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Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

"This is always true. so far as I am concerned: within minute after take chew of tobacco I meet the one I love best. This morning I asked Church White for z chew of tobacco. Church says he is sometimes without coffee, or bacon. or meal, but that he always
Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

come. Sc long as employers are kept way from meetings of labOrers, and so long 9s they shun them, both sides are dcing injury to themselves and to each other.-The Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

has tobacco. I may say to my credit that I keep away from temptation as far as possible; when I chew tobacco l beg it. And when I take a chew of tobacco, I am mad about something, and willing to fight. This morning, after taking a big chew of Church Whites plug I met Gertrude Merwick. Drake Watson.-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

alone" writes a snappy woman to the Globe. ''I wish to say that I live alone. that I am past 70, that I have my gar den in before any of my neighbOrs. that l have my work done earlier in the morning, that 1 keep my house and lawn looking better, that I never dis turb my neighbors by noise or quarrel ing, and they have no occasion to wOr- " about me.'-Atchison Globe.
 Some people think anything will go in politics.-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

ana will undoubtedly prevent their oc- currence in other sections wheren the government is about 10 engage upon similar works.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-01

You are worrying yourself unneces- sarily about the old women who live
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

into the school as soon as they are old
enough 70 attend, by cnlisting the interest
Of the parents when they are babes in
arms The name Of "a baby is placed on
the Sunday school roll when its parents
are willing Some little tot Of the primary
department takes the baby as her special
charge. She brings its birth Offering, sends
it presents aud reports ON IL TO her class.
This cradle roll is regarded as an import
ant factor in getting the parents inter
ested In influencing them to keep their
older children in school and 10 send the
baby when It is years of age. Some
times there is day appointed for giving
out cradle roll certificates ana the mothers
come with the babies in their arms. This
occasion is usually on Easter, Chldren's
day or a special rally day. In the ccrth-
cate. are placed the name Of the child. the
names of its parents and the date of its
birth. It is signed by the superintendent
OF the school and the secretary Of the
cradle roll. The First United Presbyterian
Sunday school has the largest number OF
babies enrolled in this way and the Seward
Street Methodist is a close second.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Wori, in the mission Field.

Every scncol las missionary fund. In
some a collection Is taken on q certain day
for missionary offerings, and I'm others a
certain per cent OF the years collections is
given. From so 90 500 is given Co mission
airy societies each year by each school &C
Cordiug To its size.
Little children in India and China are sup
ported and sent to Christian schools by
some Of the schools All the birthday offer
ings at the Central United Presbyterian
school are for the support of two Hindu
children. Several sci ools Of the city con
tribute i'm like manner to the education OF
a heather child or two, and IL does the sun
day school children a world Of sood TO think
they are doing good for some one SO FAR
away. Letters are sent by the missionaries
I'm the far-off lands to the children who are
supporting the little brown and yellow
children. and american boys and girls arc
glad To hear from their cousins across the
seas ana to know that their interest is be-
ing appreciated
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

The Sunday school library is almost
thing of the past as far as city schools are
concerned, where the easy access to large
public libraries render them supcrnuous and
n needless expense. In the country end in
small towns the library is a valuable ad-
junCt to the Sunday school system.
School expenses and school collections
vary greatly. The offerings Of the Central
United Presbyterian school amount yearly
to about $50 and the expenses are about
half that. In tho CASTELAR, Street school.
which is composed mainly Of small children
and has an average attendance Of $40, the
yearly collections average $3.50 After pay
ing its own expenses this school has still
enough left to keep the two missions alive.
The Seward Street Methodist school, with
an average of 800 attendance. gives an
nually $500 in collections and its expenses
are about $3.50
A new idea has infused itself into Sunday
schools I'm general with regard to Christ
mas 1t is that IL is more blessed to give
than to receive Instead OF having Christ
mas trees for the children the latter are
well content to take part in Christmas en-
tertainment, at which they and their par
ents bring gifts for the poor. All sorts of
eatables and things TO wear, and money
also, are brought and the children take
great delight in learning how their gifts
are to Ice distributed and in helping to dis
tribute them This year at the Christmas
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

The home department is designed 20
reach all who are unable or disnciined to
attend the Sunday school II offers prac-
teal and profitable method Of Bible study.
Of aid and supervision in such study, and
Of connection with the sunday school while
yet the one studying remains at home. 1t
il helpful to the aged and to iuvalids, to
those whose duties keep them from the
school and to those who live at distance.
Members Of the home department agree
to study thirty minutes or an hour "a week
and they are furnished with Sunday school
supplies sent by the superintendent in
care of messengers or visitors who voun.
teer to visit the stay-at-homes.
The duties OF the superintendent in con
nection with this department are to plan
the work. to appoint and direct the visitors,
to receive their reports and to make reports
on his own part 10 the school and from The
school to the members of the home depart
ment. The duties OF the visitors are to or
gauize classes; to visit all members of these
classes regularly and keep them in touch
with the school, distributing and collecting
eli Sunday school material; TO make re
ports to their superintendent regularly.
usually a. a meeting of the visitors and SUI
perintcndent; to report to the pastor any
cases coming to their knowledge of new
eomers. sickness restitution, trouble and
religious interest. Visitors are generally
women because they can command their
dme better and can enter families more
easily Glasses in the home department are
quite different from those in the regular
school. They are not composed of people OF
The same age or those of the same stage of
advancement. but of those under the care
u the same visitor Sometimes they may be
,ln sses of individuals, who have no relation
% each other, they may be family classes or
they may be neighborhood classes. What
sver the nature of the class It sends in Its
own collections and its members have re-
port cards. Frequently interest is developed
from these classes which leads to recruits
Tor the Sunday school proper Parents es-
pecially become interested and realize the
necessity of better religious training for
heir children, 80 send them where they
will nave direct supervision of competent
teachers
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

four instructors are necessary, and they
have a reputation as teachers all over the
city. They are William Baird, DR. Aiken.
This school is noted also for the largest
cradle roll in Omaha.
The CASTELAR, Street Presbyterian school
Is the largest school In the city. 1t is sit
uated in a district swarming with children,
Nth no other churches close by. and con-
sCquently it has lot Of material from
which to draw. An astonishing fact in
connection with the school is that it has no
adult class, and that the average attend
ence in the primary department is 40, maxi
ing it the largest primary department in
the state. How Mrs. Sarah johnson, who
Is superintendent OF the primary depart
ment, can successfully look after her many
classes is a mystery to her friends, but she
does it. The position of b. A. Wilcox,
superintendent of the school, is no more of
q sinecure. The average attendance at the
CASTELAR, school In 1904 was 3l3, but this
year it is about $50 1t has a total enroll
ment of Asa with twenty three classes in
the main school, and ~ scholars. and
twelve teachers in the primary and infant
departments and 251 scholars.
The Hauscom Park Methodist Sunday
school is known as one of the model Sunday
schools of the city Its superintendent is
NJ. o. Stone.
Three among the best Sunday schools of
three different denominations are situated
In a radius of i've blocks. They are the
Seward Street Methodist, the Calvary Bap-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Mans Place at Christmas

A man IS pretty lucky II he can get tic
and a pair OF gloves. which he would have
to have anyway out of all the money his
family spends for Christmas.
There may be grain or two OF truth
IN this, but It seems rather a brutal way
Of saying that the man does not hold the
center of the stage through all the great
drama Of Christmas. That he is not given
the chief role in the holiday cast the av-
erage man Is perfectly willing 10 admit,
then TO go ahead and do the best he can
with the minor part given him to play. II.
however, generally falls TO his lot TO make
the play success by opening wide his
purse and putting into circulation tn"
money he has been able to acquire by "A
year or more or less strenuous toll or
course, he IS not expected to spend II ALL
60 leave his purse entirely empty and his
bank account a complete wreck, but Il Is
demanded Of him that he be liberal with
his surplus, more liberal in fact, than a.
any other season Of the year.
Nor has the man any right to expect that
on Christmas day he is to be loaded down
with presents which none but himself ,al
enjoy. lie would be selfish, indeed, O.
take any such view og the real meaning ~
the holiday. man with good common
sense should feel perfectly satisfied IL DTS
wife presents HIN with set Of lace eng.
iains for the paTlu. windows, "a costly cover
for tho piano, or the latest edition Df '..
best-knowu cook book True, ne cannot
eat these things or wear them 10 the "ri..
every day 10 SHOW them 10 his friends FOB
prove what good taste his wife has, bun
he can have Tie pleasure Of looking ~ lae
curtains and the piano cover, while the
cook book may bring about mUru-uo'dad
reform in the household cuisine.
1t is, therefore, the duty OF man 20 os
well content with the imPersonl Christmas
gift. the one others can enjoy a. well "a
hlnsen,-BaItignore American
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
1or &C. Every Sunday school has in it TO
sorne degree the mission element.


Change Has Come with Progress.
vast change has taken place in Sunday
school methods in the last fifteen years. and
today's Sunday school could hardly be rec
ognized the same institution. Modern
methods in common school education are
very different from those of ! quarter of a
century ago, and changes in the Sunday
school have followed naturally. Young peo-
pie who are under the daily training of inn
proved methods In secular education must
have the advantage of good system in re-
ligious education or they will compare the
common school with the Sunday school to
the disadvantage OF the latter. and will lose
interest in the Sunday school II it does not
approach the secular standard.
All ssrts of new plans have been adopted
for securing and holding the interest of the
young people and most of the innovations
are meeting with pronounced success.
Some Of the improvements are of such re-
cent date that a large percentage of
schools have not adopted them as yet
though 1t cannot be said that they are
unacquainted with them, as modern sun
day school publications are very compre-
hensive in the scope OF their work and are
universally read
Omaha affords some good examples Of the
up-to-date sunday school. To tell the whole
truth, Omaha is not good Sunday school
town, nor is it what is generally known
as good church town. The neighboring
city of Lincoln has the reputation of being
good church and Sunday school town,
and the fact that II is so is generally laid
10 the influence of the two universities
there, one OF them a denominational insti-
tuition. Omaha has no such attraction in
the way OF schools to those relgiously in-
clined, and people do not move in from the
country for religious atmosphere" as
they move to Lincoln. Then. too. say the
preachers, Omaha abounds in influences
which tend to keep the young away from
Sunday school Yet the fact that not so
many children attend as in other cities OF
the same size does not prevent Omaha from
having some schools as good as can be
found anywhere, and two or three OF
them are even known far and wide As
models.
The best organized Sunday school in
Omaha and perhaps in Nebraska is the
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

Seward Street Methodist school. This was
for two and a half years under the super
intendenCy of 7. f. Sturgess. one of the
most able organizers and administrators,
and is now presided over by l.. r. Huffman,
who is keeping up the standard of the
school to the top notch. This is large
school. though not the largest in the city,
and has an average attendance of about
800 scholars, out of an enrolment of be-
tween 400 and 500. Thirty teachers are re-
quired to teach the young idea. Nearly
$500 is yearly taken up in collections, of
which about $3.50 is required for supplies
and other expenses, so that there is always
money in the treasury. The missionary
fund is separate and amounts to more than
800 a year.
For the best and largest Bible classes
in the city the Central United Presbyterian
Sunday school, of which George G. Wal
lace is SUPERINTENDENT, is conceded the palm
So many Bible students attend here that
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
list and the Second Presbyterian. Each o.
averages above $50 attendance.
Divisions of the work.

Among the most modern features of Sun.
day school work are the primary depart
ment, classes and class organization for
young men and young women the cradle
roll and the home department.
There is no longer AN infant class in most
schools. Children years OF age and over
are placed in the primary department, from
which they graduate into the intermediate
department, taking with them in most cases
certificate of promotion. In the larger
schools these primary departments are
great feeders for the Sunday school proper.
The department has superintendent and
room Of its own and has supplies espe-
uially adapted to the little ones. on which
a separate account is kept. At any time
the books will tell just how much has been
paid in by the primary scholars and just
what are the expenses of running the de-
partment. The little ones have certain
work outlined for them, such as learning
the Apostles Greed and the Lords Prayer
in addition to the study of the weekly les
son as told in simple way by the teacher.
and they must complete this work before
they are allowed to go into the intermedl-
ate department, 1t is n happy day for the
Iild when she goes into the big school,"
Beginning mt the Beginning.
The cradle roll is used to get children
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
santa Claus Land.

There's a wonderful land 1 should like to
see,
Where sugar plums grow on a great green
Where you skate for miles on an ice cream
And live in a house built on sugar cake,
Or Of brown gingerbread or Of picture
blocks.
While the boundary walls are of almond
And the cellars are full OF the loveliest toys
And games for good little girls and boys
There are heaps Of bonbons and cakes and
fruit,
There's golden bugle, silver lutte,
There are woody rabbits and parrots gay,
There are horses that rock through the
livelong day,
And when the shadows are gathering dark,
They go To sleep IN the Noah's ark,
Or farm yard shaded by stin green trees
That never have bent TO passing breeze.
There are beautiful dollies that close their
eyes,
There are brave tin soldiers of every size,
There are chocolate dogs and peppermint
cats.
There are gingerbread monkeys and short
There arc clowns and sailors and golly-
woss.
And wriggling serpents and jumping frogs,
And swings and rattles and gay-hued
hoops,
And fair wax dolles in endless troops.
You can sail in the boats made of crescent
moons.
While the sea sprites play you their magic
tunes
on drums and cymbals and silver bells.
And harps that are fashioned Of pearly
shells,
Till you reach the shore where the FROST
elves reign,
And the reindeer stands I'm a long long
train,
For Santa Claus is in haste TO leave
For the distant earth on this Christmas
eve.
His steeds stand ready to bear him far,
And his sleish's bright lamp is the polar
star,
And the northern lights are the maldens
fair
That light his path through the midnight
air.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Method of Organizing and Operating Modern Sunday SChoo

in the teaching corps as it is possible to in
tcrnst Tho First Presbyterian. Trinity
Methodist Second Presbyterian and Cal
vary Rapus, sunday schools all MAINTAIN
missions. The CASTELAR, street Presbyterian
sunday school has two, one the Parh Forest
mission a. Twelfth and Dominion streets
Gcorsr T. Crosby superintendent. ana tho
other the Ontario street mission. at Nine
te,nth and Ontario. Fred krclle superin-
tcIdcnt
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
4 Christmas Favor.


Sylvia had been lowered with favors
All the long cotillion through;
Bon bons of delicious flaVors,
Ribbons radiant of hue;
Fans from Picking and from Geddo,
Little sachets of perfume;
MarEuerites-no magic meadow
Ever wrought afairer bloom
FoolishneSs it were to wonder
Why this plethora of gift
Every swain her spell Ien under
If he saw her lashes hit;
And her simles such visions sweet meant
-. lie who felt its honeyed smart
Very shortly needed treatment
For affection of the heart
l. beneath necromancy
Bent the tguartiVe knee;
Was IL folly, was IL fancy,
That / dreamed she thought of me3
All men have some fond delusion;
This was mine, j will confess.
Would / fall in blank confusion
II l dared 10 plead for yes?
How shall her mind discover
PondCred / that Christmas night,
Then upon a doubling lover
FLASHED ray of sudden light
As l strollcd across the ball room
Through an open pOrticIc, 10,
on table In a small room
Lay some sprays OF mistletoe!
one | plucked-so trim and tiny:
Pale a. pearl the berries shown;
Crossed the floor as satin shiny
To where Sylvia sat alone
rendered II: she took IL smiling
Flushed "A most beWitChing PINK.
This is" said she, most begullins.
Rather public, don't you think
An. TO me she seemed half goddess
As she glided DER the floor,
With my favor in her bodice,
Toward the wide inviting door
OF "A dim conservatory
Where the Nions throbbed low
Kisses fitly close the story
CLINTON sCoLLARD.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
The GIFT.

She awokc on Christmas morning,
And she found beside her bed
Gifts of gold and costly jewels,
Sapphires blue, ana rubies red
Filmy lace and costly silver,
Rare brocade OF satin sheen:
Ivory, pearl and scented leather,
Treasures to delight a queen.
But a single rose of crimson
Overladen with perfume
Gave its soul to thrill her senses
And TO nil the lofty room.
And she knew the love that sent II,
Hopeless, humble, uncOufossed,
And she pinned It, fragrant beauty
In the laCes on her breast.
Fold me in my velvet mantle,
Bring tho coach unto the door.
Der the frozen snow II rumbleu
Where IL ne'er had passed before.
Hating az a crazy dwelling
In the outskirts of the town,
Where the grlmy panes were broken
And the stairs were falling down.
Up and up she mounted. painting,
Guided ever by a thin
Thread of faint. uncertain music
From "a mOuTntul violin,
Till she stood upon TIL threshold
OF the attic where he played
10, YOU sent me glowing summer,
And l bring you love she said
-MINNA IRVING
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

its way into schools ~ all denominations.
with the exceptions # Catholic and Epis-
copal \ notable example IN omaha Is the
Mems Baruca class of the Calvary Baptist
church. Young women are banded toe
gether in the same manner I'm rhilathca
classes. These societies hay, social even
ing perhaps once a month and this helps
in keeping the members interested.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

Large Sunday schools are the founders OF
missions in districts remote from the
church. Sunday school is held usually in
the afternoon and the superintendent and
some of the teachers are from the parent
school. AS many local workers are enlisted
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
The Guest Mt the Inn.

The Princess came to Bethlehem's Inn:
The Keeper he bowed low;
He sent his servants here and yon.
His maids ran TO and fro.
They spread soft carpets for her feet.
Her bed with linen fine;
They hoaped her board with savory meats,
They brought rich fruits and wine.
The Merchant came to Bethlehems Inn,
Across the desert far,
From lspahan and Samarcand,
And hOary kandahar.
Rich Orient freight his camels bore:
The gates few open wide,
As in he swept with stately mien,
His long, slow train beside.
The Pilgrim came to Bethlehem's Inn:
Wayworn AMI old was he,
With beard unShorn and garments torn,
pteous sight 20 see,
lie found a corner dim and lone;
He ate his SCanty fare
Then laid his scrip and sandals bv,
And said his evening prayer.
The Besgar came TO Bethlehem's Inn:
They turned him not away,
Though men and maidens sCofred at him
They bdde the varlet stay.
THE dogs have room; then why not hc?"
one To another said:
Even dogs have earth 20 lie upon,
And plentcous broken bread
Maid Mary Jared to sethlehem's Inn:
Dark was the night and cold,
And eerly the icy blast
Swept down across the void.
She drew her dark brown mantle close.
Her wimUle round her head.
"Oh. hasten on, my lord" she cried.
For l am sore bestcad"
Maid Mary came 10 BetLlehems Inn:
There was no room. for her:
They brought her neither meat nor Wine
Nor fragrant OIL nor myrrh.
But where the horned oxen fed
Amid the shCaVes OF corn.
one splendid star famed out afar
When our Lord Christ was born
JULIA G. II. DORR
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Organizing the older Pupils.

In the larger and some OF the smaller
schools the young mems and young
women's classes are formed into organiza-
lions run by the members of the class
They are primarily for study, but they have
a social feature. The Mems Baraca class
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
Solemn and Sentimental Poetry for Christmas

What joy what hope. what radiance d.
vine
Shines from that star. and shall forever
shine,
The song is ringing over all the earth
Today has seen a wOndrOus sight, the Sa-
ViOr'S birth!
But, ah! the woe
II Christmas bells had never rung
Across the snow!
ROBERT HERRICK.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

educated in matters of religion and the
same custom prevailed in New Testament
times. There is abundant evidence that the
essential principles of the modern Sunday
school were Incorporated in the practice OF
the carly church. Robert Railtes, when he
organized mission Sunday school at Glou-
eGster in 1850. only developed idea, of re-
Iigious study accepted by the church from
its earliest days
Tho modern Sunday school movement
began in an effort to reach those outside
the church, and even though the Sunday
school, as it is seen today, is too often used
mainly a church nursery to promote the
life of the local church, yet there can be no
doubt that II exerts q great evangelizing
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17
ChrIztinns Hclls.

Christmas HclIs.
H. long ago,
The Christmas bells had never rung
Across the snow
While Judah's shepherds watched thoi.
fOcks by night,
Had not that wondrous star burst on their
sight
And Led them unto where a young child
lay,
The world would he a dreary world this
winter day.
II on that morn,
On Bcthlehems plain the Virgins son
Had not been born.
How the bells ring
And how. in the far frosty sky,
The angels sing
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

And the snow that lies round his RENDERS
feet
Is sweetest sugar, so good to eatl
And those are the reasons | want to go
To this land where the sugar plums thickly
grow! MAUD L. SARGENT.