years hen editor-in-chief.
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q. Delegates from every State IN The
Union. Canada, Mexico and abroad will
arrive In St Louis within the next few
days to participate in h international
Missionary Convention OF the Christian
Churches. which Is to open Thursday
concentrating the n hundredth anni-
versafy Of its founding.
with the attraction which his city at.
fords at this time. and considering for
mer meetings of this denomination, It is
safe to say st. Louis will see the largest
gathering eve held by any single re-
Hg1ous body, and h probabilities are
that It win exceed even the greates OF
Christian Endeavor conventions The To-
0i committee expects some 2s.00 at
tendaut4.
The convention programme covers a
week, beginning with a big concert at the
Coliseum On Thursday evening, October
y when the thousand-voiced Century
Chorus, specially trained during the past
year fnr,ttts occasion. viii be heard along
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smile and her grand maniere. 7 trust thai
my new soup will be to your liking. J
made It myself from the cow-hide with
which monsieur beat me last night
How is that for pluck said Nan
laughing.
THE CHIEF CHARACTERS.
The chief characters are the professional
woman. a club woman and a society
woman. all caught in the %wind-drift of the
worlds unrest. In deuneating these
three characters. Miss Egan has attempt
ed TO picture the unrest OF our modern
life as exemphfied in the feminine type.
! or the professional woman, who is per-
maps the heroine. properly speaking. since
II Is ner name which gives title to the
COOK. Miss Egan has written:
1t was characteristic OF her that her
thoughts moved slowly and in large cir
cuinterences Small details and distract
ing ana e~Straneous circumstances escaped
her. 1t was like her. therefore,. that the
revealing of her love, which seemed to
nave come to her as a great awakening,
should not be numbered with the sugges
ton or any definite possibilities As to
what might ~eveutuate to herself, to Rich
ard. to Nan from this sudden coming to-
gether Of their lives. she did not once con-
slider. Aside from the great conscious
ness of her love. which awed and over
whelmed her, its chiefest effect upon her
was the sudden change it wrought in her
own viewpoint of herself. Love had
opened her eyes for the first time to a
realization Of the fact that she had liyed
her life with herself left out"
Perhaps the foreword gives hint OF the
working out OF the plot OF Miss Egan's
story, which is, to say the least, full Of
interesting situations handles in a new
and fresh tanner. This poem. which is
length than a page in length, reads:
"A long. slow rise of yellow, rusty
roadway; on either side like mighty slabs
Of jade stretched groves Of orange and
lemon. close set, compact: here and there
cutting athwart rose the purple tree-tope
Of a eucalyptus w~ind-brake, or Waved in
infinite grace the beautiful red-berried
branches of a spreading pepper tree. be-
yond, fading to dimness in the distance,
stretched the pale gray green OF olive or
chards. and over all. blurring. softenins,
blending, the mist hung low on all the
valley. And In the mist low lying, ming
ling with the dust clouds of the little city
that lay hudd1ed at the streets, beginning,
shutting out the foothills that lifted at
the sreetts end. yelling the high back
ranges and old Baldy's snow-peaks far
away-in the mist, a man and q woman
were travelling toward each Other"
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SOCIAL UNREST, PREVALENT IN ALL CLASSES,
REFLECTED IN MISS EGAN'S INITIAL NOVEL.

@Strenuous Life'' as Applied Par.
ticularly to Woman the Text of
Book Written by Former Secre-
tary Of the Board of Lady Man
ayers.
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smile and her grand maniere. 7 trust that
my new soup will be to your liking. I
made 1t myself from the cow-hide with
which monsieur beat me last night
".How is that for pluck said Nan,
Laughing.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection to the office of county super.
visor Of Williamsburg county, subject
to rhe rules OF the democratic primary
election, by which ! pledge myself to
abide. j. J. GRAHAM.
The friends of Hon. B. B. Chandler
hereby announce him a candidate for
'he Office Of County Supervisor. This
office Is one Of the most important that
We are called upon to fill and it Is lu-
cnmbent upon the people 10 select a
man o energy and business tart and
acumen.. No better man could be
found than the one We name and We
present him. pledging him to abide the
result Of the Democratic primary.
FRIENDS.