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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-16
ENGINEERS SUBMIT
REPORT
Land Board Considering
Canyoe CanAA Matter
in Boise


The enginet rs report on the con-
dition of the Canyon canal and
their recommendations were sub
mitted to Governor Brady yester-
day and the state land board is in
session today to consider the
report.
n TIE report was prepared BY Fred
Wilkie and c. c. Stevenson, who
made thorough inspection of the
canal from the siphon to the dam.
There was no disagreement be-
tween the two engineers and the
report was signed by both Engineer
Martin prepared a personal report,
at the request of Governor Brady,
which was also submitted to the
land boar1.
Mr.. Speer. of the Trowbridge-
Niyer Co., is i'll Boise at present
in order to take up the matter,
and it is Beloved that an agree
ment will be reached at an early
date as to the future action of
the company, in respect to the
completion Of the system. EN-
NETT people are anxiously awiting
the decision.
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Christmas Goods

Ny stock of Christmas goods are
arriving and consist of a fine SC
lection of jewelry and novelties.
The public Is invited to call early
and make their selections while
the stock is complete. Helfert
IewelrY Co.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-16
Here. Bad News

While the school board have
not reached decision as to the
length of the holiday vacation they
are seriousely thinking of limiting
it to one week, which will be bad
news to the boys and girls.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-16
Land Script.

Stockmen and others desiring
land, surveyed Or unsurveyed,
with right OF immediate possession
at lowest cost, address: f. f.
Garrett, Land Attorney, Boise,
Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-16
Coal is Cash.

You can more easily dig up a few
dollars than can dig up thousands
to carry you for even 80 days.
Please remember coal is cash. j,
H. Cronk.
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Notice to Sheepmen.

You are hereby notified to keep
your sheep two miles from my place,
as provided by law, or suffer the
consequences. J. M. Birmingham.
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H. l.. Fest and w. S. Shane are
building an ice house north of the
river and will put up sufficient
for their own use. Each of these
gentlemen will build a house on
their bench farms in the spring.
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CHURCH BORN IN TENT
INITIAL MEETING OF NEW
METHODIST CONGREGATION.
District superintendent Sumwalt
Conducts Service Under
Canvas.

Under the direction of Rev. DR. j. w. r.
SumwaIt. district superintendent of
Methodist Episcopal churches in the
Washington district. the establishment OF
!. new congregation at 1ith and Emerson
streets has been begun. The initial meet
ing OF those interested in the new church
was held last Wednesday evening. ana
il is expected that the formal orsaniza-
ton of the congregation by the eiec-
tion OF regular church officers VIII take
place within few weeks.
The new church is in what i called
Sauls addition, on 1ith street extended.
The need for "A Methodist church IN that
locality was urged before the Methodist
tion purchased a lot for the church at
18th and Emerson streets. At first II
was proposed to erect a portable church
on the site; the building was to be moved
TO another site when the congregation
had sufficient money TO erect a permanent
church home. But the negotiations for a
portable church were not successful.
Undaunted by the failure of thai nlan
and still desirous of meeting the church
needs in that section. those in charge oil
the project led by District Superintend-
ont Sumwat, decided to begin the church
meetings in a tent. And it was under
a spread of canvas that the initial meet
ing was held Wednesday evening.
District Superintendent Sumwalt and
Rev. c. l.. Pate. pastor OF the DImbarton
Avenue Methodist Church. were the
speakers at the inaugural meeting. AT
the service to be held next Wednesday
evening the members of the Methodist
Union, which bought the site for the
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saw at the cross that will do it: and When
| look upon my broidered coat, that Will
do it: and when | look into the roll that
carry in my bosom, that will do il; and
when my thoughts wax warm about
whittier l am going. that will do it
Prudence-"And what is it that makes
you so desirouS to go to Mount Zion
Chrstian-.'Why. there j hope to see
Him alive that did hang on the cross: and
there / hope to be rid of all those things
that to this day are in me. an annoyance
! to me. there they say there is no death,
and there | shall dwell with such com
pany as / like best For. to tell you the
truth. / love Him. because | was by Him
eased Of my burden; and | am weary OF
my inward sickness. / would fain to be
where l shall die no more and with the
company that shall continually cry. Holy
holy, holy"
The picture of the Lords supper in this
passage is also a beautiful one; how their
discourse was all about the Lord of the
Hill. and what He had done, and how
great He was. and how He had slain the
power of death. and how He had done ii
all for pure love. 1t shows us what the
to us il we would enter into it in the
spirit we were meant to do.
Thus they discoursed together till late
at night: and after they had committed
themselves TO their Lord for protection
they betook themselves to rest: the pill
grim they laid in large upper chamber.
whose window opened toward the sunris-
ing; the name of the chamber was Peace,
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Topic: Pilgrims Progress Series VII Th.
Palace Beautiful" Ephesians 4:T-i6 6:lO-l7
Bunyan's idea of the Palace Beautiful
is very evidently Christians admission to
the church. Up to this stage of the jour
ney he has been a solitary pilgrim, but
now he is admitted TO the communion of
the saints.
Just as the way is beset with lions so
often is a Christians way 10 a public
profession of his faith beset with doubts
and fears. and the remarks of his neigh
bors, often tending to hold him back
from this good step. 1t is sometimes
hard for young Christian TO believe
that the church is really palace beau
tiful for him. 1t almost seems as if he
could be just as good Christian without
ever passing those dreaded lions and en-
tering the palace at ALL and some have
even made the mistake of living, or trying
TO live. the Christian life without ever
going into this palace that was built by
the Lord of the Hill, on purpose to enter
tain such pilgrims in
The church is well called 1.-The Palace
Beautiful by the author. for such Ii
may be to all who enter 1t with the same
seeking desire that Christian possessed.
and II would be better If we who are
members of the church were the better
able To show to those outside the church
what blessed thing church membership
is. and how il may give real. beautiful
JOY 10 all who enter into its holy ties.
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where. he slept till the break of day. and
then he aWoke and sang:
Where am | now: Is this the love and care
M Jes,,s for the that pilgrims are
Thus TO provide that j should be forgiven
And dwell already the next door TO heaseh!
Applied Truth.
A minister expressed his pleasure and
qualification in the step a young convert
had inst taken when he united with the
church The converts reply was:
Il had not made up my mind to join
when I came to meeting tonight, but
while vou were talking | thought 1t was
lust like buying ticket to Chlcago ana
then riding on the platform thouSht
| might as well go inside
1T was an Egyptian custom at festai
banouets TO introduce a corpse and seat
it at the table to remind the guests OF
their mortality Its fieshiess. skinny hand
rested on the board but moved not the
viands: the CLASSY eyebails hxea tneir
dead stare upon the guests, but the hsht
of life in which those orbs once swain,
was eXtinglished forever. In such pres
ence the festivities proceeded IN sucH d
presence often proceed the festivities OF
Zion / have seen corpse al sdcrd-
mental supper, stone dead, amiost the
guests of Jesus. Not a tear on 1he cneeh,
nor a culver Of the lips Whea Jesus
showed His wounds. The dull, dead. un-
lightened eye never sparkled, the bosom
heaved not. the entornbed tongue Glove
to the roof of it's mouth amid all the
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TO INCREASE COOPERATION
PLANS TO COORDINATE Y M. C..
A. AND CHURCH WORK.
Associations Representatives From
Many Cities Called to Convention
at Silver Bay.

One of the most important of the sew
eral conferences and conventions 10 he
held this summer AT Silver Bay, y. Y.
at which Washington will be represent
ed. will be that in which the relationship
of the Young Mems Christian Association
ard the churches OF the several denonl-
nations will be discussed. William
Knowles Cooper. general secretary OF the
local association. suggested the need OF
such a conference and the Importance
of the questions which II should take -
and, if possible. settle; and several other
secretaries of equal high standing in the
association work In the United States
united with him in issuing the call for
the conference.
The main object OF the gathering of as
sociation workers Will be 10 devise a plan
whereby the association and the churches
will work together in cities and yet not
duplicate any work. 1t is recognized
that. although the two organizations are
working for the same ultimate object.
they often are in competition with each
other and often do the same work. 1t Is
believed that by cooperation between tie
two not only will duplication be pre-
vented and competition wiped out, but the
efficiency of the endeavors Of each or
ganiZation will be increased.
As an Illustration Of this point IL IL
declared that in some cities the Y. NJ
G. a. hold some meetings in shops and
conduct special series of meetings for
workmen, while churches take ur prac-
tically the same line of work at or a bout
the same time.
Mr.. Cooper saw the need of settling
these matters so that there would u.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR FOR SUNDAY EVENING
RACE LVHNGsTM

out break of a Savior's love and tender
nesS,'-F. +. Trench.
A number of years ago a man was or
his way 10 Philadelphia. In the same
seat sat old man who fell into CON
versation with him, asking him of his
destination. his home. his occupation and
other things. Suddenly he said:
And your certifcates-have you any?
The young man handed him two or
three letters of introduction signed by
we'll known names.
Very good very good" said the old
man. out have you no other? None
from your preacher"
'Oh, yes; have one of that Sort said
the young man. handing it out
We'll, sir, that is what / wished to
see. Now let me give YOU little advice
am an old sea captain and have seen
good deal of society. a good deal of the
world and good deal of the church.
have found 1t good policy, in coming into
port, always to tie my vessel up al once
fore and aft, to the spiles on the wharf
although il may cost me something for
wharfage; instead of anchoring her In
the stream and letting her swing with
the tide You understand me. I see
Hand in your certificate, then. as soon as
you reach Philadelphia"
God never meant to br separated
From one another in work and thought.
Spirits that share His Spirit He has mated,
That His loving purpose may bc wrought
His gracious will be done
In earth and heaven. as one
. blessed company of all the true
His holy church-may belong 10 you.
Lucy Larcom.
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church. will be the special guests, and
the principal address will be by George
W. F. Swartzell president of that organ-
Zation.
1t was announced at the first meeting
that during the summer services will be
held in the tent-church every Wednes-
day evening at o'clock and every Sun
day evening al o'clock.
Speaking of the initial meeting, DIR.
Sumwalt declared today that he was very
much encouraged by the attendance and
the interest shown in the new work by
those living i'll the vicinity. The congre-
CATION was larger than was expected and
il was at once discovered that the first
additional expense will be the purchase of
more seats.
1t Is planned to organize Sunday
school the first Sunday in September BY
that time. il is expected, the congrega-
tion for the church services will be well
established and the weather will be more
comfortable for the children. The formal
organization of the church will. it is con-
fldently expected. follow shortly after
ward.
The new project is in charge of a COM
mittee of residents in the vicinity where
he church is to be built headed by Rev
DIR. Sumwalt, the district superintendent
DIR. r. j. Stafford is the secretary of the
committee: DIR. George w. Stiles is treas
Urer, and the other members are Messrs
Coates, Horton. Maddox and Johnson. DR.
Sumwalt has charge of the services fol
the present.
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Some one asked a boy, do the people
al Millbrook enjoy reiigion?
His reply was. Them that has it does
The implication is, perhaps, that some
of us have stolen into this Palace Bea auti-
full who do not belong there, for never
really got religion else we should enjoy
ii thoroughly.
Rushing Into the Church
The talk that Christian had with Pru-
dence, Piety and Charity before his ad-
mission into the family represents that
care that minister and church officers
should exercise in admitting new men,
bers into the church. No one should enter
who cannot give a careful accounting for
the way he has come thus far toward Mt.
Zion, and his reasons for wishing to enter
the palace. Too often young people are
swept into the church without thoroughly
understanding its meaning, and then it is
no wonder that some of them turn out to
be anything but a credit to the blood
bought Church of Christ
The talk of these Christians in the pal
ace reminds one of good old-faS Shioned
Christian Endeavor prayer meeting. There
are some passages that are especially
beautiful, and which We might well talk
about and think about and emulate.
Prudence-"Can you remember by what
means you find your annoyances at times
as If they were vanquished?"
christian-"Yes; when l think what l
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Thessaonica was at that time very
important city. 1t was originally called
Therma, l. e., Hot Springs Its name
was changed to Thessalonica because
Philip of Macedon, on the day that a
daughter was born to him. obtained a
victory over Thessaly. The daughter was
called Thessalonica, in commemoration of
that victory And the name of Therma
was changed to Thessalonica in honor of
| the child. 1t is now called Saloniki, and
is a city of 100000 inhabitants. 1t is now
mission station of the "A. B. c. f. NJ
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, who was kidna ped
by brigands in Macedonia, and who was
fanSomed by the payment of SS5,0o1, was
/ missionary at Saloniki. Ramsay, the
authority upon this subject, thinks that
Paul remained in Thessalonica five or six
months. His reasons for this opinion are
first, the great success of the apostle
spoken of in verse 4. and Pauls own
statements q Thess., / and D. AS was
! his manner, Paul went, first of all, to
the synaSogues and reasoned with the
Jews, preaching to them Christ as the
promised Messiah. Luke says, He rea-
soned with them out of the Scriptures
tverse y. His sermons were purely bib
lical. The Scriptures, which they could
not comprehend. which declared that the
Messiah should be a man OF sorrows
and acquainted with griefs." that He
should bear the sins of the people suffer
and die, and that He should rise again
from the dead-these. were pressed home
upon them, and many were convinced
! And especially We're the devout Greeks
won to the faith These were proselytes
| of the gate, heathen by birth, who had
embraced in part the Jewish faith Chap
! ter 13:4:,-.0 and chapter T:1O. Verse 4
/ says: "A great multitude of these and Of
! the chief women not a few We're won to
/ Christ" lie showed them that Chris
/ tianty was not a new religion, but it was
! the outgrowth of the old. Christ was
/ the Lamb slain for the foundation of the
world All the types pointed to Him.
All the prophecies described Him. He
/ fulfilled the Scriptures; and of the truth
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Paul's Second Missionary Journey
Thessalonica and Berea.
Acts, 17:1-15.

This is an age of monuments. A CRATE
full people are ever ready to commemorate
the excellence of those who have given
their lives for the worlds betterment.
And so there are monuments to soldiers
and statesmen, to missionaries and phllos-
ophers and poets. But no one has ever
thought of raising a monument to the
Bible; for the reason, take it, that while
some things are too small, others are too
great for such commemoration. There is
another reason. The monument to the
Bible is already built. 1t has been going
up through the ages. 1t is more enduring
than bronze or marble. 1t will outlast
time and it will stand FURNISHED III the
brightness of Gods benediction, on the
shores of eternity through its countless
cons Indeed, it has many monuments.
The church is its monument. Without the
Bible the church could never have existed.
Civilization is its monument, while SCI
ence philosophy, literature, art, the
worlds progress, human aspiration and
human attainment all bear mute but elo-
uuent testimony to its Incompatible
worth. And such was the esteem in which
the Bible was held by the apostle Paul
He had abandoned Judaism as 1t was
taught by the rabbis, but he was still a
Jew. The truths taught In the Jewish
scriptures were held by him. is never be-
fore. And it was to these that he made
his appeals in all his sermons. God had
borne witness to the world. and holy men
OF old had spoken as they were moved by
the Holy Ghost. And SO. on leaving Phil
ippi and coming through Amphipolis and
Apollonia to Thessalonica. his one pur-
pose was to spread the news of the gos-
pei which was foretold in the Jewish
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should be told by passing geoogist that
the ledge was rich with gold.
Think you he would take the geologist's S
word? Would he not with hammer AMI
ch1sel and with every other tool that
could be advantageously used, inv estigate
for himself. Here is the authority of the
man for personal search for the truth
And here is his justification "There-
fore says the history. verse l.,
many of them believed; also of honor
able women which Were Greeks. and of
men, not a few These women and
men were probably proselytes. Before
forsaking their own religion they had
doubtless studied the Jewish Scriptures
under the direction of Jewish teachers
This had made them familiar with great
truths concerning God; His eternity
power and goodness. They had seen
that He is infinitely superior to the
idols which they had worshiped. But.
now, to learn that God is love: that He
can so humble himself to take our
nature to suffer In our stead and then
to die for our salvation: this was the
climax. 1t was to them what the old
sign was to the ancient navigators. 1t
told them that there was nothing beyond.
But how much truer-nineteen hundred
years have passed since then. They
have been centuries of progress, such as
the world has Pever seen. Theories
have become outworn. Sciences and
PHILOSOPHERS have become obsolete: but
the truths taught by Paul to those
Bereans are still in their youth. They
have lost none of their power or glory.
They meet the needs of humanity. They
satisfy the longinSs of the soul This IS
the book to be studied. Every other
book may be exhausted, but this book.
like its author. is ineXhaustible. The
sad thing about it is that il is a much
neglected book 1T Is often left unopened
upon the shelf for long and weary months.
And when opened it is not attentively
read Few of the children have read
the Bible through. Students frequently
graduate from college. Every book of
their course has been carefully studied,
but the Bible has not been read. The
time has come for change in this mat
ter Parents. pastors. Sunday school
teachers. should see to it that the chill
dren initiate the Bereans and search the
Scriptures daily.
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eligious Education

charge was, They do contrary to the
DEGREES of Caesar, saying that there
was another king. one Jesus. This was
IA serious charge. The jealousy of the
emperor was so great that men had lost
their lives because IT was whispered
that they preferred another ruler. This
charge greatly troubled the people and
the rulers. The house of Jason, where
the disciples were stopping, was be-
sieged. And when they were not found
Jason and others were. dragged before
the rulers. These. being known to the
rulers were compelled to give bonds that
the peace of the city should not be further
broken by Paul and his companions.
But the church had been planted IN
Thessa lonica, and Paul was needed in
other cities to make known the gospel
Paul and Silas were sent by night TO
Berea and the storm in Thessalonlca
subsidized.
The Effect of Paul's Preaching in
Berea and It's Explanation.
Rerea was inland, about fifty miles
southwest of Thessalonica- Here the
same course was pursued. Jesus was
preached as the Messiah and the proofs
of His Messiahshic were found IN the
Old Testament Scriptures. But here the
truth met with different reception
..,These were more noble than those of
Thessalonica in that they received the
word with all readiness of mind. and
searched the Scriptures daily. whether
these things were So 5:11. These are
memorable words They should be print
ed in letters of gold and be emblazoned
upon the walls OF ever.r preachers study
and of every home throughout the Chris
tian world. They teach, frs- OF all, the
right of private judgment. Every man
must think upon these subjects for HIM
self He may not take the word of even
an apostle. From top to bottom there
must be a thorough siftln% OF iacts.
..rrhey searched the Scriptures daily" This
word searched is not the same as that
i'm the we'll known passage, John, o:'o
II has more the sense of examining and
sitting evidence. 1t was used Ill Atf'"
law of the steps taken by the lawyers 10
soc whether an action would lie. 1t was
as il a man who owned a rocky ledge
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! of this claim they. the disciples. were wit
| nesses. Such was his preac aching.
The Effect of His Preaching in
Thessalonica and Why.

The Effect of His Preaching in
Thessalonica and Why.
There were in Thessalonica, as there
are everywhere, two classes of men-those
who accept and those who reject the
truth. This last class are the non
progressive. They know all that can be
known. Any statement, or doctrine which
does not harmoniZe with their theories is
heresy and must be put down. No tor
ture is too great. no cruelty is too severe
to be used for its determination. Thus
was it in Thessalonica. And thus has it
been in the church in all ages. When
Galleo taught that the earth revolved
around the sun, the church declared it to
be heresy. He must recant or die. And
so it is with us and the higher critics.
The higher critics doubtless frequently
and sadly blunder. But we forget that
truth alone is eternal. Truth lives, despite
all opposition, and error dies. however
much it may be lauded by the multitude
The Jews which believed not dhe last
three words are not found in the Greek
of the oldest MSS: they are doubtless a
gloss of later times) moved with envy.
took unto them certain lewd fellows of
the baser sort ". ~ The resort in such
cases is always to the mob. Vile fellows
of the rabble' would more clearly repre-
sent the Greek. 1t means lounger in
the market place ready for anything.
either good or bad. that may offer.
Our word "loafer'' comes nearest the
meaning, though possibly 1t is too colo
quail. This class was appealed to: and
soon the city was in an uproar. II would
be natural for the better class of people,
who knew nothing of the facts, to suppose
that the men who had occa stoned such
an uproar were notorious criminals. Two
charges were made against the disciples.
They had turned the world upside
down. Well. that charge was partly
true. That is tl!eir business. They
have been at this work through the
ages Much has been done. The work
viii not cease until tha old world is
completely upside down; for then only
will it he right side up. The other