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The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-03
MORE EXCELLENT
REPORTS FROM
WESTERN CANADA
Grains Are Heading Out
Rapidly and Harvest Is
Now Approaching With
a Great Demand for
Harvest Help.

Last week II was pointed out n
these columns that there would be q
yield Of about 100000, 900 bushels OF
wheat throughout Western Canada, an
increase Of about 100000 900 over the
previous year, and that thel demand
for farm help was very great. Con.
flrmation Of this news Is to hand and
the cry still is for more help. The
Canadian authorities are hopeful that
the friends Of the 100000 or 100000
Americans who have gone to Canada
during the last few years will come to
the help Of these people and induce
as many able e-bodied men as they pos.
sibly can to take advantage of the
low rate which Is being offered from
all points on the Canadian Boundary,
and particulars Of which can 10 had
from any Of the following Agents Of
the Canadian Government: M. v. Nc.
Innes. 176 Jefferson Avenue. Detroit,
Mich; G. A. Laurier, Marquette,
Mich: ]. s. Crawford. Syracuse, N.
Y; Thos. Hetherington. Room 202, 73
fremont Street, Boston, Mass; II. M.
Williams, 413 Gardner Bldg, Toledo,
Ohio; Geo. Aird. PIG Traction Termin.
al Bldg, Indianapolis, Indiana: c. J.
Broughton, Room 412, NJ. l.. e. T. Bldg,
Chicago. ILL.,; Geo. A. Hall. End Floor.
125 Second Street, Milwaukee. Wis;
Il. T. Holmes. 315 Jackson Street, st
Paul, Mimi; Chas. Pilling, Clifford
Block, Grand Forks, n. d.; J. b. Car.
bonneau, Jr.. PIT Main Street, Bidde
ford, Me-; ]. NJ. MacLachlan. Box
1877, Watertown, s. D.; w. V. Bennett,
Room 4. Bee Bldg, Omaha. Neb.;
w. II. Rogers, 1875 West 9th Street
Kansas City. Mo-; Bent. Davies. Room
6. Dunn Block, Great Falls, Montana;
J. N. Grieve. Auditorium Building.
Spokane, Wash.
Every facility will be afforded n,en
OF the right stamp to secure advantage
OF these low rates. To those who pro-
pose to go, 1t may be said that they
will have this splendid opportunity OF
securing first hand information as to
the excellent producing character Of
the lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. They will have the op
portunity Of seeing some Of the great
est wheat fields In the world and prob
ably the largest yield Of wheat. oats
and barley that has ever been grown
on the Continent. And all this on
land some Of which cost tho settler
only the $1,000 necessary to enter for
his homestead, or. ii he purchased,
In some cases, costing him from 500
to $1,000 per acre, but which is now
worth from $500 to $4,000 per acre.
Even at these prices the land Is re.
markably cheap as will be realized
when the statement is made that from
20 to 25 bushels per acre and over
Of wheat are grown, netting the farm.
er from $500 to $1,000 per acre: and
this on land that he got for nothing
or paid merely a nominal price. In
fact the production shows that $500
to $4,000 per acre would be nominal
price for land that would produce an
these lands produce.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-03
He Handed Her the PspSr.

with him for . Quariey Of q century
have had ample opportunity Of testing.
that, II elected. he will administer the
Affairs Of the city honestly and with
the same care and ability with which
he has strivsn to carry on his own
business to the satisfaction Of the pub
lie. He would advise the voters. II
they are In doubt a. to what his bust.
ness methods are. to refer to their
mothers. sisters. wives. and daughters
who have been patrons OF his store.
In the ho9e that better days are
drawing for Nav York. Mr.. George
Gormly has the honor To yish his
friends. and those whom he must to
his great regret characterize az his
enemies. a very Merry Christmas and
happy and prosperous New Year"
Eleanor Haldane read this extraor.
dinary announcement aloud. Then she
handed the paper back to him and
extended her hand. joyfully exclaim.
ing.
1t is perfectly splendid. It's the
finest thing l have ever heard. Moth.
Ing could have delighted me more. I
am SO glad to see you irrevocably
committed to the step! am sure you
will be elected. and"
What. my dear child" broke In the
cold voice tof Mrs. Haldane. who was
Just descending the stairs. rs giving
you such toy. may ask"
Mother" said the young woman
turning to her and lifting the paper
from the table. what do you think
Mr.. Gormly has announced himself as
candidate for mayor OF New York q,
the spring election"
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-03
Government REGULATION,

you've got poison in your sys.
tem." said the doctor to the patient
who thought he had malaria.
Maybe Fhave." he admitted, may.
be ! have. l don't eat anything but
what Is guaranteed under tho pure
food law."-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-03

The worst thing about the silver
lining theory Is that you have to turn
the cloud inside out to ind It
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
Tho Rsal T1aaan

The superintendent Of d OF the
largest manufacturing concerns In
New England managed between
trains and appointing nts'' to make
prayer meeting last week. and. once
theirs. unbosomed himself. II don't
know how 1t H." he cried, that the
real things are poked away into q
corner OF my life while the unessen-
tails bully me into scurrytng around
to fulfil their orders. I've money
enough and position enough and HON
or: bat ! am driven every day and
every hour Of the day 10 ny after
more OF these. while the heavenly
life and the work Of Christ lie neg
lected. forsaken. I don't get around
to attend to them. but / know-o. /
know with all my HEARTBEAT they are
p real thtnGsi" There spoke Amer
lea and the twentieth century. FOR
the modern MAJ knows that the SER
vice Of Christ, the bettermsnt OF the
world. the life Of prayer, are real.
that money-getttng and laudations do
perish in the using, and yet while
he ~ busy here and there life goes
by. The lesson the world needs-that
to-day II II beginning 10 heed--is this:
soul culture takes time; tho MANSIONS
over yonder = erected BY the labor
Of years. faithful years.-Conersga-
ionaiist and Christian World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
N HELLO GIRLS
M = susH,

What would your grandfather have
said II he had known that you would
ever be = telephone gfri?"
The young Chinese girl had No an
swsf 70 give, and II Wa ltttie wonder.
What could her g~rAndfA&hef have
said? To his mind ths teiephons was
certainly . devil-box to be avoided
his family; and ~ tor hia grand-
daughter taking any business position
whatever, II was . thing untmAgfnAble.
And yet the grandfather had died only
10 dozen years before.
He had belonged. with almost every
one else in China. to the old regime
the regime that had TASTED for tweq-
ty-fivo hundred years and never
dreamed that It would uot last twen-
ty-five hundred more. When he hAd
wanted to build his house where .
tree stood. he did not cut the (
down. That might have offended the
spirit that dwclt In 1t Instead, ne
carefully built his house around the
tree. The very latest edition Of text
book that he considered suitable In
the schools was one yer = thousand
years old. But the doxea years aimee
he had died had brought more
changes 10 China than = thousand
years before.
the greatest intellectual movement
In the history % the world says
Amos n. Wills. - IA rapid progreas
among ChinAss four hundred millions.
Nine years ! any Chinese seeH read
ing a newspaper was az once abused
and rfdicufed ~ = follower Of the
foreign deyils.s Nov every Important
town In China has IT. Newspaper, and
the people read them eagerly. Ten
daily pRpeea Are Rubi4afaed ID Pekinx,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

also to bear a share / made up my
mind as to how 1t should be borne.
Lunch time came and one OF the girls
passed napkins n plates. Beth look
ed at my napkins. / had purposely
laid aside liner ones and substituted
a coarser set.
Beth unfolded hers. She gave q
quick discerning look at them. then
she looked III at me. did you ever
oursy l mean the ones In snowdrop
pattern. They are such beautiful linen
that ! want Q to see them. They
are thirty inches square and have
drawnwprk edges. The linen IL thick
and soft. There isn't q flaw ia Il.
1t Is woven a. smooth as satin. / Tor
get how much mother paid for them.
! think IT was twenty dollars for the
dozen. I'm fond Of fine linen. Its
q genuine pleasure for me to touch It.
I'm sure I'd be unhappy II I had to
use coarse. commonplace linen for my
table" h looked up at me.
I laughed heartily. You say such
silly things. Beth Az though any
ones happiness depended on the fine
ness OF a napkin or Q shirtwaist, You
know Q do MOI NEAR that. 7 think
fiTlore of you than To believe that you
do. You would make yourself a. fool
fsh as hat king in the Bible times
who was unhappy because n person
did not bow to him. ! like fine linen,
too. but my happiness does not de-
pend ON 1t. The napkins you are using
cost less than three dollars q dozen.
and I'm not a bit unhappy over It.
Happiness depend on linen. Nonsense.
Is y bigger than All. the nnA ltnan. OF
tho world"
After lunch Rena came into the
circle n Thelma took out her piece
Of coarse linen and asked Alice 20
her about the French knotn But
1 WAS unable to decide whether Beth
grasped the situation or whether the
habit was 20 hxed that she was un-
conscioss thar It existed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

up this place OF meeting and gather
in the open air. A Mr.. and Mrs. Par
rott then offered q large building in
the rear OF their premises, and here
the feeble band Of Richmond Method
lists assembled regularly for worship.
This was known as the Stable
Church, and the building proving too
small for the congregation, they again
returned to the courthouse.
In 1915 the first Sunday school con-
nected with Trinity church was or
ganized. and has continued In opera
tion ever since.
In 1928 the church was moved to
Franklin street, between fourteenth
and fifteenth, next to the old Ex-
change hotel. This building was de-
stroyed by fire In 1885 and was re-
built in 1896, the house then built
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

Trinity Methodist church. Rich
mond. is the oldest Methodist organi-
zation In the city. Its first house of
worship was built in 1893 at the
northeast corner Of Nineteenth and
Franklin streets. The church was
organized with twenty-eight members.
The first pastor in charge was Thos.
Lyeil, who was transferred by Bishop
Asbury from Baltimore to the Virginia
Conference in May, 1893. Previous to
the erection of this church the Meth
odists had been worshipping In the
old county courthouse or East Main
street, where the present courthouse
now stands. Objection was a by
the people in the community that the
loud singing and shouting disturbed
their peace. and SO they had to give
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

remaining until about Nv 70 years ago.
In 1850 the present church at Twen-
tfeth and Broad streets was begun.
and 1t was finished In 1857. From
1851 to. 1867 the basement was used
for worship, as the main auditorium
was not finished until this latter date,
In the past half century the church
has been served by the following min
listers: Alexander g. Brown. John z.
Edwards. r. N, Sledge. John A. Proc
tor, J. p. Garland, A. G. Bledsoe, w.
e. Judkins. J. Wiley Bledsoe. J. c.
Reed. J. r. Sturgis. ]. r. Whitley. p,
A. Peterson, r. H.. Bennett, Joshua
Hunter, j.. T. Mastine, G.. III. Epooner,
John Harmon. J. s. Peters and w. r,
Proctor. The present pastor Ia Rev.
Ernest Stevens, who began his work
here IN the LIST of December.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

Episcopal church laymen are TAX
ing hold of the task Of digesting and
adapting the suggestions made by the
Laymen's Missionary Movement to
the present machinery and needs OF
the missionary work of their church.
Their General Mission Board has a
ca nipaign to increase its normal In
come by $500. 900 this year. This In
growth of fifty per cent. With such
campaign many Episcopal laymen x
press desire to include all missionary
work. not merely that in the West,
commonly called hone missions, but
also work among foretgn-speaking
people in America, Indians and ne
groes. and extension in suburbs of
American cities. Laymen of promi-
nence in the business n professional
worlds are taking hold and are now
studying the. question involved. As
never in previous years ~Episcopalians
are cooperating with leaders in all
other religious bodies.
The Young Peoples Missionary
Movement Of the United States and
Canada issued last o 1851 600 mis-
sion study text books, and held seven
INSTRUMENTATION summer confer
ences. 1t a large plans for 1911.
The floating Church of Our Savior.
Of New fdra, for sixty-six and a half
wears unique >afsot7E*tsre gccsesi4sticxf
structures of the world, has ended Its
long career as a spiritual home for
mariners The trustees ave pre-
scented 1t to All Saints parish, Stat
en- Island. and the ancient craft will
end its days as an amphibious church.
for 1t win be a floating church It high
tide and will rest upon the sands of
Mariners Harbor. when the tide %
low,
The Methodist year book or 1911,
Just out, shows an interesting gain
In that great body Of Christians.
There are now nearly 10000 minis
iers with $1,000 local preachers and q
total membership OF nearly $500, 900.
church property on a valuation OF
owe $3.50. 000, 600 and an annual budg.
Ell OF owe Loco. 900. The whole
Methodist fraternity. made UP OF all
the various branches, totals over g.
10000 members. The Denevolences
TO the regular boards amount to
ures show a good gain. 1t has been
estimated that there are about u.s.
000. 600, Methodists In the world.
The pope has accepted the resigna-
ton OF Mgr. Granitodi nelmonte Pig
natelli as papal nuncio at Vienna.
From this the inference IS drawn that
The holding of a .onsistory cannot
be near. as otherwise the nuncio, who
is n of those scheduled to be created
cardinal. would not have resigned.
The Franklin-Strerr Congregational
church OF Manchester, N. H, by the
will OF the late Mrs. Frank r. Car
penter, receives the sum Of $1S, 1000.
the income OF which is available for
the work of the church.
The official statistical report Of the
Roman Catholic archdiocese or Boz
ton gives interesting information. ac-
cording to the announcement Just
made. The diocesan. priests num-
Der 536. while the priests OF the re-
ligious orders are IA. The whole
number OF priests in the archdiocese IL
6se. There are 32s parishes. which,
with the 20 missions. attached 10
them, have In all 267 churches" The
Catholic population IN about 500. 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
Elijah the Prophet, Appears III Israel
By Edward Leigh Pell. D ID.
he snnday-school Lesson for Fsbruary s.1 Kinss ii.
octor PsIrs Notes on the Lessons - ccpyrixhtSd "A mus

promise ~ wen - the condfUonnf
Ne shall be Ted. This doe not mean
that God n under obligations ~ ICED
~ ~ the Wy 81 * such times - -
want ~ ~ go. ~ doe not msAn
innocent appsrtiss & bcdx 81 mind. Il
does not msAn that ~ MI b c0ndds
crate 0f our whims ~ &rctchety no.
lions. II does mol mean {2sat he VIII
pamper or coddio - ~ run "a IL
every time va whine. II sfmpiy means
that he will go 10 II that % long u
he q use for u here On earth ~
shall be provided for here On sArth.
It that Il - sr6 doing 0od's
will and casting our cAfN upca h1nhg
he will never fail I D honor our Sa3eA.
It means that he VIII proy1de ~ 40
irs his own way and time even = -
must perform 4 miracle 70 DO a.
And let US be sure that wo under-
stand the conditions. We have not
the slightest warrant for the hope thar
God will Intervene for our projections
or ~sustenance at all events and under
all circumstances. We may N we'll
understand that we hAv not tho
trusting In him. 1t u true that there
IN mot = man beyond the loving caro-
OF God, for he sendeth his rain and
his sunshine upon the unjust ~ we'll
ar upon tbs just. Many OF the favors
which he daily showers upon his
obedient children tan upon every son
OF Adam, But no man can take this
promise Of Gods peculiar protection
to his heart who Ii not living b life
urto the Lord. When God told him
TO leave his mountain home and -
and stand before Ahab. he went.
When God gave him a word to speak
to Ahab he spoke that very word,
regardless OF consequences. When God
directed him 10 go and hide himself
from the angry king. no ven without
= word. though II III against the
Grain--EliJah's grain-to 90. When hs
was told that ravens would be sent tn
feed him he believed IL He did not
disturb his mind over the raven prob
lem a. some OF US have done. When
the last drop OF water had disappeared
| frcm the brook he still waited for the
word OF the Lord. He wal sent there
by Jehovah and he would die there
unless Jehovah told him. to leave. II
II not strange that such . man should
be fed. II II not orange that God
should perform q miracle 70 feed HIM.
And II you "A ! trusted God ~ frn-
pffcfty AZ Elijah did--lf we allowed
our steps to be guided absolutely by
Els word. the matter af bread would
| never rive M any more anxiety than
It rave Elijah.
Other mportnns Truths.
4. n Elijah had been only reck.
less he would nd have returned sitter
no delivered his message. He would
have scnrnad the idea Of running
away and hiding himself by the brook
TO be fed by the ravens. But having
real courage he had . true sense Of
honor. There Ii such D thing ~ m
honorable retreat. When Jonah WA
given q message and ran away with.
out delivering II. he disEraced himself,
hut when Elijah delivered his mes
sage. and. in obedience TO orders, ran
away to save hts lite for Gods fur
thsr use. he exhibited the highest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
By Edward $50

Matters had come to such = pano IN
israel that nofhirv mt ! terrfhla f,,dw-
~s.A- $3.50
msnt rom heaveh conid pr'hs the peo-
pie TO their senses. Al Tor AhAb his
heart was like h heart Of Pharaoh.
One Q . strange. rugged mountaneer
Of Gilead stood before him. He had
come with q warning from jehovah
. warning terrible enough to strike
terror to a heart Of adannant.
As has been often said this wonder
working prophet Is introduced TO US
like another Meichizedek, without faith
er or mother or beginning OF days
"as TX he had dropped out OF that cleudy
chariot. which, after his work was done
on earth, conveyed him back TO
en-
Elijah was OF the Inhabitants OF Gil
leaf The Septuagtnt reads IRON
Tishbi OF Gilead." Many think with
Josephus that no Was ai1atfve Of Tiahba
OF the tribe OF Naphtah. and that no
moved In early life to Giiead. Giiead
was o Wild mountainous country east
Of the Jordan. about sixty miles long
and twenty miles wide. It was tnhah-
tied by lsraelites who had acquired
many of the CHARACTERISTICS OF the wan
derirg Bedouins. OF Elitah's family
nothing is known. Tradition pictures
him as short OF stature, OF fierce ana
rugged aspect. with heavy locks How
Ing over his shoulders X 9 lions
name. He wore a mantle OF sheep or
camers skin fastened about his loins
with a gfrdle. He was woubtiess like
h Gtleadftes OF his day. q hardy.
swift. unkefnpt m-ountatneer.
The lesson Text in Everyday Drsss.
Ahab listened to the stern prophet
and smiled. That was all. Very well,
then" said the prophet. and his voice
rang with defiance; very WELL; AZ
Jehovah Hveth, whom ] serve, II Enall
not rain again until I speak the word"
And he turned and strobe put from the
kings presence.
1t was as much as a mans life was
worth to deliver such a message to
| Ahah. and II IL not surprising that
| God took hts faithful servant unto his
own keeping. He had him to q hiding
| place neal the Jordan far from the
haunts Of men; and there because he
could not feed himself, God fed him
Twice a day the ravens brought him
food. and a little brook that ran near
by supplied him with water. BY and
by God had use for Elijah elsewhere
and the brook dried up. Elijah was
wanted at Z~ar'e-phath, and at the word
OF the Lord he went. Perhaps IL the
brook had not dried up he would moi
| have felt Ike going, for the outlook
was by no means promising. On the
! outskirts of the town he came upon
the poor widow to whom he had been
directed. She had come 10 her last
handful Of meal, and she was gather
ing f,,el ia cook her last loaf for her
SELF and her son, Bring me a little
| water said Elijah TO the woman II
was a great favor for a stranger 10
| ask ia a time Of famine. but poverty
! md not blunted her hospitality and
she Immediately turned to DO his bid
ding.
The poor woman turned and looked
into the face OF the stranger. We car
see the tears we'll up In her eyes. "As
Jehovah, thy God, iiveth,. she said. Il
have not a bit Of bread in the house-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
general committee composed OF nine
members from each OF the above
named churches in Chattanooga on
May II.

May II.
DR.. John II. Mott. general secre-
tary of the World Student Christian
Federation. sailed wednesday from
New York on an extended mission
to bring about cooperation between
the Christian student bodies through
out Europe. and also In Egypt. Pal
estine. Syria, Asia Minor, Turkey and
the Balkan States, with d similar
movement In this country. DIR. Mott
will first confer with the leaders OF
the movement In Great Britain, Hoi-
land. Germany and Switzerland, later
extending the work into the Holy
Land and throughout the near East,
and also attending a meeting of the
World Student Christian Federation
at Constantinople, April "a to- 80. DIR.
Mott is chairman of the continuance
committee OF the World Missionary
Conference. which held Its notable
sessions at Edinburgh las year, and
the future work OF this body will be
considered at q meeting to be held In
England May 1s to 20.
On February 2 the Christian En-
deavor Society will have completed
thirty years OF history.
h Protestant Episcopal church
suffered severe loss week before last
by the death OF the anne day. We'd
nesday, OF two OF its bishops-Dr. a.
II. Vinton. OF the diocese Of Western
Massachusetts, aged 81. and In. VIII
liam Paret OF h. Aieeese Mar
land. aged 81 years A pathetic fest
ure OF the latter CASE was the fact
that Mrs. Paret died on tho preced-
ing Sunday, and her funeral e4fstcee
we're held on the dny AZ tbs b1nh0pxn
death. almost a hearin3 AZ - roetn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
DR.. Chapman in Uhareo

Or. = Wilbur Chapman win have
charge ct h special devutf0naf fest
ures cf the Thirteenth Trfennial In
ternational Sunday School Convention
at Snn Francisco June 20 to a., 10tI.s
HeswM conduct the daily quiet hour,
aaryi0e, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
special addresaes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
The Candid Parent

There are few qualities that count
for more than candor in dealing with
young people OF the present day. Whe-
tsier II bs an opinion OK practices ~ 4
person that II under discussipn, the
objections that father and mother
raise will be listened to with sfaf more
respect II It IL known thak they ara
quite willing to hear the other side
and 70 give TO II nff h wxtx3It tflHs
1T deserves. Youth 10 naturally open
minded and generonn and prone TO
take h part OF the under dog ana
censoriousness and prejudice I most
odions faults In its ere. Many q child
has been driven 10 A8care4r or d
riage that was mol really best to hia
own Infnost thuueht yths tActIoss
opposition Of hi parents. On tho
hand, i wal1-earne6 reputation
Tor fairns.s ~ s!nsls 5snetters may help
sone great csl6ls inH ~ rhild's lIfe,s
CongfoE2&4onaIfGf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03

where he lay dying. He was kept in
ignorance of his wife's death.