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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Years come to us in days. and the
days burden is always bearable-Gar-
rett.
X X
Courage consists not in blindly over
looking danger, but in meeting it with
the eyes open.--Richter.
X X
slept and dreamed that life was
woke and found that life was duty.
IF. s. Hooper.
X X
You may choose to play your part
we'll or badly, but You do not choose
your part.-Epictetus.
The man who insists upon seeing
with perfect cle=lrness before he de-
cides, never decii1es.-Amiel.
Oh, the little birds sang east, and the
little birds sang west,
And smiled to think Gods greatness
flowed around our incompleteness-
Round our restEsssness. His rest!
Mrs. Browning.
X X
By all the ways by which q man
would seek the love of any other being
whom he honors and reveres he should
seek to know God. to come near to
him and to love him.-Anon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
BY w1LLIAM T. ELLIS.

Political parties nowadays seem to
depend more upon the Efforts or
their "workers than upon their pr1n-
ciples. They have learned the power
of organization and personal activity:
and that il is the direct individual
influence which usually counts for
most. on the other hand the church,
the oldest organization under the
stars, seems to have been unable to
make use of this law of efficiency.
She has depended chiefly upon the
proclamation of her principles. By
the sheer might of abstract truth, re-
enforced it is true by a supernatural
spirit. she has won her way. Doubt
less it has been a strategic blunder
for her to be so unmindful of the
power which resides in personal
work; latterly Christianity has
awakened to this law. The enlist
ment and organization and specializa-
ton OF church workers Is a character
istic of the present period. More
helpers mean more achievement.
The church should not pattern aStsr
the political parties in the sunordira-
ton OF principles to activity; yet she
make every person who incarnates
her principles worker thersfor, SO
that her claims upon the world may
be pressed home more persistently
arrG directly.
Every worker in the church is also
a pillar Of patriotism. For the church
is the best helper OF the state.
The powers which he has developed
and proved in church work. have
been the secret OF the success OF
many a young person In secular
lines.
Whatever is worth believing in is
] worth working for. If the church de-
serves allegiance she also deserves
activity.
Many and curious are the plumbers
made by organized Christianity, but
none Is more common or stupid than
| the bfunder of expecting one man.
the pastor, to embody in himself all
the, qualifications for the successful
administration OF church. The
be able to preach like a prophet, visit
| like a district nurse or a life tnsur-
ance agent. conduct business matters
like a merchant or a banker, shine
socially like q dancing master, re-
member individual family affairs like a
politician, and in all things, small and
great, to be the errand boy OF q con-
Eregation. Imagine big business
house wherein the proprietor tried to
salesman, and messenger The plain
truth is the modern minister is not
given half a chance to do his proper
work He is called to preach and
to be a shepherd two mutually in
terpendent forms of service. For
these he should be given leisure. The
average city pastor, though, spends
most of his time doing tasks which
could as well, or better be done by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
Left a Formula
Behind Him to
ReStOreGray
Hairs.

Marshall Bros. has secured the agen-
cy OF the DR.. Mott preparations for the
hair DR.. Mott, who spent the most of
his HE as a practicing physician in the
city of New York, gave all of his spare
moments to the study of the hair and
scalp. In our opinion he probably knew
more about the hair and scalp and the
pathology Of badness than any man
petore or since his time The problsrns
Oh restoring coler to gray hair, arrest
ing falling hair, the cure of dandruff.
diseases OF the scalp, the prevention OF
premature badness, etc, = were ones
that he attacked with all the Gre and
fervor of youth. equipped as wen with
profound scientific knowledge Of the
subject. He left to posterity an IN
faisng means OF restoring to gray hair
color. and the means of arrestinE alb
soautely premature badness, and IN
many cases Of badness restoring the
hair, although he has left among his
papers q statement that hereditary
badness is net q disease, therefore not
durable, but that -contributorg badness.
or badness that is the result Of indis-
erection or faulty living can be in most
cases cured. or benefited greatly. .
Hessig- Ellis of Memphis, Tenn,
known throughout the United states,
and especially Throughout the soHth, as
Arm OF wholesale ana manufacturing
chemists, control the distribution of the
Mott Hair Restprer and the Mott Tonic
for the civilized world.
They say that they have arranged for
q gra1atuous distribution of one-half
million BOTTLES of the Hair. Restorer,
and that a certain quantity has been
left for distribution with Marshall
Bros Topeka, and B. Wheldon Drug
Co, EznpDria, Kan. Any gray-haired
person can have a full sized package
by merely calling and asking for same.
One trial is deemed sufficient to show
beyond all cavil just what the results
win be. Marshall Bros. and B. Wheel
don Drug Co. agrees that if six bot
ties do not restore the gray hair OF
anyone to a desirable color to refund
the money paid for them, the first bot
tie can be had for nothing so long as
the supply lasts.
Hessig- ELLIS assert that when the
work of Transforming the gray hair is
accomplished, that no specialist, barber
or physician can tell if it is the work
of art, nature or medication, and thai
a stranger would never remotely guess
the truth. For dandruff, itching scalp
etc, 1t will be found invaluable; pro-
notes as we'll the growth of the hair
and gives 1t fine, silken, glossy ap-
pearance. For sale by Marshall Bros
Topeka, and B. Wheldon Drug Co., En-
poria. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

East Side NJ. E. church, ]. Wesley
Johnston, pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at
IL a. M, subject, THE Children and
the Church. Evening service at 8
o'clock. Preaching by Rev. Edwin
Locke, D. d. Communion service fol-
lowing the sermon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
Lining I'd for Work.

Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavor, Baptist Young Peoples
Union, Epworth League, etc-for
Sept. 20, "Commending Our So
ciety. II BY Supplying Church
Workers" II Tim. 2: 1-2; Prov.
1926.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

North Topeka Baptist church. Sun
day school $50 a. m, Prof. John R.
Carter. superintendent. Public worship
IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning topic:
The Good News From Cod Evening
topic. 1.-THE Wages of Two Worlds"
The choir will render special music.
The public is invited. T. c. Peterson,
Pastor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Services at the Church of the Good
Shepherd will be; Morning prayer
and Iitany at IL o'clock: evensong at
8 o'clock, Rev. Carl w. Nau in charge.
Bible class conducted by Miss j.
Smith at 10 o'clock All strangers are
Welcome to the above services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

THE Conversion of a National Of
ficeholder," will be the subject of the
Rev. F. E. Mallory's sermon at the
Third Christian church, Sunday even
ing at s o'clock, the sermon being the
tenth in a series of connected dis
courses. Morning sermon and COM
munion at 10:45 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

volunteer workers from his con-
gregation. That, they do not do so,
and that the pre- acher is permitted to
waste his fore, and impair his
powers, implies a woefui lack OF
century church cannot enter into her
proper heritage of usefulness until
her members Salso become workers.
Everybody should count for some
thing outside fnis daily vocation. Wise
and happy Is he who links his life up
! to the great aItruistic, humaaitarian
and spiritual ministTations of the
Christian eIau rich.
Some one las said that young Chris
/ tians may H1ake mistakes in working
for Christ, but they make q greater
mistake in not working for him. No
failure in m aking the attempt is so bad
as to fail To make it.
The work er in every calling is con-
fronted by the peril of stagnation and
easy succes s. To keep -aDe's self and
ones pow9 RS fresh and natural and
forcefu8 an d to shun the subtle snare
of Sel4-sati sfaction, calls FIR constant
vigila-ce. There are. doubtless, many
church wo rksrs who have paused in
the paths of progress to contemplate
themselves and who hzFe been so well
satisfied " nth what they have seen that
they kSvs made no Further effort at
betteFment The sneg self-comp laceney
Of email 81 limits has la-cFtsht much scern
upoa the Christian church. The daily
prayer OF every disciple of the nesA
and 1owIy Nazarene should be for pre-
servation from paIde and pliaTisaism
and conts ntnent with lew goals.
John " es1eyis cenaep1f on of an eff
eient ehu rch was expressed in his fam
GUS epigi am, -"Ahl at it and always at
it,"
If Chr istian Endeavor does NOT pro-
duce Ell .cient and steadfast church
workers. it does not produce good En-
deavorer S. For the test of the society
is to be found, not in its own meetings,
but IN the church.
The ": iseIy administered church does
not negIact its young people. The Off
Gals ma Ike it their business to oversee
and to e. Qcourage the young peoples or
ganizatil IN, putting in a deft touch here
and a wise word there. so that the
spirit of the motto For Christ and
the eTlur CHI may be fulfilled. If some
older Christians would employ in this
sort of service the energy they spend
in critic sing the young peoples move
ment there would be less in the latter
to critica Sc.
1t is a shame for a young mechanic
to RENAL n always at the apprentice s
bench; it is an equal shame for a young
Christian worker not to advance in
capacity and in the largeness of the
service be undertakes for the Master.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

First Presbyterian church, opposite
state house, Rev stephen S. Estey, D.
D., pastor sabbath school at GAS.
by the pastor. p. M, Redden chapel
Sabbath school. Evening service at
1880, preaching by the pastor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

First Baptist church, Thomas S.
Young, pastor. Sunday school at $3.50
a. m. Preaching at IL a. m and 1880 p.
m. Pastors morning topic: Power for
Service" Evening topic: why Peo-
pie Dent Attend to Evening Service"
Special music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, Marvin M. Culpepper, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45. Preaching at Ii
a. M, by pastor, subject, THE Crowded
Out Christ" Preaching at p. m, sub
ject, THE Progression of Sim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
CHURCH NOTICES.

Quinton Heights Baptist chapel, Rev.
D. w. Beanblossom, pastor. Sunday
school 9:45 a. m. Preaching IL a. m.
and p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19
MEMS AND MONIES.

The Canadian Presbyterian General
assembly has created a board OF NOR
al and social reform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

The Men Who Make a Nation.
The International Sunday School Les
son for Sept. 20 is a Quarterly Re-
view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Said a woman to a minister con-
Quoting evangelistic meetings: Its
all right for my husband to go to
your meetings and sing Hold the Fort
But what want to know is, when he
is going to hold the baby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

The w. G. T. u. will meet at tn
First M. E. church at p. m. Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

ject for II o'clock a. m, THE True
Measure OF Greatness" Subject for
7:3o p m, THE Healing of Naaman.'
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Everybody
welcome
st. SiInens Episcopal church, the
Rev. II. b. Brown, priest. Conclusion
of re-opening services. 10 a. m. Sum
day school IL a. m high celebration
of the Holy Eucharist with sermon.
subject, Reverence" 4:3o p. M. choral
evensong with sermon, subject, Bib
lical Characters" st. Matthew the
Publican. At IL a. m. Mrs. J. NJ.
Wright win sing MY Redeerner and
My Lord" by Dudley Buck. All are
cordially welcome to these services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

First Church of Christ Scientist. Ser
vices at IL a. m. Subject: Matter.
ChiIdren's Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

The Gospel mission Pentecostal
meetings Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
and o'clock at night. All are invited
to attend. c. E. Foster, Pastor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

First Christian church, Charles A.
Finch, pastor. Bible school 9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching II a. m.
Evening service o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

First Lutheran church, W. w. Horn,
pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m. and 8 p. m. Pas
tors morning topic: Preparing for a
Blessing" Evening topic: "Naaman--
The Cleansing of a Soul" The public
is cordially invited to attend these ex-
exercises.
First Congregational church, Francis
L. Hayes. D. D, pastor. Services at IL
and 1850. In the morning Lieutenant
Colonel Blanche B. Cox, national rep
preach the sermon. In the evening
DR.. Frank K. Sanders. Phi D.. D. D.,
president of Washburn college, will
give an address on THE Historical
Study of the Bible" DR.. Sanders is a
member OF the committee that prepares
the International Sunday school les
sons and an author Of international
fame in the realm of Bible study. All
interested in the modern methods of
Bible study are especially invited to
hear him..
Lowman chapel. c. E. Holcombe,
pastor. Preaching by the pastor at IL
a. m. Subject Spirituality" and at
p. m, subject: 1.-THE Gospel of Glory"
Rev. Frank McCluney will preach on
Revelation 81 ch., 10 verse. at Christian
ana MlSSlO1dTy AludnC6 meeting, O<z
Polk street, Sunday p. m. All In
vited.
Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
Geo. W. STAFFORD, pastor. Sunday
school $3.50 .. m. Preaching ii g.. m.
and p. m
Walnut Grove NJ. E. church. C. B.
Zook, pastor. Sunday school e:45 a m,
M, G. Naylor. superintendent. Sermon
followed by sacramental service IL a.
M, by DR.. Locke. Song and gospel
service 8 p. m. Subject: The Infinite
Certainty OF Gods Truth. Acts 2:17, 1T
shall come to pass"
First Unitarian church, Rev. ]. H.
Jones. pastor. Service IL a. m. Sub
ject: THE Aim and Value OF Life"
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
First Methodist Episcopal church.
The pastor, Frank N. Lynch, D. D.,
will preach morning and evening. Sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Third Presbyterian church. Sabbath
school 9:45 a. m. Preaching OF IL a.
m, and s p. m. by w. NJ. Cleaveiand,
pastor. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Rev. Erastus Blakeslee, the found
er of a lesson system that has long
been considered a rival to the Inter
national Lessons, died recently at his
home in Brookline, Mass. Mr.. Blakes-
lee lived long enough to see many of
the ideas for which he commended in
corporated into the International Sun
day school associations work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Everybody Should count for some
thing outside fais daily Vocation. Wise
and happy Is he who links his life w
to the great aItrulstic, humaaita rian
and spiritual ministrations of the
Christian eEau rch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19


First United Brethren church. Mr..
D. L. Hoatson, superintendent The
Sunday school IL starting Red and
Blue contest in connection with the
forward movement which promises
good results. Mr.. Glad Hamilton will
speak to the young people and there
will be special music. The pastor, O..
T. Deever, will preach at IL a. m. on
the subject, DUTY or Letting Slip the
Important Things" The choir will
render a special selection. At s y.
m. the pastor will preach on the sub
ject. "a SURPRISE" text. Come and
See Mrs. B. B. Sn1ythe will sing.
The forward movement is great sue
cess.
Y. w. c.. A.-Owing to- some i'm
provements that are being made in the
Masonic building, the Y. w. c. A. will
be in other quarters for q couple of
weeks. The Masons have kindly Of
fered to share their rooms on the floor
above for this period. Miss McNutt
will be found at her desk as usual
and the luncheon will be served in the
Masonic banqueting hall. The fall
classes will open October IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Judge watanabe, a leading men,
Der of the Presbyterian church IN
Japan, has been appointed president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

Some one las said that young Chris
tians may urake mistakes in working
for Christ, but they make q greater
mistake in not working for him. Nc
failure in m aking the attempt is so bad
as to fail To make it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

If Chr istian Endeavor does NOT pro.
dIIce Ell Gent and steadfast church
workers. it does not produce good En-.
deavorer S. For the test of the society
is to be found, not in its own meetings
but in the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-19

John " -es1eyis cenaeptf on of an eff
eient chu rch was expressed in his fam
| GUS epigi am, '"All at it and always at
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12


By electing Hon. G. M. Efrd judge
of the Eleventh circuit the Legisla-
ture would do itself proud. They
would, at the same time, confer a de-
served honor, upon a distinguished
citizen Of the grand old county of
Lexington and would place on the
bench man of unblemished charac-
ter and one that would fill the posi-
ton with credit to himself and honor
to the people who elected him. Mr..
Efrd is unquestionably well qualified
in every particular to fill the position
to which he aspires. He is possessed
of rare judicial ability and is well
learned in the law. He is indeed a
close student, a tireless worker and
Christian gentleman-just such man
as should preside over the courts of
South Carolina.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

"A resolution has been introduced in
the 'SenateSby Mr.. Eird for the relief
of former State Treasurers, DR.. W.
II. Zimmerman, DR.. W. T. G. Bates
and Capt. r. Fl. Jennings. It will be
recalled that S12,5oo worth of State
bonds were stolen by Bond Clerk
Zimmerman while these gentlemen
held the office of State treasurer.
DR.. Tmmerman's part of the short
age amounts to about $40, 900 and we
believe that it would be unfair, un-
just and preposterous to hold these
gentlemen responsible for another
mans rascality. Punish this man
and hold his bondsmen responsible
for his misdeeds. We hope the reso-
luton will be adopted by both houses.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

AS yet our members in the General
Assembly have made no effort To-
wards changing the road law as ap-
niles to Lexington county. The time
is passing, gentlemen and the e, roaas
are getting no better, nor VIII they
ever get any better under the present
system. With the rapid progress
other counties are making in the I'M
provement Of their public highways
it is high time Lexington county was
making an effort in this direction. Ii
is .sup to'' our legislators to make the
start. Why, in some sections oi VIC
county, rural carriers find it almost
impossible to traverse their routes Oh
account of the condition OF the roaos'
and, unless an Improvement IS mace
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

s We wish to thank those of our sub
seribers who have come forward and
'paid for their paper during the last
few days. This enables US to continue
10 send The Dispatch to their address
without violating the new postal law,
g which will be inaugurated on the first
of April. We have been forced, how
ever. to erase a good many names
from our list, they not having COM
plied with cur request. We hope
they, too, will call in and settle up
go that we may continue to send them
the paper. We have no desire to
treat any subscriber unfair, but we
have repeatedly called attention to
fhe new law, and all have had ample
time to respond. If'The Dispatch is
not worth dollar a year to you, we
certainly don't want you to have 1t.
Some subscribers have taken excep-
tion to the red mark on their paper.
This was not intended to make any
body mad, It has long been our rule
to notify subscribers in this way when
their subscriptions had expired, and
as it is not intended to offend any
one. we hope no one will take 1t as
such.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

They tell US Lever is getting seri-
Gus. Proposals Of marriage are COM
in flom every quarter Of Che globe.
The rich, the poor, high and low, the
old, the young, the nliddieaged, Old
maids and widows--ail want the
young Lexington county Congressman
for husband. We again protest
against his promising to marry any
woman until all applications from
Lexington county have been care
fully considered.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

The Columbia State, ever ready to
lend its aid to the needy, has an
nounced that subscriptions will be re-
ceived at their Office and forwarded
to hr! and Mrs. c. E. Ballington, at
Gilbert, who, it is said, are in needy
circumstances. It will be remem-
bered that Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington
are the parents of triplets and twins
five children in two years. The
State is to be comm ended tor the in
terest manifested in these people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

People, as rule, are prejudiced
against corporations, especially rail
roads, and it is wrong. Corporations,
like other enterprises, are run by pri-
vate individuals, and their money is
just as precious to them as to any
body else. People seem to forget that
the railroads pay the greater portion
of the taxes and that in this way, if
in no other, they contribute largely
to the resources of our great COM
monwealth. We want to see the rail-
roads get fair deal, just the same as
private individuals, yet we Want to
see them treat the travel fair and
just.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-12

We do not believe that the senate
will be so foolish as to squander the
peoples money on ''extra" lawyers
to prosecute the dispensary grafters.
We believe the majority of the mem
bers of the Senate are men of too
large calibre to consider seriously
any such foolish proposition. The
taxpayers of Lexington county are
opposed to their money being spent
in that direction. It will be money
spent for naught, and we hope the
Legislature will not acquiesce to the
wishes of a few men who are anxious
to get in the lime light.