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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
Notice For Publication.
Joseph w. Sturgeon

Department Of the Interior. U. S. Land Office.
at I.ewistown. Montana. July l9, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
Joseph w. Sturgeon
Of Judith Cap Montana. who. on January 4. 1909,
made II. r.. No. 02l99 for swA, Section "a.
Twp. On Range l5e III. H.. has filed notice OF
intention to make Final Communication Proof to
establish claim to the land above described. he
fore $. J. Small. U. s. Commissioner. at Judith
Gap. Montana. OH the 10Th day Of August. 1910.
Clarence NJ Gurley. James Wing and Clarence
K Stone. all Of Judith Gap. Montana.
37-4l C. T. MCKOIN Register
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
DR.. A. B. SMITH
:, , .. DENTIST ,...
BILLINGS MONTANA
Notice for Publication.
BILLINGS

Notice for Publication.
Dera. tment OF the Interior. ". S. Land Office
at TewistOwn. Montana. August 10, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
william F. Duffy
of Judith Gap. Montana. who OIL August II, 1905
made H. T.. No. O734 Tor SEX. sec. "a. twp. ION,
range lSe.. m. has filed notice Of intention to
make Final Communication Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described. before S. J.
Small. U. S. Commissioner at Judith Gap. Mon
taiia OH the 10Th day of September 1910
Claimant as witnesses: Clarence r.
Stone. Harry V. Lane. William i. Burgess and
Henry II. Burns. all Of Judith Gap. Mont.
40-44 &C, F.. McKOin Register
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
Taft On Natural Resources.

Pres. William II. Taft: II am in
interested on conservation in prac-
tical way. 1t is a question Of the ut
most Importance and one that is very
difficult to solve. believe that we
ought to encourage capital to develop
our national resources, but the state
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
MORE ABOUT HIGH
COST Of LIVING
Continued From First Page
Continued From First Page.

We find that they are right in some
interesting details.
lin 1896 it took II pounds Of coffee
to buy ten bushels Of corn, and now
It takes 10 pounds of the same grade
of coffee to get the same ten bushels
OF corn. Now, all of our readers who
are raising coffee and have to trade it
for corn to feed their horse or to
make corn meal are justified in be-
wailing the high price Of corn.
"But man can get along with less
corn, providing he has plenty of
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior U. s. Land Office at
Lewistown, Montana. August Is, 1910
Notice is hereby given that
Willie 7. Fringer
of Judith Gap. Montana. who. OH April 49, 1905
made H. T.. No. 1887. Serial No. O+473. for 81
swH sec. "a. twp. 1ln., range l5e. Lot 4. sec. g.
twp ION. range l5e. H. M. has filed notice OF
intention to make Final Communication Proof to
establish claim to the land above described. he
fore 5. ]. Small. U. $. Commissioner at Judith
Gap. Montana on the 10Th day OF Sept. 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Andrew Olson.
l.. T.. Mckee. Harry v. Lane. and Edward Tay-
Tor. all of Judith Gap Montana.
AO-44 C. T.. MckOIN. Register.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
JUDITH GAP, MONTANA

stand the physical test Of the elm club, desires
revenge. the trouble shall TX settled as follows
First. the editor and the aggressor shall decide
upon disinterested party.
Second. the disnterested party shall Ike furnish.
ed with sharp knivc with which he shall cut
the corpulent frame of the aggressor down to the
editors size. after which the arbitration shall Ike
determined with the results attained from either
foot race. splitting at crack. or game Of
checkers
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19

LED J. Bulen
Of Judith Gap. Montana. who on September 2S
1908. made II. r.. No. Ull5O. for Lots 2, g. ne1
swH. Section 49, Township 10 H.. Range l6 e.
Montana Meridian. has flied notice Of intention
claim to the land above described. before S. ].
Small. U. $. Commissioner. at Judith Gap, Mont
OH the Sth day Of September 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses
Albert +. Stroiehn. John A. NcCauley. Frank
Brennan and Thomas J. Cossett. all Of Judith
Gap. Montana
.iS-42 C. Il. McKoiil, Register
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19

Epitaphs on tombstones tell lot of
lies. But the epitaph man leaves
behind him in the memory of his fell
lows tells the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
SEE CHARLES |. BEERS, THE DARING AERONAUT,
in HIS NEW AEROPLANE, Judith Gap, Sept. 1910

should always maintain it's control.
The foregoing was contained in the
president s reply to All invitation ex-
tended him to be the guest Of honor
at the Conservation Congress to soon
be held in ST. Paul.
Who has time to kick about high
taxes, when life still holds for us the
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior.-U. S. Land Office
at I:ewistown. Montana. August Is. 1910.
Notice is hereby Civ Ell that
Ruth Tenney
Of Carneill. Montana. who on January. Is. 1909.
made H.. T.. No. S23l2. Serial No. O227O. for Lots
and 4. 81 nwA. sec. 4. twp. On. range l6e.. m.
H.. has filed notice Of intention to make Final
Communication Proof to establish claim to the land
above dies cribed before W. H. Peck. u. S. Com
missioner at Garneil. Montana. OIL the 18th day
0 September. 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Emil Marx and
Gilman Tenney. both OF Judith Gap. Montana.
and Sherman Robinson and Jesse Seigler. both
Of Oxford Montana.
4O-44 &C. Il. McKOIN, Register.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19

swimmin' hole, the pie counter. the
steam calliope and the chance to skip
school.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19

"We'll make each member sign pledge
To talk things UP and b on edge
From Fortunes cheese to cut . slice
And likewise make this town cut ice"
Twas done. and now we're racing up
Advancement road to take the cup.
"There's nothing like the creed Z
WILL
To make a KILL" says "Booster Bill"
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
BN' NJ. S.

MOTTO: II you see it in The Elm Club. it
isn't necessarily SO.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
Notice For Publication.
Leo }. Bulen

Department Of the Interior. u. S. Land Office at
I.ewistown. Montana, August l. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-19
The Evolution Of
Booster Bill
vlll.-Organizes . Boosters
Club

Club
When Bill Blue grew q booster bold
He wanted all within the fold,
And 50 At high and low ne went
To join The band Of betterment.
Said he: SWELL make this town Of ours
The home Of fortune, fruits and flow.
OF Progress Il shall Be the hub.
We'll organize A eOOSTERS' CLUB.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
The Word "Gsnt1

At one time the word gent" was a
reputable term for general use. A re-
spectacle writer in 1864 tells Of "a
supper to divers gentlemen Of the
Gray's inne for the great amitle be
tween them and the Middle Temple
gents" The diarist Evelyn speaks of
the noise and tumult occasioned by
three or four wild gents IN drink"
Soon after Queen Vicferia's accession
gents became vulgar. Thackeray
speaks of it In 1912 as an "anectionate
diminutive at present much In use
among commercial persons"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
Ten Words Of Less Ten Cents
IS
GONE WITH
CHAUFFEUR

New York, Nov. A reward o.
$1,000 has been offered for Information
leading to the discovery Of Maud Blals'
dell, the seventeen-year-old daughter
of John W. Blaisdell, 8 wealthy coal
and wood merchant of 264 Decatur
street, Brooklyn. The girl, who was
graduated from a private academy a
little more than a year ago disap
peared from her home on May Il.
The following day John L. Ravens,
twenty-eight, who had been in the elm
ploy of the Blaisdell family for eight
years as a chauffeur, left his wife
Miss BIaisdell, IN her last message to
her parents. mentioned the name OF
the missing chauffeur.
Mrs. Edward Boyd, sister Of Miss
Blaisdell, and Bruce Blaisdell, her
brother. declared hat not the slightest
trace has been found of the missing
pair. Under the direction of Inspector
Russell of the detective bureau and
Lieutenant James Dunn a score of de
teCtives have made a vain hunt fol-
Miss Blaisdell since last May. They
have also communicated with every
big city In the United States and with
Scotland Yard. Thousands of posters
bearing pictures of the girl and the
chauffeur have been sent broadcast by
private detectives in a confidential
hunt" which the Blaisdell family start
ed a few days after the girl left her
home.
From the failure of the secret search,
Mrs. Boyd said, the family were con
WINGED that Miss Blaisde4 had eloped
with Ravens. Mrs. Boyd and Bruce
Blaisdell have been at police headquar
ters almost every week since their sis
ter disappeared. They have personally
communicated with the police in Can
ada and have had several consulta-
tons with Mrs. Ravens, who declared
that she had not heard from her hus-
band since the day he is believed to
have left the city with the young
Brooklyn girl. Ravens had left the EN-,
ploy of the Blaisdells eight months be
fore he disappeared, and he earned q
large sum of money which operating a
concession on the boardwalk at Palm
Beach.
MAUD covered her trail SO complete
ly that we have not been able to find
the smallest clew of her whereabouts"
said her sister. we have not lost a
moment in the search, but there seems
to be no hope, and we have decided to
make a public hunt. Havens. left his
1900 Ia a. --A
away. He deserted his wife, and we
have asked the police to find him as
well as Maud"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Perfectly Calm,

"Now, remember, William" his wife
cautioned when he had found his slip
per, that it is very wrong to punish a
child in anger. You must be perfectly
calm when you administer the chas-
tlzement."
"Oh, I'll be calm all right he said
as he started upstairs, gritting his
teeth.
"Ill be the calmest man in seven
states, but if you attempt to interfere
when he begins to yell I'll welt you
too. Confound 1t, I'm going to show
you who is boss around this placer
Chicago Record Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
L-ettino the Cat Out,

Johnny Ito his sisters young MANI
What cricket club do you play with?
Young Mani never played a game Of
cricket In my life. Why do you ask?
JohnnylCause l heard ma tell Ethel
that you were a splendid "catch."-
London Mail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
HOUSES TO LET.

TO Let-House, S24 Madison avenue,
with Improvements, $22 a month.
Apply Robbins lumber yard or lilo
High street. 160S5-l0-2s-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
ROOMS TO LET.

Flat to Leftover Adams Express
office, all improvements. Inquire
of Slobodien, Smith street.
16198-11-3-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

To Let-Ffve rooms with all i'm
provements at 1o8 Fayette street,
near State. Hans Nielsen, 100 Smith
street, Scheuer Bldg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Flats to Let-Corner South First and
Market streets, all improvements.
Inquire M. Shumsky, 205 Market
street. 151s5-9-26-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Flat to Let-1s2 Madison avenue, all
improvements, steam heat. In
quire PIC High street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Flat to Let-Five rooms and bath,
all Improvements, 100 Commerce
street. 16169-11-S-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
STORES TO LET.

store to Let-132 Gordon street.
Meyer Karkus, 210 New Bruins
wick venue Phone 450-W.
NJ w Il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

EiaL to Let-AlI modern improve
ments, "a Madison avenue.
1O271-3-29-tt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

For Sale-Runabout and trap, first
class order, bargain. Inquire Il
0. Sprague, Garrison and Amboy ave
nue., ~Tottenville, S. !.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
TO LET.

For Rent-Blacksmith and whcel-
wright shop doing good business.
Apply 80 Bordentown avenue, South
Amboy, N. J.. 14358-8-29-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Rooms and Board, day or weeh, tueiN
board, reasonable terms. Ernst
House, 1852 New Brunswick venue.
15746-10-1 S-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

state expert
ence, reference and wages expect
ed. Address Box 231, Prince Bay,
& 16129-11-2-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

For Saie-Horse and wagon with
tank for ~gasolene and oil; will sell
at a bargain on account OF death.
Mrs. Mary Van Horn, 152 William
street. 16126-11-2-5t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Headquarters for Edison n Victor
machines and records; the only
place you can get a complete selec-
ito nof popular as well as operate
records. Machines sold on easy
terms. ZelIman's Music House, 159
Smith street, 979-S-19-t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
16OSO-10-31-11-2-.

For Sale-Baby carriage, nearly
new, AL Mechanic street.
1e1Ao ~ o-Gt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
FOR SALE.

New Couch and extension table. In
quire 76 Tyrrell street, Totten
yil,u. 16180-11-3-2i
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Wanted-Painters, two good men,
1913 Gordon street or 43 Smith
street lb2lG-ll-4-lt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Wanted-Offce boy for general office
work. Apply at 1872 Smith street.
161T2-11-3-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

10 Let-Furnished rooms, all i'm
provements, 262 Mcclellan street.
155~1S-10-8-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
RoARDERs WANTED

Steam heated house, excellent board,
liza Market street, rne Madison
avenue. 16~104-11-1-6t.
Wanted-Boarders in private family
at IS a week. Inquire News Office.
1907 IT,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
sroRAaE

Storage Warehouse - Best facilities,
clean, airy, locked rooms for furniture
and pianos, $500 up. Albert Leon,
1874 Smith street. 578-S-1-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
FURNIsHED ROOMS TO LET.

To Let-Nicely furnished room, CEN
trail location, with all improve
ments. Inquire 234 Madison avenue.
16191-11-4-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
HELP WANTED-MALE.

Wanted-Cornice and. skylight max
ers. P. A. Cornice Works, S3S
Maple street. l620o-ll-4-zt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Man Wants Position as baker fore
man. experienced. Address Baker,
care News. 16162-11-3-6t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
THE FARMER RUG co.

pVHtfI HtHfUf3
Handsome and durable rugs, made
from old Brussels and Ingram car
pets. Also weavers of rag carpet and
rag rugs. Send for. circulars and
Tags.
Est. 1879. South River.
p. O. BOX f7S, SOUTH RIVER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

For Sale-A fine young horse for
heavy work. r. J. Rogers Lumber
Co, corner Fayette and Division
streets 15797-10-2o-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
SinInen's

siInmen's Bu6ter-Nut Bread is but
one quality-the best; the best
bread made, salts the hard-to-please.
&c. a loaf everywhere. 4-14M&F.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Large Corner Room, steam heat,
bath; telephone, block from Smith
street. 253 Water street, corner
Market street. 11-3-lmo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

For SaIe-A beautiful corner house,
suitable for business. Inquire
Meyer Karkus, 210 New Brunswick
avenue. Phone 450-W.
-,., 4-,,.- 4. M-W-F
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Wanted-Oliver typewriter opera
tors, two young men. Apply Oliver
Typewriter Office, 336 State street, A.,
Jensen. 16SS0-1U-z4-tl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Cow for saIe-C. ~Jorgensen, Fords,
N. J.. 16137-11-2-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

FILMS DEVELoPED-Six exposures
10c.; VeIox prints Brownie Mo- 3c.i
2Ax3A. 8hx3h, sAx4A, 4c.; 4x5, SAx6h and
p~ostals. &c. each; enlargements, SxlO H.,
John N. Lehrs, 23 High street B3Tatd-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Boarders and table boarders wanted.
32S High street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Feather Mattress made from your
feather beds by Roll Feather Mat.
tress Co, "a Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

To Let-Large furnished front room,
steam heat; private family. PIT
Brighton avenue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
.REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

For SaIe-On easy terms, two houses,
one five rooms and n four rooms.
Apply Herman Frederick, 496 Am
boy avenue. 16040-lo-29-tI
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Wanted-To buy, a small country
place or piece of ground near
Perth Amboy convenient to trolley
or In Tottenvilie. Price must be
reasonable. Address Box 517, South
Amboy, \. ] 1~6130-11-2-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
SITUATION WANTS-MALE.

High School Boy wants position to
work after school. Address Jacob
Wilmer, 500 New Brunswick avenue.
11A-Qt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
IN NEW YORK . AT wANAMAKERs

Read the NEWS every day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

terra Gotta fit
tiers; only men thoroughly capable
of reading, drawing and laying out
work need apply. Atlantic Terra
Gotta Co, Buckingham avenue, city.
16~0S9-11-1-6t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

Information Wanted OF Teresa Furi-
an. Address Paul Horyath, 675
Park emu West New York, N. J..
l6154-f1-3-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
WANTED.

Wanted-One or two acres of cheap
land suitable for poultry raising
Address A. B. G., care News.
162091 t-4-tt1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

woman to help
in house; state wages required.
Inquire News office.
1621S-11-4-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

Girl Wanted for general housework.
@,7Write or apply Mrs, w. g. Sprague,
207 William street, T~ottenEille, N.
Y. 16153-11-3-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04
SITUATION -WANTs-FEMALE

Woman would like situation at gem
eral h~ousework. Inquire AL Mill
Ter street. .11-4-3t
Woman would like to take home
washing and ironing. Mary Tot
ka, asa Elm street. 11-2-3t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-04

tc buy high-ciass Furniture if you don't mind the cost; MOI
is it difficult to buy Furniture cheap If YOU don't insist on
quality. But if you want quality and style and low prices
and the easiest terms to be had, LUDWIG'S is the place
Open an account with us and be one of our hundreds of vel
pleased customers. No payments required while sick or out
of work. Every promise we make we live up to.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-04
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

Has q population Of $4,000 and
Ia growing. 1t 10 the county
seat Of Wayne County. and tho
trading center of . rich agri.
cultural community. 1t Is 70
Gated due east from ON. in dram Pie
Richmond is a city of homes
and Of Industry. Primarily q
manufacturing city. u T. also
the 5obbing center OF eastern
Indiana and enjoys the retail
ity for miles around: q.
.p Elash%one Streets - prove vel, OF kept
yards. its cement sidewalks and
beautiful shade trees. 1t has
national banks. 2 trust com
OF over $4,000 900. Number Of
factories 1925; capital INVESTED
100000. with an annual out
put OF S27.00o.000; and a pay
proximateiy lS.300.oo0 annually.
There are five railroad COM
panies radiating in eight diff
ferent directions from the city.
incoming freight handled daily.
hs .sScSO is S.y outE FsoSoo frs'fa.
Yard facilities. per day 400
trains daily. 20. Number Of
freight trains daily q. The an
nual post office receipts amount
alton Of tho city. $4,000. 900.
Richmond has two interurban
with = combined circulation Of
$4,000. Richmond is the great
est hardware jobbins center in
general jobbing interests. It
has . piano factory producing
q high grade piano every 70
minutes. 1t II the leader in the
manufacture Of traction en-
s a,ns:i ana m.eh!nss .r lawn NOV.
ers. roller skates. grain drills
and burial. Baskets than any
other city In tho world.
The city's area i 2;s4o : .srn
900: 10 public schools and has
the finest ana most complete
high school in the middle west
under constructions; parochia1
schools: Earlham college and
the Indiana business College:
fire hose houses: Glen Miller
Beautiful parl. in Indiana. the
home OF EichmOnd'S annual
chautauqua; seven hotels; mu-
nicipal electric light plant. I'M
Ger successful operation, and a
private electric light plant. In
curing competition. the Oldest
public library In the state. ex-
cept ono. and tho second largest.
10000 volumcs; pure. refreshing
water. unsurpassed; IS miles OF
Improved streets: 40 miles OF
sewers: 25 miles OF cement curb
and gutter combined: 40 miles
az cement walks. and many
miles OF brick walks. Thirty
churches. including the Reid
Memorial, built at cost OF
S?5O.00o; Reid Memorial Hos.
pital, one Of the most modern
In the state: Y. NJ c. A. build
ing, erected at n cost OF 500. 900,
ono OF the finest in the state.
The amusement center OF East
ern Indiana and Western Ohio.
No city OF the size OF Rich
mord holds as fine an annual
art exhibit. The Richmond Fall
Festival held each October IL
unique, no other city holds q
similar affair. 1t Is given In
the interest OF the city and
financed by tho business men.
Success awaiting anyone with
enterprise in tho Panic Proof
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-04
Items Gathered IN
From Far and Near
Watch the Children.
From the Augusta Herald.

From the Augusta Herald.
Children are like plants that will
grow as they are trained. It may
sometimes happen that chance circum-
stances will train plant to make 1t
attain to greatest perfection. but such
cases are the exception. AS rule the
plant that is not intelligently cared for
and trained will be stunted and mis-.
shapen In growth--and the same ap.
plies to children, In their moral devel-
opment even more than their physi-
cal. The home training Of boy con-
sists principally in the example and
precepts OF the father. With father
addicted to bad habits and vices it is
almost impossible to train boy right.
". and the mother who succeeds de-
spite this handicap is more than or
dinarily. gifted In this respect But
unfortunately 1t Is too often the case
that the father Is unmindful Of his
duty in this matter. He may be q
good man. but he Is engrossed in his
business and not much at home. This
applies to the great majority OF fam.
lilies, unfortunately. and 1t throws this
duty upon the mother In greater meas
ure than should be the case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-04
Christian EndeQvor--Hon1e Missions
BY REV. S. II. DOYLE.

Topic.-Is ours Christian nation7-Ps
xxxiii. 8-1x Comment by Rev. Sherman
H. Doyle. d. d.
The only answer that can be given
to the question us the United States of
America 4 Christian nation?" Is that
it is. To say that a nation is a
Christian nation does not mean that
every citizen OF that country is a
Christian. nor does it mean that there
are no adherents Of other religions
within its bounds. The Chinese en-
pire is Confucian. SO far as religion is
concerned, but multitudes Of its people
are not followers Of Confucius. but are
Buddhists. Brahmans and Christians.
So 1t is to greater or less extent with
all nations. But the United States in
numbers, in the character Of its gov
eminent. in its history and develop
ment, is by far more Christian than
China Is Confucian or India Is Brah-
man. 1t is more distinctively of one
particular religion Christianity than
perhaps any other nation in the world
1. Numerically our nation is a Chris
tian nation. The recent religious cen
Eus gives the total membership OF
Christian churches as about 50, COO
But actual membership in the Chris.
tian church does not begin to include
the entire number of our people who
are Christian in heart and In belief
Every actual church member repre-.
6ents on an average between one and
two who are Christians in preference
fo opr othcr ro1{Oion az that within q
few millions Of our population. and
they representing unbelief rather than
faith in any other religion, all our
people are professors or advocates OF
Christianity. No other religion has
any numerical hold upon our nation.
2. Our nation. from historical
standpoint always has been Christian
Christian people settled our land. God
led them here from tyranny and per