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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29
MILLAD0RE
(LaSt Weeks ItemS)

Last Weeks Items)
Wedding bells will ring in the near
future and two fond hearts will beat
as one.
Keener and Rudersdorf are haying
with a rush and will have a good
crop on the old Smith farm
Schlice & Hardina received a car
of Waukesha crushed stone for the
sidewalks in front of their properties
on Main street.
A dilapidated horse and sorry look
ing prairie schooner passed through
town one day this week, bound from
somewhere to nowhere.
A. H. Zechiel of Appleton deliver
ed a temperance lecture accompanied
with steroptican views. 1t was en-
PERTAINING and a good house greeted
him.
John Schlice, Sr., returned Satur-
day from Pine City, Mimi, where he
has purchased a business property
and will establish his two sons in a
harness shop. They will take charge
Of the property August l.
Sundays game of base ball, Arpin
vs.. Milladore, resulted in the defeat
of our Kraker Jax. Score, 10 to 4
in favor of Arpin. The Georgia
Wizard" pitched only two innings, OF
the score would have been more
against us.
Rev Perry Miller, district super
intendent of Appleton district, and
Rev. C. H. Jaquith, pastor of the
NJ E. church, held their fourth quar-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29

FOR RENT-Ahout thirty acres of
hay land on West Side. For terms
and particulars inquire of William
Schacht, R. F. d. No. 6, Grand Rap
lbs. Wv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29
The Successful Saver

is the one who steadily saves in
small sums. The tortoise won
the race in the table, not by
spurts of speed but by steadily
plugging away.
One dollar or more deposited
every week or month in the Saw
ings Bank soon counts up. and
any person who sticks to a habit
of this kind is sure to win. We
are ready to help you in any
way possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29
MEEHAN
last Weeks TtemS)


Miss Violet Sherman of Buena Wis
ia has been visiting here a few days
with Miss Addie Parks.
The hum of the binder reminds US
that harvest time is here once more.
Rye is fairly good crop.
Myron Grant and family of Stew
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29

terly conference here Monday even
ing. This closes the conference year
Tor Milladore
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u,lir'es have come to Rev. Charles r.
Guthrie pastor Of the church. and others
in charge, regarding the work.
Much of the success of the two cam
paiens ii is said. has been due to the
,atirins efforts of DR.. Guthrie, who con-
tends that Christianity was born out OF
doors and belongs there. it being too
large. he says, to be housed within the
four walls of any church.
Associated in the work with the pastor
have been William l.. Evans, president
of the Harnine Epworth league Chapter; :;
Milton NJ. Thorne. chairman Of the gen
eral committee on open-air meetings, Ed
gar T. Booraem. chairman of the commit
tee on speakers: J. Augustus Il. Riley.
,.hsirman of the committee on music. and
Walter c. Bishop. chairman Of the COM
mittee on musical instruments.
George w. Acorn. E. s. Brashears, j.
/. Nuber. Arthur Cowsill and II. IS.
Moulton make up the remaining members
of the general committee.
The following stations. speakers and
assistants are announced by the commit
tae for the final services tomorrow even
ing. at 6:i5 o clock:
Eighth and o streets, J. G.. Wilson,
leader: A. Evan Wands, precentor: Mrs
j. A. Wenner, organist: Lewis Z. White
and f. S. Brashears, speakers.
Hamine Mission, BladensburS-ReN-
J. ". Is. Young. speaker and leader:
Miss Edith Reed, organist
Eighth street and Rhode Island avenue
G. w Acorn. leader: Martin l.. Eichel-
berger. precentor: Miss Bessie B. Locke,
organist: w. b. Rochester. speaker.
Iowa circle-Arthur Cowsill. leader: j.
Ezra Troth. precentor; Mrs Bessie
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platforms for public speaking. lectures
addre ses, etc, and libraries and reading
rooms. At the dedicat on of these head
quarters there We're no heather rites. and
In place of the incense and candles of for
mer times there were flowers everywhere
EVERYWHERE our Chinese brothers are
waking up to keen intelligence lheie
are only about 1,UG0 Chinese in San Fran
newspapers. as we'll as subscribing for 4
number of periodicals published in China
They are also mu III less suspicious than
formerly toward the missionaries and
Christian workers.
The rescue work that is going on i'll
San Francisco is wonderful. The Rescue
Home is working in &C cooperation with the
commissioner Of immierat ion, ana theS
are trying TO frustrate the plots OF some
wicked Chinese. who through American
la yyers are trying to land many slt'ie
Chinese girls i'll this country and sell them
as slaves The suspected ses are taken
f.rectiy from The steamer to the Rescue
Home and there the truth IS gradually
learned from them, after they are mace
sure that these new friends they have
to,,nd in the new country are really
friends After that il is not hard Tor
them to repudiate the claims OF parentaSe
made by their mercenary owners. IL y
said that these little slave girls Il Soid
would easily bring S3.cG0 in the United
states as that IS the usual price. \ New
York woman, who recently witnessed the
srelle of the saving of one OF these young
girls from life Of degradation. exclaimed
a she left the courtroom. IL were Weil
worth all that has ever been spent on res
cue work to save even that one helpless
child from the horrible fate that con-
fronted her. This home has also been
the shelter OF many Chinese women ano
children until the question of their legal
right to enter the country has been set
tied by the immigration authorities Al
prerent there are fifty-seven inmates OF
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marks pointed to the fact that the
enough to tax the capacity of any
fully.
EARLY Conversion and the Sunday
School as Agency for Effecting IT,
was the subject of Rev. ]. Harry Smith
pastor of the Southern Methodist Church
OF Gaithersburg. Md
As he concluded his remarks round
table was held. The subject discussed
was Things That Have Helped Our
School" number of the delegates gave
two-minute talks on the subject.
The session adjourned shortly after
noon and reassembled shortly after go
o'clock. with Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman
presiding elder of the Washington district
churches. who had served throughout the
morning session. still in the chair.
Rev. W. D. Keene of Rockville Nd,
iieid the devotional exercises AT the open
ing of the session Rev. ID. l.. Blakemore
nf Ieeshurg. Va. spoke on The Adult
,lass Movement" The balance of the
program included addresses on The Ma
chinery Of an Organized Glass and How
TO Use It.. by A. B- Pugh of this city:
How to Teach an Adult Glass, = r. +. L..
Smith. Rockville. Md: THE Superintend-
ent and His School," \. l.. Dietrich. su-
perini endent OF ST. Paul's Sunday school
o; this city, and Supplemental Work in
the Primary and Junior Grades by Mrs.
C. II. Gray. president of the Primary
Teachers Union OF the District OF Column
bia
Rey Dr. Prettyman preached al the
camp last night.
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all things believeth all things. hopeta
all things endureth all things The
word .'all'' here is the word which shows
the supremacy and the matchess power
of love. There are some things that we
can all bear. and believe, and hope and
endure But we have limitations.
Our love is like a rope that snaps under
a strain, but this love beareth all things,
ii coyereth all things, it makes excuses.
believes in a better purpose and noble
attainment in the by ard By. hopes
against hope and endures through all
trials. And there is no secret about this.
Love views its object with different eyes
from those by which It is seen by the
evil There is good or at least pos
sibility of good. in every mar. Love
looks a. that, believes in it. hopes for
it's supremacy, and in that faith and hope
it endures.
Love Is Unfailing.
Love is eternal in it's very nature. How
beautifully this chapter describes the love
of Cod for our sinful race. Through
the ages God has been loving man. While
the record of our tribes has been one OF
crime of opposition to good, of persistence
in evil. The love of God for them, not
ONLY as nations. but as individuals, has
never failed In every age, and among all
people. He has been ceaseiess IN Ills
efforts to win them from thei. wickedness.
Expedent after eNpedient has been used.
Invitation after invitation has been eX-
tended and after every refusal the love
of God burned undmmed What an IL
l,,stratior of the declaration that Many
waters cannot uuench love. Now. love
in man is the same as love in God. The
Christian is like God. He has the love
of God shed abroad III his heart. The
love that is impe isnable in man. Cod
is also imperishable in man. 1t never
faiIeth." 1t is destined to continue
through time and through eternity. How
different from all other things. Prophecy,
what service it has been to man through
the ages In the dark night, when in
iouity seemed to have been the victor,
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pleted arrangements for the trip. This
gathering is one of six summer confer
ences held at about this time as a prepara
ton for the national campaign. in which
about seventy conventions will be con-
Quoted during the coming fall and winter
in the principal cities throughout the coun-
try. Leading laymen of all denomina-
uonS VIII gather at these places and dis
cuSS the best methods of work to bring
the church at large to a full appreciation
OF their missionary responsibility, and the
means of adequately meeting 1t. Among
the prominent speakers on the program
at Mount Gretna are the following: Rev.
W. B. Anderson. United PRESBYTERIAN
board of foreign missions. PHILADELPHIA.
Pa; David McConaughy. PRESBYTERIAN
board of foreign missions. New York CITY;
w. NJ. Irvine, Mercersburg, Pa: Rev. DR..
S. NJ. Zwemer Reformed Church board
of foreign missions; Silas McBee, editor
of the Churchman: Rev. DR.. Silas j. Mus
ser. editor of the Reformed Church Mes
se1ger: Charles d. Reid Baltimore. Nd;
Rev. William f. Lampe of this city. and
j. Campbell White, general secretary lay
mems missionary movement, New York
city
The delegates from this city Will leave
at 80 o. clock next Saturday morning, and
will be Joined by about fifty delegates
from Baltimore, going to Mount Gretna
via harrisburg. They will remain at the
conference over Labor day.
Faith and Cod
Faith and Cod was the subject of an
address which Rev. DIR. w. Y. Tudor of
Richmond, Va. Iectured on at the Home
for Incurables Thursday evening. Dur
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formed by the grace of God The time
was when martyrdom was the fashion
Christian teachers were compelled TO re-
buke those who fanatically rushed to the
stake.
The Indian warrior who defies the most
cruel tortures and the HindOo widow
who insists upon being burned upon the
funeral pyre of her husband are illus
trations Of this truth
Without love it profiteth me nothing"
The distinction is simple; 1t Is the differ
ence between what we have and what
We are. Love pertains to character
Nothing else does Given love. and every
other virtue is complete
Perfection of Love.
Love has every excellence and il mas
no defect. 1t is inGefinable. The only
thing possible is the portrayal OF its quail
tiles and fruits. But remember, love is
more than all its elements, just a
grain Of wheat is more than all the ele-
fers long and is kind. How beautiful is
the patience and kindness of mother :
and how inexhaustible- 1t is true OF love
everywhere. Its strength is in proper
ton to its degree. Ever 1t reveals itself
in magnanimous bearing of injuries
and in a tender and considerate impair
tation of benefits. There now follow
eight evils, common among tire Cor
inthians. and more's the pity. common
among us which Paul tehs US have no
place in love Envy, braggartism, osten-
tation, offensiveness. self-se eakiEg, irrita-
bility suspicion. taking pleasure in evil
These are so common that they may
almost be said to be universal. The
best of us as we read this are compelled
before one or more OF these evils. and.
placing our hands upon our hearts. say,
'Mea cupa." How wonderful must be
that virtue which bears upon itself no
taint of these. 1t can have but one orr
gin. 1t is from God. and II is like Cod
Power of Love.
This is shown by four things: IT bareth
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and discussed for carrying on the work
more successfully.
After the devotional exercises had
been led by Rev. W. Z. Henry. pastor
Uf ST. Pauls Methodist Church of this
city. Rev. Z. W. Jeffries pastor of the
newly formed Mount Pleasant South
ern Methodist congregation, also of
this city, delivered an address on The
Call of the Sunday School to the Whole
Church."
In the course of his remarks Rev. Mr..
.Ieffries, who is looked upon by Bishop
Wilson of the Southern Methodist
Baltimore conference as one of the best
church organizers among the clergy in
the Washington district. declared that
the entire membership of the churches
must look toward the Sunday school
and help it in every way to accomplish
the great work for the young people
that has been placed in it's path. He
declared that it is the duty of tine
membership of the churches to aid IN
the work and that it cannot be evaded.
W. w. MILAN, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Sunday School Asso.
citation. was the next speaker. His sub
ject was The Sunday School Mans
Job, and during the course of his re-
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A 1(0
A)ared @ttpities 9mong the Noune 4eop&s Societes

the children al Camp Ra ndle. Al Randle
Highlands, recently and gave them
treat of ice cream and cake.
Dumbarton Avenue.
The Dumbarton Avenue Church Chapter
members have cards cut announcing the
reopening OF their Sunday evening 6ero-
tional services al the church September
10 at 80 o'clock. Rev. Eugene a. Noble,
president Of the Wonans College, Bal
timore. will be TIE speaker al the serv-
ice, which will he held in the auditorium
of the church. Dumbarton Chapter is
one OF the few chapters in Washington
which advertises its services by cards. in
vitatons. posters and literature. with the
result that its attendance is always large,
The opening night i'll September. 1903,
drew BIG people: in 1908 the first serv-
ice was attended by 800: $50 were pres
ent at the September opening in 1907. and
I'll were on hand az last years opening.
The first SEQ TO atter1 the coming OPEN
ing will receive a souvenir. The Epworth
League services are very interesting on
account of the excellent music rendered
by the Epworth League choir of upward
of fifty mixed voices
Evening star., 1909-08-28

In the afternoon an entertainment VIII
be given on the lawn of the Presby-
terian Church by the quartet of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. A collection
of views gathered by delegates TO the
summer conferences at Silver Bay. n. Y.
will be exhibited by the missionary de-
partment of the union.
After basket lunches have been disposed
of an early evening meeting will be held
in the church. at which delegates to the
Young Peoples missionary conference at
Silver Bay will report. A brief address
will follow. Roy F. Carly of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Christian En-
deavor Society will direct the singing,
and DR.. r. A. Davidson Of Falls Church
will have charge of the devotional service.
President on Vacation.
A. w. Starratt. president Of the Dis
trict Union. left Friday for three or four
weeks vacation near Hagerstown. Nd
His family has been spending several
weeks on large peach farm about ten
miles from Hagerstown. near the battle
field of South mountain. and for some
time Mr.. Starratt has been spending
week ends there He expects to harvest
enough peaches for his own personal use
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IlloT AN-- The Dr. Joseph Edmund Smith u q


when the hope Of the faithful few seemed
ready to die. the voice Of propfi<cy was
heard 1t told of coming morning when
righteousness should cover the earth as
been an inspiration TO the church before
the coming of Christ. And we look
back and see their fulfillment, they have
been a confirmation of the faith OF the
Christian Church: But prophecies shall
be done away" When the morning comes
the light of the taper shall be ex-
tinguished. What a revelation this is of
the future glory Of the church! Done
away 'Tis the lame man. healed by
touch. throws away his crutches. Tongues
too. shall cease In the early childhood
of the church they had place. They
were the scaffolding Of the temple. which,
when the temple is complete. is forever
discarded. Bnt knowledge. Will knowl-
no. There is knowledge that never
changes The multiplication table will
be the same forever. So God and His
love will never change. But now we
see through a glass darkly. but then face
to face. Now we know. in part. but then
shall we know even as we are known" !"
1t is the difference between the childhood
and the manhood state. VII.
Eternity of Three Gracss.
Now abideth faith. hope. love. these
three The question is often asked, '.Will
faith and hope exist in heaven?" The
answer is, faith and hope will be neces-
sary, while man has a future, and he
is creature of growth In some respects
faith will be lost in sight, and
hope in full fruirion. But these
two will assure man of an endless ex-
istence. and of ceaseless development
But ever above them will tower love. Civ
ing grace and beauty and power TO the
Others a deathless trinity crown!ng man
with ceaseless benedictions. and assur-
ing him of an endless and completed
heaven.
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De5n ulSCuSSlnS lEe VI SiltS.
In this chapter he asserts that there is no
gift like love.
Completes and Crowns All Other
Virtues.
Speech is a marvellous gift. The orator
has been revered and honored in every
age and land. We will never forget De-
mosthenes and Cicero. with scores OF
others. But anges may possess charm
and power of speach immeasurably be-
yond that Of the most gifted man. And
yet. il the speaker lacks love, If 1t is
mere utterance of the intellect, he is only
as sounding brass or a changing cymbal.
One has said: "Loveless words are noise;
when love speaks there is music.
Prophecy, the power of seeing into the
future. of foretelling coming events, Of
been kept hid from the foundation OF
the world, ! may have that, and / may
have all faith, removing mountains. and
astonishing the world. and II / have not
love. | am nothing 1t would seem that
there were in the CorInthian Church men
with gifts, but vino were destitute OF
grace, as there are in the church today.
Pauls verdict concerning such Is: They
are nothing. But there are two things
which ii would seem could not be in
cluded in this category. They are aims
giving and martyr DOM Surely. to pos
sess these is TO possess the insignia or
spiritual nature. If the young man
who came to Christ had possessed these
he would have been an accepted disciple.
But says Faul. Though I bestow all my
goods to feed the poor and have not love.
it profiteth me nothing 1t is quite pos
sible to do great acts Of charity from
love Of display. May not this explain
much of our death-bed charities? But
can this be true of martyrdom? Can
man give any stronger proof OF his devo-
ton to Christ than to die for Him? In
other words. can this be done without
| love? We know it may. A Willingness to
| suffer for ones opinion is not I'm every
| case sure evidence of a heart trans
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Christian Endeavor.

The District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union will hold it's next monthly
meeting at Falls Church Va, Labor day.
Sep; ember 6. This will be the second an
nual excursion of the union to Falls
Church. The trip last September Is re-
membered with much pleasure by the
many Endeavorers who attended
Special cars will be provided for En-
deavorers and their friends These cars
will leave the Washington, Alexandra
and Mount Vernon railway station, 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, at 2:3O
o'clock Monday afternoon and will leave
on the return trip at 9:15 o'clock in the
evening. The fare for the round trip is
35 cents. Edward Tarring, who is making
arrangements for transportation. should
know not later than o'clock Saturday
afternoon. September 4, approximately
the number of Endeavorers and their
friends who expect to go on this eXcur-
sion. in order that adequate accommoda-
tions may be secured.
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which meets in Providence. r. l.. October
1918. It has proven that the attendance
is much larger Sunday mornings than un-
der the former method of having inns
service which is the principal one of the
convention, al a time when many FOUND
ii inconvenient to be present.
Junior President Away.
+. G. Munson, president Of the Junior
Brotherhood Assembly OF the diocese OF
Washington. is spending some weeks at
Green wich, Conn.
Lake George Conference Speaker.
Hubert Carleton, national secretary OF
the Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew, was one
of the principal speakers at the unde-
nominationa conference of lay workers,
which opened at Lake George, \. Y, last
Saturday.
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Covenant Tert Service.

Covenant tent Rev. James Mcclure Henry
will preach his last sermon before leav-
labors in China. The music as well as
the address will be Of unusual interest.
Mrs. Anna Grant-Fueitt will sing four
selections-".Blessed Radeemer." by Dana:
Calvary by Rodney; 20 Divine Re
deemer. by Gounod. and Il Know That
Ny Redeemer Liveth,' from The Mes
siah'' Howard RodsricG wiz plav seN-
eral pieces on the violin. aud will also
play two oblgatos with Mrs. Fu"itt.
Miss Anna c. Holden VIII be the accom-
naniSt
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Then said one unto Him:
Lord. are there few that be
saved?"
And they shall come from
the east. and from the west,
and from the north. and from
the south. and shall sit down
in the kingdom OF God.
And. behold. there are last
which shall be first. and there
are first which shall be last.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Curate England in Charge.

The curate Of ST Paufs Episcopal
Church. Rock Creek. Rev. Howard g.
England, is in active charge of the work
of that parish. Rev. Charles Buck. rector
of the parish. is spending month with
Mrs. Buck at Mountain Lake, Va Rev
Mr.. England returned to the city several
weeks ago after spending a vacation sea-
son with Mrs England and their children
with relatives along the eastern shore OF
Maryland.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Returns From Chicago.

Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. pastor OF
Bethany Baptist Church, recently spent
several days In Chicago and while there
visited a number of old friends. Sixteen
years ago he took up the work OF the
ministry in that city at the EnSiewood
Baptist Church and during his recent
stay in the section visited a number OF
familiar scenes.