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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

rev n. u. otceIzer, Pastor.
You are cordially invited to the fol.
lowing services:
Sabbath school $3.50 a. m. Prof. ].
Walter Barnes, superintendent. Morn.
ing service 1O:45 o'clock. The pastor
will speak on one of the most striking
statements of the Master, 81 am
Among you as One that Serveth."
There will also be a pleasing surprise
at this service.
Al 2:30 p. M. the Little Missionaries
will meet. Leader, Mrs. w. S. May.
ers and Janet Jamison.
The Senior Society will meet at Z
p. m. Note the change of hour. Leader
Miss Clara Lloyd. Topic: THE He.
roes of African Missions"
Evening service 8 O'Clock. Subject
of the sermon: THE Theology of the
Word and of Christianity, or Common
Mistakes about Religion.
DR.. L. S. Jepson, of Wheeling has
been invited by the Brotherhood of
our church to deliver his famous lee.
ture on "The Social Evil" at the Nor
NAL hall next Monday evening at
O'Clock. this lecture is to men and
boys over IA years of age. No admis.
sion >fee will be charged. Doctors of
our city endorse this lecture and urge
men and young men to attend.
Al the midweek service Wednesday
1880 p. m. the unfinished business of
the last congregational meeting will
be transacted This will be an inter.
esting meeting, and every member Of
the congregation ought to be there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
copyright 1909, by Rev. T. S. Linsoott, D. d.

Barnabas?
Verses 23-24-What sort Of a man
was Barnabas?
Is 1t necessary or not TO be filled
with the Holy Ghost, in order to make
converts, or to comfort the children
Of God, and are these results always
attained In the ministry of man filled
with the Holy Ghost? (This question
must be answered in. writing by the
members Of this eIub.)
Do We exhort one another as much
as we should to "cleave unto the
Lord?"
Are half-hearted people well pleas
ing to God?
Verses 27-2S-Why did Barnabas
start off to Tarsus to seek Saul?
Does 1t frequently happen that two
holy men can do much more together
than they could do working apart?
Where were the disciples of Jesus
first called Christians?
What had Chrit's followers been
called previous to being called Chris.
tians?
Verses 27-2S-Is the gift of prophe.
cy, that is telling future events, given
to any person today?
Verses 29-3O-Should the church OF
Christ today be a practical brother.
hood. caring for one another, and help.
ing each other financially and in every
other way, as the need may be?
Should not the church be doing for
its members the work now being done
by fraternal societies?
Chapter xii:25-Barnabas and Saul
took the contributions from Antioch
up to Jerusalem to relieve the need
there. and then returned: was 1t just
as noble work as II they had been up
there preaching?
Lesson for Sunday. May I'd, 1909
Paul's First Missionary Journey-Cy.
prus. Acts xiii:1-12.
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y y { x
The decision Ds re Supreme Court
UNFOLDING the II 81: 4 Id man 81
|asenti fsr ancensed wholesale llqior
70 solicit orders and have them
delivered In dry counties 80 long as he
Idoes not collect the money vita the
|orler, simply reafftrms former deci-
sions Of the court and introduces NO
new theory. says the Wheeling News.
The courts opinion IN part follows:
zone who. as agent for a retail
Liquor dealer licensed in one county,
soItcits and receives orders for his
principal in another county for liquors
to be forwarded to his principal at the
licensed place Of business and then
filled and shipped c. o. D. to the Gus.
toner, and who does not deliver the
goods or receive the money for his
principal, Is not guilty of the ofEense
Eof selling, Offering or exposing for sale
or soliciting or receiving orders for
spirituous liquors, ETC., as provided in
section Of chapter 80 OF the COLE"
The license law, passed at the last
session Of the legislature. will prob.
ably make a change. One provision
Of this law is intended to make illegal
the practice the courts loId is legal
under the old law. The new law pro,
hfbits agents OF liquor companies
from soliciting orders in counties
! other than the one in which the house
is located, unless they are granted
license by the county. court of each
county in which they do business. In
other words. a travelling salesman for
liquor house must have a license in
each county in which he solci1s or
ders. In enaItcing this law it was pre-.
sumed that the county courts of dry
counties would refuse to grant such
licenses and thereby such counties
would be dry in fact as well as in
name.
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one side only No answer must exceed
two hundred words in length and may
be less Each answer must have the
name and address Of the writer at the
bottom Of the answer.
4. Students should be careful to
understand, the question before an
swertng. To do this the lesson text
must be. read and especially the verse,
or verse, upon which the question. is
based.
5. The answers from this Local
Club must be delivered to this office
and they will be collated at the close
Of the contest aNd forwarded to head
quarter for independent examination
by competent examiners. The prizes
will then be awarded according to the
highest number. Of marks won by
members of the International News
paper Bible Study Club, and prizes
which may be awarded to members of
this Local Club will be'given out from
this Office.
The Prizes.
First sedes-A gold medal to each
of the first FIVE contestants.
Second Series-A silver medal to
each Of the next FIVE contestants.
Third series-A Teachers Bible,
price $3.50, to each of the next five
contestants.
Fourth ser!es-The book 1.-THE
Heart of Christianity price $3.50, to
each of the next tairty-Rve contest
ants.
Fifth series-A developed mind, an
expanded imagination, richer exper-
fence and more profound knowledge
of the Bible and of life to all who take
this course, whether winning. any other
prize or not.
Each medal will be suitably engrav-
ed, giving the name of the winner, and
for what 1t is awarded and in like
manner each Bible and book will be
inscribed.
All who can write and have ideas
are urged to take up these studies re-
CARELESS Of the degree of their educa-
ton, as the papers are not valued from
an educational or literary standpoint,
but from the point of view of the CO.
gency of their reasoned ideas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

The West virginian has secured the
right to publish the International SUM-
day School Lesson questions by Rev,
DR.. Llnscott, which have aroused so
much interest elsewhere, and they will
be published In the twice a week and
also in the daily in orderto give ample
time In which to study the questions
for the following Sunday
The West virginian Is also author
ized to form a local Newspaper Bible
Club for its readers, and guarantees
to all who Join and fulfill the condi-
lions that everything herein promised
will be carried out. Only one question
Ia week for fifty-two consecutive weeks
is to be written on.
Persons may Join the club at any
time during the year. but must. OF
course, answer the fifty.two questions
hereinafter explained. to qualify for
the prizes. tits. however desirable that
the questions be answered as the les
sons are studied.
The international Newspaper Bible
Study Club is for the purpose OF pro-
noting in an unfettered way among
the massts wider study OF the Bible.
the basal truths Of Christianity and
the problems which enter into every
mans life 1t is composed OF all those
who join a local club and take up the
simple course herein outlined, barring
only ordained clergymen. Sunday
School teachers. Bible class scholars
and church goers generally may belong
to this Newspaper Club; also non
churchgoers
Conditions for the Contest.
Each contestant, or his or her
family. must be subscriber to this
paper during the continuance of the
contest in order to qualify for men,
bership in the International Newspa-
per Bible Study Club and this Local
Club
Q Each contestant In this Local
Club must answer each Of the written
questions for fifty-two consecutive
weeks. commencing on Sunday. Jan 8,
1909, and tht answers must all be in
the possession of this paper within
two weeks Of the close Of 4his period.
3. Each question must be answered
separately and the paper written on
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
April IS, 1909.

-Ni 'SNSs
The Gospel in Ant!och.-Acts kills,
80; xii.25
Golden iTeH-The disciples were
called Christians first in Antioch.
Acts xi:26.
Verses 19-2O-Who we're they that
were scattered abroad%
Had these men any authority from
the church to preach? (see Acts vlii:4.
Is it the duty of every Christian to
preach Christ whether or not he has
been appointed by the churdh to do
so?
Is 1t possible to enjoy the fullness
Of Gods love and never say a word
about it?
Are good people liable to be narrow
in their views?
: Are prosecutions and all sorts OF
trouble always helpful to the children
of God?
Some of these disciples SCENE to
have been narrow and preached to
Jews only; others being broader
preached to the Greeks also: what
made the difference in these men?
Which is the greater power to
broaden our views and make us love
everybody, our environment or sink
ing deeper and rising higher in the
love of God?
Verse 21-Whether man is narrow
or broad, IL he only breaches Jesus
will God use in him to extend His
kingdom?
Are any efforts to extend the king
dom OF God ever in vain?
Verse 22-Dfd the nsws that Anti,
och had received the word OF God give
the church at Jerusalem Toy or sor.
row?
What news is the most Joyous either
to an individual Christian or to a
church?
What was the purpose of sending
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

a. fethodisE Protestant Day dre
special features Eiil IS Introduce
into the Tices. III keeping tie aboyl
idea a speciaI inyftatlon Is extend
ed to al Of the friends of the cfurcl
to come and enjoy the day with nB.
Sunday school a $3.50 q. N. Pub
He Worship at 1915 a. m. at which
time the pastor viii present In illus
trated form the varied activities
the denomination. Junior Endeayo;
at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. r. c. Jones IN
charge. Senior Endeayor at p. m
subject Heroes Of African Missions
Evening service at 8 o'clock, with ad
dress on what the Methodist Prot
estant Church Stands For"
Good music at all the services.
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poKEs Ar WEST VA. sENA1oRs

7oKEs AT WEST VA. SENATORS,
Our West Virginia senators were
both very prominent in the Grldiron
dinner the other night, and the hits at
both Elkins and Scott were much en-.
joyed both by the audience and the
senators themselves. Elkins had a
little bit the most attention, for the
reason that song composed in his
honor was sung to the tune of Sweet
Evellna, and these are the lines:
Down in West Virginia, a mountainous
State,
Where the coal that they sell is mixed
up with slate,
Lives Senator Elktns, big rosy and
round,
Who talks on the tariff in language
profound.
Chorus.
0, Mister Elkins, smooth Mister Ell
kins,
My love for you will never, never die
o, Mister Elkins, smooth Mister Ell
kins,
My love for you will never, never die
He wants more protection on lumber
and coal,
To make a few dollars to add to his
roll;
If he does not get 1t, alas! We will see
Mister EllSins victim of sad povertee
Another part of the dialogue ran:
"Did you see Mr.. Elkins?"
"Yes; he is an insurgent."
"Insurgent? l thought he was q
hidebound Republican"
mo, not, hide bound-coal bound"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

The Preston County News comments
on the matter of peach basket" hats
and other things as follows:
In Fairmont the ministers OF the
different churches have decided that
all peach basket" hats must be re.
moved during services. Well they
certainly do obstruct the vision to a
certain extent, but If the ''peek.a.boo"
shirt waist and the "drop-stitch"
stocking were to be eliminated fewer
people would have sore eyes and stiff
necks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
EIRsr M. e. CHURCH.

Main St., Rev. @. D. Smith, Pastor
$3.50 a. m. Sunday School, Chas. w
Evans, superintendent; 10:45 a. m
morning worship, sermon by the pas.
tor. $3.50 p. m. Junior League, Miss
Rothgeb superintendent; 700 p. m.
Epworth League led by the pastor
subject, "0ur Spiritual Birth" 500
p. m. evening worship, preaching by
the pastor, You are cordially invited
to all these services.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
BALL SEASON
OPENS MAY 4
coNNELLsvrLLE TEAM WILL
PLAY LOCALS HERE ON
THAT DATE.

The baseball season will open here
Tuesday, May 4. Connellsville team
Will oppose the locals. The season
opens at Clarksburg and Grafton on
the same day. On the following week
the teams will play in Pennsylvania.
F1imont will open the season in Pa
with Connellsville and Clarksburg and
Grafton will open the season with tae
teams that oppose them on May j..
Tomorrow the local professionals
will play the Monongan team at Trac.
ton Park.
At the meeting at Uniontown yester,
day the schedule worked out by Thos.
s. Raymond, Of this oFty, was adopted
after a few minor changes had been
made
those present at the meeting were
President Raymond, Of Fairmont;
Welsh, Of clarksburg; Gibson. Of I'm.
iontown, and Brown, OF connelIsville.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
N. Grieso pastor

VI Tvs NTIooVl TdoIVIs
Sunday School 9:45 a. M, Seymour
McTntire Supt. Who Is ready to join
the "Class of the Old Guard?"
Centennial motto, "All the Church
and as Many More in the Bible
School,"
Junior Christian Endeavor 2 p. M,
Mrs. l., N, Wetsel supt. Let us have
great Junior meeting.
Preaching 10:45 a. m, and $500 p.
M, subjects, mornini, "The Coming
Of the Perfect Evening, IAN Epoch
Making Time for the Disciples Of
Christ"
Watch for interesting campaign IN.
n1ouneemeats from time Il time. for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rev, /. K. ProbSt, D. D., Pastor.
Services in Willard Hall of the w.
c. 7. U. building.
Sunday school at $3.50 promptly.
Preaching service with sermon by the
pastor at 10:45 o'clock.
All Lutherans in the city earnestly
invited to attend this service and
strangers most cordially welcomed,
Pastors residence GIT Fifth street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
N. e. CHURCH SOUTH
]. w. Critics. Pastor,

Sunday school at $3.50.
Preaching at 1O:45. Theme, "The
Path of Trial"
Junior League at 2 p. m.
Senior League at z p. m.
Preaching at p. m. Theme "The
Empty House."
All who are not members of other
congregations and strangers are cor
daily invited to attend these services
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
FANRmoNT CHURCHES
Where to Attend Divine Worship

our great Centennial Revival. The
Central Christian Church will be turn
ed into regular school of Evangelism
for the coming summer. Many Of the
best evangelists of different denomina.
TONS, will be freely consulted for
methods and plans that are practic.
able and workable.
The pastor has been conducting a
short mission atWorthington. There
have been quite a number added to
the church there, The Bible school
has made great gains. Preaching at
2:45 p. m.
NJ. p. TEMPLE.
y. 6. HFeemfield, Pastor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

Perhaps a bargain" is offered in.
one of to-day's storeJads. which VIII
never be offered again anywhere or at
any time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

Don't miss the special sale at ]. II
sniler's Saturday. April "a. nos Sd
St, 9Th ward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

twas no fault Of ours that the
Wheeling boomers didn't, get here on
time
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. W. ]. Eddy, Pastor.

$3.50 Sunday school. Let us have
a large attendance. will not all the
church people plan to come 10:45
morning service, subject, "A Man Who
Would not Shirk."
500 evening service. subject "The
Pearl of Great Price,"
1900 B. Y. P. U, led by Miss Bessie
Smith.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend,
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SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY REV. LMscoTT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
NEWSPAPER BIBLE STUDY CLUB.

F*+ + + ~. + + 4.
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Gold Medal Flour saves worry,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
Diamond street M ethoi,st Church.

]. X. Grimes, Pastor-sunday
School at $3.50 a. m., E. A. Wilson.
superintendent; public worship at
1915 a. m. and p. M; Epwortr
League, p. m, topic "our Spiritual
Birth" John III:1.1S, Ralph Courtney,
leader; Junior Epworth League at
2:3O. Prayer meeting Wednesday
night, topic 1.-THE Power of Faithful
Prayer" Prayer meeting choir OF 20
voices led by Bro. Lutte Brown. Even
ing service nalf hour later A cordial
welcome to all services.
A "bad day" at the store Is SO serl-
ons a matter that the preventive
medicine of publicity" should be used
more frequently.
Gold Medal F1enr soves worry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24
Roslfi PASSES TuRPENTINE u
ttAvAL STORES VALUE.

F,or the frst time in the history of
TIC naval stores industry, the produc-
tlon of rosin in the United States dur
ms 1908 led tnrpentine in value.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

This writer in the article referred to
called attention to the same fact and urged
a more extended use of that department
Cor the purpose of bank reserves.
p All that we need in our financial system
that a central bank OF issue would supply,
can be equally as well supplied by the
Treasury department.
1t is not necessary for the purpose that
the government should go into the banking
business. Increase, il thought best, the
ratio of reserve now required for banks,
but instead of so much actual cash on
hand let the cash reserve include balances
due from the United States treasurer and
approved securities held by him. The Sc
curities could be specially designated and
confined to those generally termed Saving
banks bonds"
Then permit the banks when It was
needed to draw on the treasurer. not only
into the extent of their balances, but to
that OF the securities deposited. The credit
balances with the treasurer would always
exceed the overdrafts and the resulting
interest charged would make the keeping
Of cash reserves attractive instead Of lock-
ing up the cash at home,
This was practically the plan outlined
by the writer in the article mentioned and
1t could be accomplished without the
slightest risk on the part of the govern
ment. The business would be conducted
along general lines applicable to all banks
without any opportunity for favoritism or
preference.
The people of this country Will not object
to the treasury being used in this manner
as a custodian OF bank reserves, but public
sentiment is not likely to be united in
favor Of the establishment OF a great CEN
trail bank, with all of its evil possibilities,
even IL It can be made TO accomplish a
much deserved result.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

once absorbed in capitalistic enterprises,
the same as a similar amount of gold
would be absorbed, and cannot be with
drawn except at the cost Of much suffer-
ing and distress. Whatever amount is
withdrawn would be a strain to that ex-
tent upon the capital supply of the coun-
try.
This was evidenced when at the close Of
the civil war the government undertook
to cancel and retire it's excessive issue of
legal tender notes, which was absolutely
required to enable the country to return
to a specie basis.
1t was forced to suspend the operation
and even then the panic Of 1873 followed
with it's years Of business depression and
liquidation.
Bank notes will continue in circulation
so long as there is profit in the transac-
ton and money is always worth something.
There can be no such thing as automatic
redemption; nothing will bring the notes
back except loss of credit or an excessive
issue leading to gold expectation.
Mr.. Hepburn in his article undertakes to
show the contrary of this. He says: Had
we had an elastic currency, based upon
normal bank assets, the volume naturally
would nave contracted enormously during
the period OF business stagnation follow
ing the panic"
But this is merely an opinion of Mr.. Hep
burn. There is nothing in our currency ex-
perience to justify IT.
It Is conceded that our present secured
bank currency does not contract In that
way, no matter how great the ~stagnation
may be, and this condition would affect it
in exactly the same manner as an unse-
cured currency would be affected.
Mr.. Hepburn recognizes this fact and
endeavors to explain it away.
Referring 10 the bonds the banks must
carry to obtain circulation he says, town.
ing these bonds and unable to sell them
except at a loss, the banks struggle to
keep out circulation against the same in
order to tighten the burden Of carrying
them; and. this is the reason our bank
note volume does not contract
Banks do not as a rule sell bonds and
retire circulation. even at a profit. unless
the profit is so large as to render selling
more profitable than h~olding-and why
should they sell at a loss?
The proceeds Of the bonds sold Would
merely cancel the circulation and nothing
would be gained by It. whereas even II
they retained i'm their vaults every dollar
of their circulation, the bonds would con-
unue TO give returns.
There can be no burden in carrying the
bonds unless the taxes paid the govern.
ment on circulation exceed the interest
received, and this may be saved by merely
holding the notes
This writer has been engaged in the
national bank business since its establish
ment nearly fifty years ago. and It has
never occurred to him that a struggle
was required on the part of the banks at
any time to keep their notes In circulation.
I do not think that Mr.. Hepburn will find
many bankers in the business TO agree
with him in the statement.
The only appearance Of redemption the
system has ever incurred except the return
of mutilated notes, is referred to by Mr..
Hepburn.
The New York banks and. perhaps at
times, the banks Of other central reserve