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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
ANNUAL
Meeting Of. The Methodist
Protestant Church
Congregation To Ask Return
Of The Pastor

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Mulberry street M. p
church was held Saturday, Sept. 3
After the regular opening exercises,
the pastor made his annual address,
setting forth the present general con-
ditions of the work and reviewing
the work of the year commencing the
officers and members who had been
so faithful and loyal to the church, for
the splendid work they had done. He
also expressed his regrets that there
is such state of indifference mani
tester by a number of members in
the spiritual and financial welfare of
the church and the eternal welfare of
their own souls.
A solo was then rendered by Mrs.
Allie Lewis, after which the follow
ing officers were elected:
Recording secretary - Mrs. Ruth
Buchanan.
Financial seeretary-Msworth John
son.
Treasurer-W. Fl. Turner
Class Leader-John It. Brown.
Trustee for years-F. G. Mardis
Trustees for 8 years-W. r. Slee
man ana Ed Sheppard.
Stewards Ellsworth Johnson, Mrs.
Val Settler, A. B. Jones, Lee Stofer
H. G. Gates, Mrs. Allie Lewis, J. w
Sutton, Mrs. r. n. Davis, Charles
Bayler, Mrs. O. B. Squires, G. Il.
Stoyle, David Reeder.
Visiting oommittee-Mrs. Wesley
Fry, @. p. Gregory, G. B. Squires, Mrs
]. G. George, Mrs. j. T.. Brown, Miss
Lois Speck, Mrs. W. H. Turner, A
B. Jones, Mrs. C. B. Cochran. Mrs
Jackson Davis. Justus Kaiser, Mrs. Il
Johnson.
Music committee to be appointed
At the third quarterly conference the
delegate was instructed to secure the
return of tho pastor to this charge fol
another year, Mr.. Black has consent
ed to this: subjected to the will oi
the conference. The statistics of the
church will be given In the pastors
annual report TO the quarterly confer
enoe.
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At DanviIIe

Danvllle, O., Sept 5-The annual
home coming of Danville-Buckeye City
people opened Monday and will contin.
ue for three days this week. The at.
tendance on Monday was exceedingly
large.
There was baseball game and othe
sports during the day.
Addresses were made by number
of citizens and former citizens of this
community.
The baseball game between the col
ored team of Columbus aRd the Dan
vile team resulted in victory for
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But Arose Only Fifty Feet
Aud Game Down
Crowd nj Thousands Of PeO.
pie Was Present
And Disappointed At The
Outcome OF The Affair

A crowd estimated at above 5000
gathered Monday afternoon to see the
first aoroplane flight ever to occur
| in Mt. Vernon at Lake Hiawatha park.
/ The plane itself was of the Henry
Farman type, 35 TT. long by As it.,
wide, containing an eight cylinder
motor which developed from so to 80
horse power, forcing the plane into a
The frame work was of solid hickory,
while tough but thin canvas furnished
the covering.
A large crowd gathered around the
machine and watched the tests that
were made of the engine together with
the "tuning-up" process both of which
require considerable time. Then the
base ball game between the Grays
and Utica started and the crowd NOV
| ed away. The plane was moved to
the race track, the assistance of sever.
al bystanders enlicited and the ma
chine was taken apart and moved to
a large pasture field, which is situated
at the last turn the car makes before
| reaching the park,
1t was impossible to keep the crowd
away and probably $500 people fol-
lowed The machine to the pasture. The
| time from then on until six was oc-
cupied in putting the machine together
again and when it was finally wheeled
down to the northeast extremity of the
field, loud cheers arose from the i'm
patient crowd that had been waiting
for nearly three hours.
| Aviator Curzon ordered the people
back, started his engine, took his seat
and the wheels began to revolve.
These carried him along the ground
for distance of about a hundred
yards and then he rose into the air.
His motor seemed to be working per-
fectly but still he did not mount high
er. He flew for about five hundred
yards ut a height of fifty feet and
descended. The plane was turned
around and the same distance covered
back again. When he alighted the
second time, large crowd gathered
around him and began to chide him
about his failure to make the proposed
fight. Curzen, In a few words, ex-
planned that the park people had
agreed to remove some trees by dyna.
miting so that he could fly from the
park itself and that they had failed to
do this. Therefore he had brought his
machine up to Miller's pasture, hoping
to be able to fly before dark, but his
plans had gone awry in that he could
not assemble his machine in so short
timc. He stated that 1t would be
foolhardy to venture very high into the
air in = machine which had been Sc
hastily slapped together" { as he ex
pressed it, and that 1t would have TAX
en- several more hours to have proper
ly tuned up the plane. He said he
would not dare to go up even for ter
times the money in the darkness which
had already settled.
"Why don't you fly around the city
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
BURGLARY
Occurs At The Bennet Hard.
ware Store
ReVOlvers And A Number OF
Knives Taken

The hurrying footsteps of a party
of campers Fastening to catch the
2:40 train on the C. A. G. C. Sunday
morning frightened away burglars who
were getting in their work at the
Frank L. Bennett Hardware store at
314 South Main street. Only about $50
worth of merchandise, composed of
pocket knives and revolvers, was found
to be missing and everything gave
evidence of the hurried flight of the
thieves.
At about l o'clock Sunday morning
Merchant Policeman Hugh Worley
passed the Bennett store on his regu-
lar beat and DIT this time there was no
indication of anything wrong. Shortly
after i 80 o'clock, while making an
other round of his beat, Officer Worley
noticed that one of the windows on
the south side of tn building had been
raised over a foot and the the glass
was shattered. Patrolman Hough was
summoned and an entrance was effect
ed. On the entrance of the police all
| seemed to be well inside the store with
the exception of the raised sash and
the broken glass of the window. A
| telephone message was sent Mr.. Ben
nett wno arrived in a very short
| time to Investigate whether or not any
thing had been taken. One of the show
knives was found open and the back
shelf of the case empty. Mr. Bennett
stated that it had been filled with
knives and revolvers, about forty of
the former and three of the latter.
Other goods of much greater value
than those stolen we're left in the case
within easy reach of everything else
in the room was found to be intact.
The cash register nad not been opened
and for this reason, in addition TO the
fact that so small amount of merchan-
disc was taken, leads to the belief that
the intruders were frightened away
' before they had fairly started with
their work.
Officer Worley stated that number
of young men, who are camping near
Gambler, ran past the store at about
1880 o'clock towards the C. A. & c.
depot making considerable noise and
it is thought that the men were fright
ened away at this time thinking that
they were discovered
Mr.. Bennett stated shortly after the
discovery of the burglary that several
men called at the store late Saturday
evening and asked to examine some
pocket Knives and afterward express
ing their desire to purchase revolver.
Saying that the revolvers were not the
kind that they wished to purchase they
left the store 1t is thought possible
that the robbery was committed by
these men who were strangers and
who do not reside in the city.
The matter is being investigated by
the police but no arrests have yet been
made.
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OPENING
Of Public Schools With
Enrolment Of l,l64
ParOChial Schools Also Open
Tuesday Morning

The Mt. Vernon public schools open
ed Tuesday morning after the summer
vacation with total enrolment OF
1,164, being more than the opening
day of school m 1910. The enrolment
on the opening day is always light for
the reason that many pupils do not
enter school until the latter part OF
the month.
The enrolment in the High school
will be 80 more thin last year, bring
ing the total enrolment up to between
$50 and 800.
The third floor of the Central build
ing is being used as study room for
High school students.
All tne teachers reported for duty
and Superintendent Alan reports that
everything started off with perfect
smoothness.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
UNCLAIMED MAIL

To avoid delay in delivery have
your mail addressed to street and
number, P. o. box or general delivery.
The following letters remain un.
claimed in the Mt. Vernon postodice: {:
Advertised September 5, 1911.
Armstrong, Ed. (2)
Butler, ]. T.
Gugelhardt, Walter
Hackett, Geo.
Jent, Mrs.
Johnson, G. S.
Jordon, A.
Lee, Chas. M.
Lemon, Charles
Liggett, Join
Mapes, Anderson
Monroe, George
Roberts, Bros.
Stout, Edgar
Toty, j. M.
Weimer, Mrs. Mary
s. G. DOWDS, p. M.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
CAREFULNESS '
KzZlKNIEM h!iE

In making mortgage loans has
characterized The Buckeye State
Building and Loan Company, Rankin
Building, 22 West Gay street, Colum-
bus, Ohio, from its beginning. This ac-
counts for this large company owning
no real estate. 1t has also loaned its
money principally to the small home
builder Hence it has rendered great
service to the people. It's assets are
now $d.9OO,OO0, and it pays five per
cent on time deposits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
SUCCESSFUL
Was The HOme-C Coming At
ffederiCktoWn
DanVlne.Buckeye City People
Celebrate

Fredericktown, o., Sept. 5-Nost
successful in every detail was the
fourth annual home coming of Fred.
ericktown folks on Monday, Labor
Day. The attendance was the largest
since these celebrations have been
held ana most interesting program
was carried out.
There were motorcycle races and
other sports during the day.
In the afternoon fine address was
given by ]. Knox Montgomery.
The feature of the evening was the
big claIa bake, under the management
of Mr.. Robert Miller
Band concerts were also held during
the afternoon and evening
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
Shut OUT
Handed The GrayS By The
Strong HiaWatha Team
In Second Game Of The
Series Sunday Afternoon
Miller Pitched Great Ball
For The HiaWathaS
And Allowed The Grays But
Three Hits
A Large Crowd Saw The
Contest On Sunday

The Hiawathas won the second and
deciding game of the worlds series
from the Grays at Iiawatha park Sun
day afternoon by the score of s to
before a crowd of 1000 people, nearly
half of which was composed of ladies.
Outside of the second inning when the
Hiawatha hitters got to Maui, the
game was a strenuous one and excit-
ing.
Both teams were out after this game
as cou,i be seen from the start, and
rooters for both teams we're on the
ground bright and early to help. Hun
dreds of megaphones were brought
into play, and the roar which followed
nearly every play could be plainly
heard N the city, two miles away.
There was more betting on this
game than on the previous one, and
it is estimated that several hundred
dollars changed hands, The prevail
ings odds were 20 to 15 with the Hia-
W2tnaS The taYOrlteS.
Neither team scored in the first. In
the H;aWathas half of the second Sulli-
van lead off with hit, to left. Tanner
was hit by a pitched ball Mondron
hit to center, Sullivan scoring. Whit
tington hit to left, Mondron scoring,
and Miller popped to Pelton. F.
Schmidt made nice stop of llger's
grounder, but threw wild to first and
Wilmington scared from second. Vail
then crooked one into right field crowd
| for three bases, the spectators inter-
| fering with the fielding and Tiger
scored. Vail scored on Pophams hit
through short. Grubb popped to B.
Smith and Sullivan did likewise.
! In the seventh Tiger, first up, reached
second on Popejoy's wild heave to
first, was sacrificed to third by Vail
but was caught between third and
home when F. Schmidt fieided Pop
hams sharp grounder home, and was
run down. Popham went to second on
the play and scored on Grubb's hit
over second. In the eighth Tanner
opened with bounder to F. Schmidt
which the latter fielded to first. How
ever Tanner slid in an effort to beat
the throw and B. Smith dropped the
ball In the collision Mondron sacri
feed Tanner to third and the latter
scored when Maxwell misjudged Mil
ler's fly.
Although the Grays threatened sew
eral times, there was nothing doing in
the run line as Miller tightened in
pinches. For the Grays the playing
of F. Schmidt and the catching of Pei
ton were the features. F. Schmidt
made ;wo errors, but both were bad
throws to first, made in hurry afteI
nice st ops of grounders. He hllel two
of three nits by fine catches and stops
Pelton worked under ! difficulties as
Maui was pretty wild at times, and
caught nice game, For the Hiawa
that the pitching of Miller, stop ovel
third by Tiger and the catching OF Pop
ham were features.
| Tho annra
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
BROKE HIS Arm

Danville, O., Sept 5-A small boy
by the name of Richert sustained a
broken arm by falling from the grand
stand during the game of base bah
at Danville on Monday afternoon. The
boy became excited during close play
and lost his balance falling to the
ground several feet below. His right
arm was broken below the elbow.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05

base on errors-Hiawathas 4, Grays |.
Hit by pitched ball-Maul and Tan
ner. Passed balls-Pelton, 2. Wild
pitches-Maul 2. Struck out-by Maui
4; by Miller IL. Left on bases-Hia-
wathas 5; Grays 6. Umpires-T.
Smith and Richards. Time-1:45. Al.
tendance-2,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
MAY Open BANK

The stockholders Of the Guaranty
Savings Bank & Trust company held
a meeting Saturday afternoon ana dis
cussed the matter OF opening the
bank. No definite action was taken
at this meeting.
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OBITUARY :
Frank e. Wilson
r T. 4 r + - F++ = lR 4

Mr.. Frank E. Wilson died at his,
home Ut 302 East Pleasant street on,
Saturday evening at about $50 o'clock
after an illness of several months
duration caused by heart trouble. He.
was aged 65 years at the time of hts
death and is survived by his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. Della Lockner and
Mrs. Edna Wolfe, both of Aurora, NJ
The funeral at the late home Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. George +.
Smythe of Gambler, officiating. Inter-
ment in Mound View Cemetery.
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the former by a score Of 5 to 6.

Addresses were made in the after
noon by Hon. H. H. Greer of Mt. Yer.
non, Mr.. Charles E. Winterringef Of
Columbus, Mr.. Nelson Burris of Chica-
go, Rev. Father McDermott of Coium-.
bus, Mr.. D. Robinson, a postofice In
spector, Mr. c.. NJ. Rice of Danville.
and Mr. ]. C. Winterringer of Buckeye
City.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
ParochiaI Schools

The opening of the Parochial schools
also occurred Tuesday morning. Rev.
l.. w. Mulhane stated at noon Tuesday
that the enrolment this year would
be about the same as last year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05

Totals. ........S2 0 8 "a IL 6
Two base hits-F. Schmidt. q; three
base hit-Vail. Sacrifice hits-Vall,
Mondron. Stolen base-Tanner. First
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05
Didn't Last Long In Big Race
At Columbus

The Wescott car, driven by Harry
Knight, won the 200 mile race in
Columbus Sunday afternoon.
The Ford driven by w. G. Lake of
Mt. Vernon lasted but 81 miles, being
put out of commission by ignition
trouble.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05

Nothing better for the boys than bread
rom Gold Medal Flour. RRBnccA
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-05

The score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-21
By Rev. DR.. Floyd w. Tomklns.
fNINf must do more work and BET
kDlfDH ter work; and we must do it j
a larger and broader WAY an

N11 E must do more work and bet
kDleDfI ter work. and we must do it in
larger and broader way and
with an ever-increasng courage. Our
eyes must be opened to the vast oppor-
tunit1es of life. Our hearts must be SYM
pathetic and feel for all human needs
wherever seen and however expressed
Our minds must eagerly seek new meth
DDS or solving old problems. Our
strength must leap up with divine ex-
hilaration and never tire Our hope must
the the vision and hold it so dear that
no shadow nor haunting fear can hide it
We must be full of cheer, singing as we
60 and find enough to make u.s. even in
apparent defeat, shout .'AlIeluiar' We
must be proud of our banner and know
its power to conquer And so we must
press on from morning to night from the
years beginning to the years ending
from the early time of our living to the
hour when life's sunset shall come and
We answer the "clear CALI and put out
to sea.
That Is the program. AS we read it
we are inspired, some of us at least with
great enthusiasm. What a splendid
thing 1t Is to live! How full of force and
meaning and progress Is the human ca
reer. But there is also cry of despair.
OF wear1neSS of defeat. II have tried
and ! have failed. Human strength can
not endure so continuous strain. Evil is
waxing greater through the centuries.
There is more of endurance than mas
terry in life" We hear these cries plainly.
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and His command, Lazarus, come
FORTH has been uttered, varied by the
use of the disciples own name. and 10,
he who was dead Is alive, and he who
was I'm his moral grave has come forth
in the likeness of Immortality.
Could any recorded or unrecorded work
Of Christ be greater than His redemption
of human soul? Could any display OF
His power be more impressive or more
inspiring than the fulfilment in con-
seriousness Of His last great promise,
10. l am with you all the days. even
unto the end of the world?"
In its faith, hope, love and service the
Christian religion is therefore, not mere
ly matter of records, of ceremonies. OF
creeds and of organization, all these be-
Ing subordinate to the great verify, but
its promise and its power lie in the pos
sible and actual enjoyment OF the inf
mite love of God, the discovery of truth,
the adjustment OF the will to the divine
will. and. finally, the joyous recognition
of the everyday fact that, while these
things may be hidden to the wise and
vealed unto babes" for so 1t has seemed
good IN the Fathers sight In its last
analysis. the Christian religion is partici-
patton in Christ's consciousness or hui
nlanity's filial relationship to God. His
purity of heart, His unselflshness Of
motive and His unwearying zeal In pro-
noting numanity's undivided welfare. The
Christian religion is not salvation on the
installment plan nor the redemption OF
fragments OF a man, Ii Is the salvation
of the entire man through an act of faith
and a life OF obedience involving the en-
tire devotion Of body, mind and soul to
the perfect will of God. In that will lies
a blessed earth-experience and blissful
Immortality, and through obedience to it
any soul may have vision of skies with
out cloud. gates without locks, roses with
out thorns, love without sorrow. faces
without care, God without frown and
heaven without sin.
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systematic creed and ceremony. Jesus
contrasted His teachings with THE dead
letter" of books and rituals: the words
that speak unto you. they are spirit and
they are life. In very early day the
Church of Jerusalem agreed to impose
no unnecessary ceremonies or other bur
deHS' on the converts to the Christian
faith, charging only that they abstain
rom pollutions of idols. and from for
nication, and from things stranged and
from blood. tActS. f3:20) Baptism and
communion We're simple in the extreme
and We're expressions of Christian ex-
perlence and of fellowship in that expert
ence, the former symbolizing death to sin
and resurrection to righteousness, and
the latter symbolizing vital communion
with Christ and with all w-disciples
II - apparent, therefore. that the
Christian religion. in the days of its
freshness and power. was not an elabo-
rate system of beliefs and ceremonies,
but simple. and at times almost over
whelming. realization of the presence of
God in the heart and life. Jes Is con-
di'ioned that experience on obed. nee TO
present light If any man shall do His
viii, he shall know the doctrine on
plicitly saying that Christian knowledge
is the product OF Christian obedience,
not of speculation or earthly wisdom.
And since il is a product of personal
is an experience, rather than creed.
1t can be nothing more nothing less.
It's fundamentals are three-faith, hope
and love-and in these Fundamentals
the fundamentals of human nature and
experience-lies the promise of its perma-
nence. The course of Christian obedi-
ence tn the known will of Cod-knoWn
through law, promise and personal eN-
periment-translates faith into viii, hope
into goodness and love into service This
was not only well understood by the
earliest Christians, but Il was verified
In their experience, and the writer's of
the New Testament scriptures conformity
teach not only that the Christian re-
ligion is a matter of personal experience
rather than merely of intellectual ap-
prehension, but they go further; they
represent Christian experience as being
in a large measure the duplication of the
experience of Christ, because Of the in
dwelling OF the Christ spirit in each be
lieving and obedient soul
This fundamental idea is sometimes ex-
pressed In smybolical and even in mys-
teal. language; but the thought is al
ways clear, and the experience is never
visionary or fictitious. \ simple dhaiy-
sis of hundreds of such statements TO
be found IN the New Testament empha-
sizes Chrst's doctrine of the unity be
tween Himself and His disciples in. the
symbolism OF the vine and its branches
oneness in life, oneness in experience.
oneness in labor. And such an analysis
facts and factors of Christian experience
l. CHRISTLIKENESS AS THE GOAL
OF HOPE.
1t Is somewhat remarkable that all the
supernorma1 facts and experiences OF
Christ are attributed to the completed
experience OF the disciple of Christ Take
but few instances. THAT which is
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The second Scripture. Phil. 2:15. en-
Ihasizes the value of this blamelessness
in the life when surrounded by '-perverse
and crooked people. before whom we are
to let ''our light shine" One of the most
suggestive statements of the Master is
in His high priestly prayer" when He
makes the petition. Il pray not that Thou
shouldst take them out of the world but
that Thou shouldst keep them from the
evil We are never as convincing TO the
ungodly as. when surrounded by evil. we
prove true to our profession.
The third Scripture Matthew. 5:16,
moves one step farther and lays bare the
involved in the conduct of His children.
More than all the theologies that have
been written. more than all the verbal
testimonies. important as they are. that
men have given, more than creeds or
cathedrals; the most convincing testimony
and the most Illuminating thing that We
can give or do is to live right in the sight
of those around US.
Said Jesus: Herein is my Father
glorifled. that We bear much fruit; SO
shall We be my disciples and in this
statement we have the whole compass Of
the thought of tomorrow's lesson.
The world still takes knowledge of us
that we have been with Jesus" 1t may
deny our profession. but 1t cannot gain
say our conduct. Purity and charity are
as convincing today as ever, and the
Christian life can only be lived through
Christ. Well says the poet:
Take time to be holy. the world rushes
on.
Spend much time in secret with Jesus
alone: a
By looking to Jesus. like Him thou shalt
Thy friends in thy conduct, His image
shall see.'