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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Judse W. o. b Raielin disd sudden
y Il his home IN PikeviIle Saturday
nornins- He had nOt been IN gOod
hsalth for sone tine. but his desth
vas nOt expected He Vas one Of
The ahlest ana nos, progressive eiti-
reEs In the county. and ss County
JudEe 40 more Tor The improvement
q roads and bridges than any Other
offIcial the county ever had He
VIII hs greatly missed dis sistsr'
Ma John Hager. vas Al Hot spring'
and received = teisgran II nOon on
SATURDAY. She len a one o'elock
ard rr.ched Pkevills Al s:so sun
day evening. Thns Coatss. a brother
ir-laE. arrived mon RlrhnOod- Va
On The sane erain
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20
DEATH
Visited Four Families in This
Locality Friday and Saturday.

Mrs- Geo. W. Mccarty died at ker
home in lover LOaisa last Saturday.
OF consumption She was in her ssth
year. A husband and five children
are LEFT. the youngest children being
l=l==- searly four years Of age Nr.
Nccarty is a C & o. section foreman
Who moved here = few years ago
from Bath county. The BODY Of his
wife vas taken to OuingsviIIe for
burial
Nrx Mccarty vas taken into the
church recently By Rev. O. F. VII
liamS she vas a good wife and
mother and her death was the great
et loss that could have come 70
them In this life
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20
". C. I. U. Meeting.

The W. C I. L.. Of Louisa will
hold an opsn session al the n E.
Church south on next Sunday even
INK. occupying the hour for the resu-
lar church service The feature Of
the occasion win b. an address BY
PTol E. N. Keaaison. His subject
win he the great teinperauce nan.
Dcx. who was a native Of Maine.
tae anne State nom which Prot. Ken
nison halls Escryboiy inviseA
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20
Sam ROs. Has Contract

Tns purchasers Of ths FsIks-soa
tact q tinker On Gait have contract
a With sam Rose. an experienced
timber nan. 70 cut and haul the tim
ber TO the mill site. vhich Is On The
Tract The humber cut by the min
ufn he hanlei - Loaiss for shipment
Work win start about Nay lst
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Dr. Z P. Walters. a vel knOwH
physician of this city. has removed
his family TO Charley. IAvrence
county. where he win practice his
professioa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

On Wednesday Luther Maynard. son
q Mitch Maynard. While pranking
With a shot gun let Il 20 of in the
house Of Tom Fife. Jr.. shooting OF
his thumb. index finger and the tips
oi the nezt tvo
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

". P. CAN. father Of John W. and
James can. Of this city. l. quite III
With pnsunonia al his home al the
mouth Of Little creek
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Adam Cor. harber Of this city vas
arrested b shsriff J. A. Scott on =
murder charge from Buchanan oOun-
Y. virEisiA Tie nsrcsr occurred
= year aEo. He alsO picked up a nan
named Nickel here this vsek. wanted
for murder IN west Virginia He got
seoe reward for Tie latter.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

F. c. Hatcher has been very sick
The past week With acute kidney
rouble. but IS better.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

sheriff Stone arrssle0 Frcd Miles
and landed him In JAN SATURDAY lio
has been wanted Cor four years on
soSen ohneA
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Ben Rnavon win take charge of
the Williamson HOUSE next week Jas
Mccoy. the present proprietor. vii
move 70 the Dr. Walters cottage wsst
of the railroad
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Jerome nanrOn. Who len here = few
weeks aeo for Oklahoma. With HIS
family. has vritten his hrother-in-lAv.
Arlorney George Pinson. 10 meet
him and his family Al the depot Sat-
uday night He vllI return too Big
szndy 70 end his DAYS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Sheriff James A SCOT returned
Monday from North Carolina with
Noah Roberts another one Of the Tar-
Il indirtea for breaking into the vare
house o. MCGUIRE. Greer and Co. and
taking about ssoo worth Of sene-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

WIN Snow died at 40 home Of his
aunt. Ma Hcnaker. ino Fort Cay. Of
ccnsunptioa Rfsday. He vas y
yeArs ed and unmarried ne fam
Hs lived IN LOuisa severeal years
AeoL Intsrment vas made in the s
c. Bsairs grounds
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Cur jaII i empty as far as having
prisoners in il and iron al appear
anoss 4 yin remain 90.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Mrs sarah ce=s.ea did on Fri-
day. March lssh. at Pilgrim. Martin
ccunty of consumption She vas
s. years Of age
A husband. James Compton. and :
son Charley Ross. Of this place. sur
vive her. The burial took place At
Pilgrim on sunday.
Mrs Compton formerly lived IN
I1ouisa and vas = member of the
Baptist church The funeral vas A.
tended BY her son. chaS Ross.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20
IneL.

Garfield Cassidy is nov occupying
his new residence in the east end Of
town
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

wn Rouse and Walter C. Kirk
we're the two lcvest hidders On the
two mall routes. one running fron
this city to warfieid and the other
frOm this city to Peach Orchard Mr.
Reuse has the warfieid route and
Mr.. Kirk the Peach Orehard-Press
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Nrz Alice KIRK has ben very sick
for Tie past ussk. but & able to Be
out asaiaz
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

s W. Neubery and James Horn
have purchased TIE property Of W.
A SIXTH formerly owned By Nrs- A
Boyd
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

James A Davis passed away at an
early hour on Friday. March 18th. At
the age Of "a years He had been
confined TO his room for several week
and his death vas not unexpected
He vas a veteran OF the Civil War,
having been a member Of the sth
Virginia For many years after the
var he was one Of the best known
river men in this section
A few weeks ago he vas baptized
and taken into the Baptist Church
Tke satsrment took place on satur-
day afternoon in the family burial
grounds across on the Point Rev.
L n cOpIey conducted the services
A wife and one sister. Mrs Alice
Ferguson. are the nearest surviving
relatives Dan Davenport. a nephew
from Ashland. attended the funeral
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Garfield Cassidy is nov occupying
his new residence in the east end Of
town
Mrz Alice KIRK has besn very sick
for The past vssk. but Is able to Be
Cur IAN i empty as far as having
Irisoners in IL and fr0n al appear
anoss 4 yin remain 30
s W. Sevberry Isft Monday for
Eenova. W. Va. for q short visit to
rs soz. T W Nevbsry-
s W. Neub~uy and James Horn
have purchased the property Of ".
A SIXTH formerly owned By Nrs- A
Boyd
Mrz John Rouse returned home
Thursday frOm a short visit to Lou
isA
Judge and MrS J. D. Kirk len
Monday morning for BartIesvfIle.
Okla. where they vin spend = fsv
months with relatives
Hon W r. Mccoy. Of Insz. Is here
attending circuit court He Is a pros-
psctive candidate for Comnonvsalth's
Aftorney.-PainisvIlle Herald
Ma Sarah Crum is very sick Al
the home Of her daughter. Ms n
Patrick. Mrs. Crum is 81 years
old and never took a d0se Of nedi-
cine prescribed By 4 DOCTOR.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. n Andre lsft
Wednesday morning for FredOuia.
KY where Rev. Andre viii open :
new church of the PRESBYTERIAN de-
nomination
Wm- Rouse and Walter c. Kirk
were the tvo lc~est bidders On the
two nail routes. one running frOn
this city to warfield and the other
frOn this city to Peach Orchard Mr.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

MrS John Rouse returned home
Thursday fron a short visit to Lou
isA
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Rev and Ms J. n. Andre lsft
Wednesday morning for FredOuia.
KY where Rev Andre viii open =
nev church Of the Prssbyterian de-
nomination
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Judge and Mrx J. D. Kirk len
Monday morning for BartlesvfIle.
Okla. where they viii spend . few
months With relatives
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Ma Sarah crum is very sick Al
the home Of her daughter. Ms n
Patrick. MIS- Crum Is 81 years
old and never took a d0se Of nedi-
cine prescribed By DOCTOR.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-03-20

Hon W r. Mccoy. Of Insz. Is here
attending circuit court He Is a prOs-
pscfive candidate for COmnonvsalth'I
Attorney-Painisville Herald
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
Ere,. 70 Is. ues.siea.

A successful schooltescher mar
ried a wealthy widower. The man
had lived alone With his servants
since the death Of his first wife. On
the morning after the brides arriv-
al in her new home the cook ap-
peared for orders. Now. the little
woman was far more familiar with
the classics than with roasts and
stews, and she was not a little dis
mayed when Mary innocently put
the question:
"An' how will We have the beef
cooked. num-"
For the merest instant she hest
tated. Not for fortune would she
have the old servant suspect her ali.
solute ignorance Of cookery. But
her years in the schoolroom had not
been in vain. Calmly and swectly
she answered:
"You may cook it your way to.
day. Mary, and then another time
you can try my way"
And tie cook went downstaIr'
with a high opinion Of her new
mistress,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
Fuursh.nd<d.

Little Katherine had been board
ing on q farm, and many Of the ru-
raj expressions were wholly unfamil-
lar to her. One day she CHANGED to
hear her country hostess praising
the good qualities OF Il thrifty neigh
Dor.
"He really amt got much COM
pared to some folks" said the farm
er's wife, "but he makes out won
derful well. Hes so forehanded."
That evening the man thus laud-
ed happened to drop in. and kath-
crime Immediately sided up to him,
with curious ewes. Slowly she re.
yolved about the chair in which he
sat, and so persistently did she gaze
at him that the farmers wife final
ly noticed it.
DWELL, Katherine" size said, "yor
seem to find good deal to look a
in Mr.. B.. don't you:''
"Why." replied tie child, her lit
tie forehead wrjnkljng in pcrpleX
itv. 81 did want to sac hi two awe
hands. but ! cant. l. he .ittin' o.
EN- New York Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
He Get the I'd.

"You're not on that horrd pa
per, are you." cried the ~'rI VII
rpcaks her mind. "tEoa@1 | d. n2,.
meet arcportcr fr.m it r'.s Nj
rather nice: llc,">." 10 If" ubn3t
getting an advert .~rt:snt-- Ehat
Not a reporter: Wig. | thought
he was. We'll, ANYWAY. | had lost o
dog, and he said h. Lal I,or! n il
and wanted to know II | didn't want
to advertise in hi> PAPER fnr il. ]
told him ! didn't believe | liked hi.
old paper, and he SAID he didn't
think much Of it himself, bat be
thought it was pretty apt 10 reach
the class Of people who sto'c dog
And 50 since he was 80 poli. aboui
il ! thought | might a. well adycr.
tise in it. But didn't get the dog
New York Globe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
What He Wanted.

Pcrhap> some of our readers are
critical enough in the Use Of Ian,
guacc TO decide whether the cu.-
toner or the sa!rsman was right in
the foIlov IN dialogue:
CuHorcs-Shos mc a small. low
priced shcarp.
Salesman (facctiou@ly) -~ rcrhap
you mean pajr of shears
Custome- tsevcrelyJ-l mcfn pre-
cisely What ! said
Salesman (deGantIy. opening d
specimen prllcicl-Are there not
two blade, here. and don't two make
a pair.
Customer (triumphantly) - Yor
have tao legs. Does that make yoa
a pair Of men?
The shears we're done up in pro
found silence.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
The koaD 10 wEaITR
81 t. the -FiSsa Tksusakd Dsiiars That
csunta.

~ To- tneFtfU< tneusa00 0otsaS tHsb
csunts. h.,
Tks- thinV tHass , counts - said i'd .
4 mi IN IA I'D tly' iSigs ihsans;
Accommodated by hard wpfk saving
and wise Investments, lis the first
th0us9Ad dollsrss Whenycu'tssgo got
that amount together you are be-
ginning to got somswheressnd With
that start you viii wsnf to .keepSon.
Tie red ink Interest entries that
you see put down in sour savings
bank book tvice o year will strike
You you very very pleasantly indeed. As, in
'terest Oh y0tir thousand dollars
ayouYl get $S5 q $40 III q year:
Your money has Scgsrn earning
money for you.
3 arou,vas got m Income nov, and
syotu'il wiaiiiit ID add to It. You win
leave that interest In tn Bank, to
be aaded to yours priiApal, and
now your interest will begin to
draw interest, and, to be sure, yon
will keep right on adding to your
principal, too, and every six months
you'll see those red figures growing
bigger and bigger, pretty figures to
contemplate, and you'll keep right
along saving. But the thing that
really counts is the first thousand
dollars. Get that and you're al
right, and you'll always be glad
you saved it.
"For there really is nothing like
financial independence or like hav'
ing at least some money laid by
Then if you want money you've got
it. You don't have to go to friends
to borrow and take the risk of be-
ing refused, the risk of being com
PEELED to go without what you need
II you've got money in the bank
you can go there and get it. There
might come a time when you wou!t
need money for your family or FOL
yourself very much. It's CRANE
thing to have it where you can ge
it.
"There's nothing mean abou'
being saving and accumulatin'
money. On the contrary, 1t is ever,
mans duty to make himself tinan
sally independent. ! don't meal
It all that a man wants to set gu
to accumulate great wealth. Their
is no great fun in that. But wha
he does want to do is to get togeth
sr enough to live on Ihodestly."-
New York Sun.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
sfoh' 's,sEaRiAa.

III .ssNsshihs but . habits 10 Very
Easily Cures. s..g. -,
Don't swear or. yonH catch no.
sff ssh." xasS remark made the other
day bss venerable iniiabitant to a
much younger Hiish who was EN-,
phasizing his tiIk BY the ase OF,
some rather strong explicit %. No,
,ols Was engaged III fishing at the
tinss., nor. was agp,iisscatotial eIcur-.
sion being thought Of The sug-
yession was made ,inthe back room
Of a cigar store, where three or four
men were talking over current
events, and the utterance made by
the aged CITIZEN was Intended, as he
sftcrwaA said, to show his abhor-
renee of the .nonsensicsi use OF
@cuissss words" Then he felt called
Upon Upon to, deliver d little honiify 70
his companions, all of whom, like
himself, are well known residents OF
Washington. ,..
'Men incur habits" he said.
chat are really useless, and, IN my
opinion. swearing is one OF the
worst Of them. One can see why,
in moments OF passion or great ex-
element, a person may indulge in
swearing, but that some men. and
know several of them, should break
out with a series of oaths in ordl-
nary everyday conversation strikes
me as beyond reason.
81 presume we have all met men
who regard themselves and are 50
considered as gentlemen who rare
" express a sentence without
swearing. More than that. they
seem rather proud of their prof
cheney in this direction. | tell you
that swearing is habit that a little
determination will easily over
come"
The sermon, coming from tho
lips Of a man whose hair and Ions
beard were as white as snow, haC
a good effect. The cigar merchant
was so impressed that he declared
he would hang up sign in hi
back room which should read
"Gentlemen Are Requested Not Il
| Swear on These Premises" Wheth
er they allowed themselves the priv
ilege Of "cussipg' elsewhere, h
said, was no affair Of his.-Wash
ington Post.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
How prin.ipa ssaan.

Laurcntius Of IIanrIcm inych'"d
the art Of printing about A. b. 1890
and practiced it with separate wood.
en- types. Gutenberg aftcrwarG
invented cut metal type. but the
art was carried 10 perfection by
Peter Schoelfer, who invented the
mode Of casting tue t}pcs in mat.
rices. Frederick Cor iii. began "a
print at Oxford in lG. with woo,lr..
types, but it was William Cnxtun
who introduced into England TIE
art Of printing with fusiIc types, 10
f47l.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06

NORTH CARoLi%A In the Superior
Durham County Court
Hiram ii. Vickers, ct al %o.ico o.
vs.. C.,,,,,,.,.s,v
Thn-r1an EicEer<, r. al
To ", Percy NlcEers:
You will take notice that a special pro
rrcding entitled a. above was begun N
the Superior Court OF Durham COUNTY
on the nth day Of September. l9Ja,
s,ine being Instituted 10 sell the Hiram
Sicke-s Home Place. in which YOU have
: one.s:xth interest. and that Summon
therein - a. duly issuci at said time and
the Sheriff Of Durham County returned
the same endorsed. After due diligence.
81 Percy Vickers is hot 20 be found N
D1rb.rr COUNTY: aud it appearing 10
the Court bv affidavit that you are not "a
resident Of the State of North Carolina
tu, reside In the State Ct Wyoming.
II j. ordered. considered aud adjudged
that service Of said soiumous he niarlc up.
at, vyu bv publication for thirty days IN
the Durham Recorder. a newspaper
uub.ishe5 :. f.li.weekIy In Durham, y. 4.
reu1trin, tou t. appear at the Office oi
the Clerk Superior Court Uf durham
Count, Oh tie IL day OF October i4ya
a, 100. o'clock 4. II. anil answer Or
demur 10 the petition. OF the relief pray
cd fof witt ie granted Hereof, fail not
Thi. 18th lay # september. Igp5.
(. B. GREEN
Clerk Superior Court
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
FOR SALE.

Under anil Nv virtue Of power givcr
me in certain mortgage deed dated the
eth day II April. E9p2 an1 registered III
'pok .; ui0F ga&e ;2ra&~ s., IN the Office
of register IL ssss~s,s ri Durham CoUuty
executed by Anderson I)av aud wife. (,
secure the payment OF note of sijo."O
and interest. and default having been
made in the payment Of %aid note aud in,
tcres:. "ill on
saturday October, 17ih 1908
at no. o, loCk Il. a: Court House door.
Durham. y. {, offer for sale 10 the
b,ghes bidder for cash the following de.
scriled land Icing the land Described in
said mortgage deed, situate iu Durham
county, state Of North Carolina. and
known a. the Nancy Day place.
Adjoining the lands OF Baiam Tilley
and Kinch Rycroft Oh The West. D0Ck
Brlvif 1ii the South. Martha Holloway
and Sarnel Beasiev on the East. Capt. W
y. Bowling and Mt. Level Chur h on tn
%pth containing too acres. more rless
This Sep'e1 her. itth, ig35.
". II. HAMPTON. Mortgage
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
Force Of Habit.

"What dad that young cub re-
porter follow up before he came
with us;' asked the managing ed
itor.
"Belicve ho vas n dentist" re-.
spondcd the assistant.
"Ah, | thought SOL"
"Why. has he been writing any
thins about dentistry"
AYES. rather suggestive 81 il. In
describing , storm on the lake be
wrote that the ship had o difficult
time pulling nut Of Tho teeth Of the
gale "-Chicago News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06

TIere Ii some complexion pow.
der. nuntic," said little Tommy 1'od.
dies. Il bought this little bax for
mamma and the great big boz far
you"
"Bu. why did yor thjrl ! usp4"l
furh a larac box:" Led H. vii.
ins auni ~ surf,ri+e.
"Oh. tceaa~o | i"ard fapq >.Y
you w"ro tt.n fa~ed. "--Konsa Git
lndprrnslnnl
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06

"WeIl," said traveller IN The
train one evening, speaking II long
ives, my dear aunt died at the age
u I0G."
"That's nothing" said a silly
looking drummer. "a had a grand.
mother who died NJ 2?3."
"Bosh. do You want ue IN believe
that q relation ~ $alr. died At ?g3s
II il not onIy lusrrotn,Lle. but utter.
II impossible" s'b'.',od tho frst.
"%ot At ALL she died al g23
Proad street." Philadelphia Icdg.
or.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-06
MANY Make Fatal Mistake


Thousands get sick and ntanv die
without Indemnity against ACCIDENT.
SlCE%Es- AND DEATH. a complete
Policy covers aj1 the above. Won shon'd
also have a FOLEY on your HORSE OR
MULE against death from any cause.
Tn %orti state Iu;u@' Life Insurance
e.. ~ Eln-to". = l.. with paid 10 CAP
t,lh ,st,sst. Issues the CDITETE
POLICY. The southern Live II ck IN
sufunce ca. # High Point. =. { with
reid in capitol d fso,.zst i-sues the Pol
f., foy vouf HOR<r OR MULE. Pot
.afo.r.a'sur see Of write
r. n. LEE,
Room r. Wright Buhdlbg.
r. o. Box G3l, Durham, n. c.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-07-26
BLUE GRASS BLADE

faith is shown by the zeal with which its voares will
fly to this that writing of men living and men dead,
for evidence of its supposed truth, for comfort
and consolation when oppressed, depressed, by the
arguments advanced by mbeevers
If the Christian religion is true; if it is from god,
of god it ought to be true then it does not need
artificial props to support it, and should be suf-
fcienty stronge to make itself manifest Truth may
be temporarily obscured. Truth may be seriously
checked and hampered but in the end it will manifest
itself by unmistakeabe evidences that the world will
accept it. The votaries Of faith when pretending to
seek for truth, trust to emotion than to intellect
more to imagination than to fact. They like
David Hume's angels, whom he described as 'hding
their eyes with their wings, for be it known there
are yet many believing eyes that dare not look to-
wards the light. These still strive to reconcile hal
lucinatOn with fact theory with truth.
There is nothing more calculated to warp and dis
turb the mental sobrety of the ignorant classes than
some form Of religious belief which, by its pertnacity
and fervor translates itself into practical activity. In
no other is this form Of subversion of intellect
common as it is in that of religion for it is invariably
accompanied with a perversion of judgment through
emotion, and this has become common with
the believing element that it passes almost unnoticed
The truth Of this proposition may be inferred from
the fact that orthodox beliefs long after they have
been discredited by thinking men and women still
retained by the minimizing. 1t is because they are
built upon terror of the unknown which has been
fostered by prescraft in every age, usually to per-
sonal advantage, until they become stronger force
in the minds Of ignorance than the love Of truth could
possibly bring.
Not so many years ago the Presbyterian world dis
carded the infamous doctrines of infant damnatiOn
predestinatOn and foreOrdinaon Wider concep-
tons of the material universe forced them to this
abandonment. 1t out of joint with the times
Reluctantly, indeed did some of the devout con-
sent to accept the newer doctrines in place of the
old, and even to this day there yet fingers in the
minds of some old fogeys an idea that there con-
siderable virtue in such beliefs and would promu-
gate them should the opportunity be accorded
them In this the tenacity with which religions
and religious beliefs cling about the mind and while
tba individual may he rational suhectS