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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14

! The Daily Pioneer reporter asked
several persons in Bemidji if they
believed in the sly, old long-whis-
kered gentleman.
Most of them said they did but not
all.
| Here are the answers:
I What Bemidji Men Think of Him.
Judge c. M. Stanton-"I am a
strong believer in Santa Claus. The
chief value is that he brings happi-
ness and cheer to the hearts of the
children and this is the main thing
Of Importance at Christmas time. The
longer children believe in Santa
Claus, the BETTER
DR.. E. H. Smith-"Most assuredly.
AS long as the youngsters derive
pleasure and anticipation from this
Imaginary idol, it would be exceed
ingly wrong to abolish their old ira
dltionery friend. l do not believe
that the teaching of Santa Claus will
destroy their faith in the teachings
.: the Bible, as so many do. got
much pleasure out of old Santa when
l was boy and 1 can see no harm in
my own children enjoying him as
we'll"
Dr. Marcum Sees Selfish Danger.
Dr. E. H. Marcum-"I should hard
ly believe in the adjustment of San
ia Claus, for the belief is too old a
one to abuse. But to me, the teach
ing to little children brings with it
a spirit of the pleasure of receiving
rather than one of giving to others.
Nowadays, the spirit of Christmas
seems to be one of extreme selfish
ness, mainly, what can we get out of
it. rather than, what can we give to
others in the way of happiness? I
believe that we plant this idea of sell
tishness in children largely through
Santa Claus instead of teaching them
something of the broader, deeper
meaning of the true Christmas spir-
IT,
Father Philippe Believes in Him.
Father D. N. Phillippe-Santa
Claus is one of our fairy tale heroes,
he is a source of never ending joy
and anticipation to the children, and
is as large factor in their young
lives as are any other of their ina
ginary idols of folklore, and l can
see no harm in the cheer and hap
piness he brings to so many young
hearts at Christmas time. 1t is
throug the conception of Santa
Claus that little children get the on
ly idea which they have of the hap
ply, generous spirit of Christmas time.
AS long as Santa interests the little
ones, that is the main thing of i'm
portance at Christmas time"
Here's a Blow for Santa.
Rev. M. F. Foley-"The teaching
of Santa Claus is all wrong. The
child is taught an untrutn as we'll as
an idea of supreme selfishness, and
the real meaning of Christmas is ov-
erlooked, the unself1sh, generous spir-
it of this day, that of doing all we
can to give to God on His birthday,
instead of what we can get out of
others. If Christmas could be made
a time of giving to the church, the
missionaries, who are the true ex-
ponents of this unselfish spirit, and
the poor, we should then have the
ideal Christmas spirit of love, namely,
Tt is better to give than to re-
ceive.'''
Rev. S. e. P. White" Santa Claus
is all right in SO far that in our en-
Continued on LAST pagu)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
And That Happy Children Can Be
Taught Real Christmas Spirit By
Imaginary Idol.
REV. FOLEY HAS OPPOSITE VIEW
Believes it Improper to Continue the
Teachings of Untruthful and
Selfish Story.

Do you believe in Santa Claus?
The Daily Pioneer reporter asked
several persons in Bemidji if they
believed in the sly, old long-whis-
kered gentleman.
Most of them said they did but not
all.
Here are the answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-14
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o OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED.

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Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio
will speak in Milwaukee Jan. Is, &C
cording to announcement made by A.
A. Allen, Governor Harmon's repre-
sentative in Wisconsin.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
THE TREND OF THINGS.

professional prophets must look TO
their laurels when able laymen mount TO
pulpit as they have i way of doing these
days" observes the COngregationalist.
Attendance recently upon a considerable
number OF assemblies of no avOwed. re
ligious purpose has left us with the i'm
preston that lawyers, bankers, and busi-
ness leaders Of the right sort are teach
ing righteousness. and with a pungent
force that tells. One evening Il week or
so ago the vice president of Il great rail-
road addressed the mems club of 4 New
England town. His announced subject
was railrOading, and he covered the sub
JeCt-and something more. The major
part of his informal discourse was the
stralghtest kind of a talk on practical
righteousness and picture SQue estimate
OF character us abov, dollars. The solid
ard Known worth of the man was Il
guarantee Of his sincerity No speaker
ever held the attention Of the members
for longer time or more Unwdveringlv.
And no ore in the room appreciated the
talk more than the ministers Of the
town. who arc bound tn feel the help
Of this snCntrneous and ringing advocacy
of truths thy 50 constantly prOclHim."
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Rev. DR.. Arundel Becomes Socialist.

The Rev. DR.. \. W. Arundel late rec
tor OF Trinity Episcopal Church, Pittsburg,
but now an avOwed Christian Socialist,
will not leave the Episcopal ministry. he
says. His plans for the moment are to go
South with his family for rest until
spring. He will then take up new work
where there is reasonable prospect of sue
cess along his new line.
The freedom of the Episcopal Church
is unsurpassed among religious organiza-
tions." he says, and in its very heart
and genius its ideal is the democracy of
the Kingdom of God" Speaking of his
changed dOCtrina belief. which he de
cIares is not great change and has been
slowly making for wears. he says: Il re-
gard the idealism OF the prcSent-day en-
lightcned socialism and the gospel OF the
Kingdom of God on earth as one and
tn" same thing" pc states that pub
liShed reports 10 IN" effect that New
York ~ other laymen are ready to sup
port him and his rev venture, whatever
ii may prove to h., arr without founda-
lion. He knoEs no such laymcn
Trinity Church. of which he has long
been rector. occupies a unique position
in the very heart Of downtown Pitts
burg. With il FOR companion is the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Together thesr IA
nous places of religious worship and
work are institutions not Of Pittsburg
alOn" hut o. Western Pennsylvania and
OF th.. country. Although downtown,
they have long held their constituencies
AMI hrrn. in point of income and at
tendance, among the great churches OF
the CitN.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
New Magazine of World Missions.

The first number of the International
Review Of Missions will hc issued this
month under he dat" Of January. 1872.
As has already been announced, this
magazine. is to he The official organ of
tho International and interdenominational
continuation committee appotu'od at the
worlds missionary conference i'm Edin-
burch in 1910. The very cFi..iont secre-
tagN ard historian "I that conference,
J. H. OldhIm is the cdit,".. The con-
trihUtOrS % the. IirSJ nU.b'r are John
z. Mott Ambassador Jamr- ErvCc. DR.
John Waru"ck Rev. W. II. =. Gardiner
PI"aiIrnt John =. GoucH,r. and President
liarada. of Japan.
The quarterly docs not offer itself as
IN any sens" n course, uf light reading.
since al Is intended tina, its principal
.iold OF discussion shall relate to the gov
'rUIl"rtaL political. educational. and
scientific aspects Of missions. But the
ptr>Onali'l Of It's editor not loss than
tine personality Of the continuation com
wirt"c Whr.r supports it. is sufficient as
SurHnco TIA; il VIII keep in mind hv
vital evangelical nurpO>" uf ;hc mis-
sicuarv enterprise. while popular
rather than a technical discussion 81 its
profound themes Iill give il a vaIU" FOR
laNm,'u as well as IL" CLERGY. Tie Re
view VII also hc 'hc medium through
O' tn" continuation committee are to re-
port.
Tic publication office OF the magazine
is AZ u-' Princess street i'm Edinburgh.
white the american agents will he tn" Of
nr"rs of the Missionary Education Move
I:.'lr which has II headquarters at lJj
Fifth avenue. New York C2ty.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Gypsy Smiths Pacific Campaign.

1t is said that Gipsy Smith regards his
meetings in Spokane. Seattle, and Port
land an ..sDcndinE series in dcmcnstra-
lion of the power Of III" spirit OF God.
Tho first two campaigns wer" very sue
c"SSfHI. that il Seattle bringing in a
r'crId Of 400 Pr"fess"d conversions RTt
he Stir "r interest and feeling ImunE
the mass of citizens has been stronger
in Portland than in either Of the other
TWO cities. Spokane provided tent for
ti.'. services. S'.H.1la removal ID an Id
rink. but Portland built Il tabernacle oS-
r"r.a'ly for tniS series Of meetings. seat
ing ahoy" 1.'lD p"uUle Audiences seek
iU= admission uycrflowcd this building
at jh. very first Hr"II~-. and ,-l.'h 'l"'r-
ing iva; the Gi'sy preached th"1ca ftcr.
TGr dow nrown th"ater wh"r" he preached
at neon Wa likewise. oVer"ruwded. The
P"r;I" nd OreEOnian, which is said 30 be
UHfri, Tdlv 10 evangelical Christianity.
Iaid ~ rdurdinary attention TO the
Gipsy- meetings. giving as much as three
pa@c~ OF a single .ssue to reports of his
sermons and "s,imat"S of his work. This
cOrd.a'ity has hc"n well matched by The
nthcr newspapers ard ny the general sup
port "C Portland people.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Rescuing Religious Weeklies.

Some laymcn arc taking Eold of T'li-
gious w"okli"s. putting the trust idea into
their management. and ,ndcavoring to
rescue them from In" admittedly ineffec-
tive condition into which they had fallen.
Il IS claimed that the plan admits arti-
vIcs to BE- -Nnd.cHtCd news services 10 be
used in CclnWrn. and business conduct
reduced Jn 'rUn"m>. In ,hr dennmiua-
tiOna! field irrr Presbyterian and on.
Baptist v,ckIi's have been absorbed.
These ar" he Examiner ,BaptiSU and
the Observer Presbyterian Banner.
Michigan p,.-hytvrjan. md Pacific I'ies-
bNtrIiau. ali OF them old and well know u.
and tire: of them We'll nigh contcnariauS
50 lOnE ago U'r" they established.
In the sunday school periodical field
seventeen stat" naners have been Synui-
Catcd in stmllIr fashion, These include
papers in Illinois. WISCONSIN. Minnesota.
Michigan. ohio. and Missouri In al
cases former names Of PERIODICALS are
retained. ana in most uf ,h,.n old editors
and publishers al" kept @" the sIaffS. II
is stated thai ,h,r~ y .l' b- no intnrr,r-
cnCe with editorial nuii.i-> rl opinions.
For years NOT Il frW naV" hrL that i"-
HEiOue w'"ki"S. most nf them. were i've
yOnd tuanrial salvation. and that only
something new aud very likely different
could solve the rruhl,.m q. christian jour
malism Of 'hr Protestant typo Unusual
interest attaches 'l5.r, r,lo 90 This nv
- indicate plan
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10

| But DR.. Guerrant is growing old, and in
| order to perpetuate his enterprise be-
yond his lifetime he offered the work
at its last meeting. 1t was accepted
heartily, and every endeavor will be made
not only to maistain but to amplify the
scope of the ministry Of DR.. Guerrant
| and his assistants.
Negro evangeliZa ton has been under
! the supervision of this committee for
about a year, and the purpose to extend
| that form of gospel service is also well
evidenced. An important expansion just
accomplished consists in anneXing the
churches of colored people in the South,
heretofore in connection with the Re
formed Church in America, which has
no white congregations in Southern ter
ritory. The Reformed Board of Domestic
Missions will still supply the money for
the support of these congregations, but
the Southern Presbyterian committee will
furnish them with pastors trained in its
own institute for the preparation of negro
ministers and will decide all administra-
tive questions.
Another forward movement in home
missions among Southern Presbyterians
is the determination to establish officially
missions for the Jews. The plan is
however. to finance this undertaking
from a fund collected specially for the
purpose. and Or. Morris announces that
in his Office at Atlanta books have been
opened for Subso riptioHS devoted TO the
cVangelization Of those who are kinsmen
of the Lord according to the flesh.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Jews Back TO the Land.

In moderate Hswt" r. Lo,v- coming hero
from Russia ".- a-s.lr'ng farms and
InahinG nn-n.:"I -..r,,>>,S 10y ,ultiyatiug
them. Tncur .uv .irw Lea Jewish farm
crs in Pcun-, ,an:.t. Ohio New York.
New Jersey. and Connecticut who he
lcn- to a frGcrat,"n and hav.. Just held
Uhcir third annual convention Tobacco
raising in Connecticut. apple and small
fruit farming i'm Now York and New
Jersey and p"Iat" ra~Iug i'm Pcnnsvl-
wanna IRE making som" Of thcs.. former
Russian peasants wealthy.
There is a loan association with a large
capital. which assists Jews t. purchas 50
land and Ihr jews themselves have
formed two co-nnrraiivc associations. one
for tha economical purchase Of seeds
and farming implements. and the Other.
for muiui ir-lr"nc" of lives and proper
T. Tn" -. u..u,d MAS formed because
il "as ch"~2rd tina; J"v ; We're discrim-
mated against b., existing jnsuranc" com
I.tuicS. coz n. SON, OF them
NJ tn. recent convention il was re-
S"lHrd tn perfect and enlarge the CO.
:3',rIii.' @tu~'s ana purchasing bureaus
::ai &" establish farm school II is
:"vnd that EussiIns just arrived know
l1'Ii" "n"ul farm v3ctho!S. not havin.;
l.. ru Iwrwl;rrd {" "Wu iand in Russia
ludur-rm"ut of rt!"lls making to compel
I;lIssla ju It,n-niZr American passports
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10

old farmer by six ruffianly lads neal
Chicago to the murder of nineteen men
women, and children five of whom mel
death in the month in question. supposed
ly by the hand of the same lone assassin
In many cases the race of neither Grim
inal nor victim was ascertained. and in
some cases the sayers We're unknown.
hut as far as could be learned the anaIy-
sis under the head Of color shows that
white murdererS numbered l32, negroes
fifty-four As to the victims. lS9 were
white and ffty-twO were negroes. Data
were not sufficient to draw Statistics for
the number of negroes killed by white
men or the reverse. but this seemed
about equally balanced.
Lynchings were included under the
head OF murder, and in this case natural
y the number Of criminals was not def
nitely fixed. These mob murders were
confined almost entirely to the strictly
Southern States. and but one white man
and one Indian. were among the victims.
During the month in question. thirteen
successful lynChings were noted, as well
as eleven unsuccessful attempts, In
which the accused was rescued from the
mob by the bravery or the resOurceful-
ness of the authorities. In one case a
negro was clabOrate!y disguised and thus
brought safely through his purSuers.
Attempts to Lynch.
Attempts to lynch for crimes other
than the one crime" criminal assault,
were made in ten out of the total Of
twenty-four. In every case in which
negroes were either killed or threatened
with death bv mob and n which an
inquest was held. the coroners jury re-
turned the usual verdict: Game to his
at han Of
The geographical apportionment Of
murders TO the various States put Ten
nesse- and Alabama at the head Of the
list, each with twenty-five. Mississippi
and Georgia came next with seventeen
each. Florida pushed them close with
sixteen, and North Carolina was not far
behind. having fourteen as her quota
Thirteen murders were charged up to IL
linOis. mostly outside of Chicago
Behind these leaders the States
trailed off as follows: West Virginia.
ten: Penns yIvania. South Carolina. and
Kentucky. eight each; Louisiana. seven;
Kansas. Nebraska. and Oklahoma. six
each: Indiana, Missouri. and the Dis
triCt Of Columbia, four each: Ohio,
three: Virginia. Arkansas. and Mary
land. two each.
Killings which could not properly
come under the head Of murder. since
the element OF lnten uOn or dellDerdte
reconciliation was LACKING were not few
during the month. Fifteen affairs Of
this character had a fatal result. In
the same period the rows and fights in
which no one was killed. but which
brought deadly weapons into play and
resulted in the woundinE Of one or
more participants or innocent bystand-
ers. numbered ninety three.
OF a slightly different character were
the crimes which involved robbery,
coupled with violence. The hOld-Up men
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Home Missions Programme.

-\t this carly ,!I'o the II"we Nis-
sions '"uu I'll a''. its auxiliary. tu"
Council OF Wom.m for Home Missions
anu"urrc ID D.. n." ;n~~Iun week. and
set :h" date l'r N"Ncnlhor J. to =. 1917.
They urG" .'.t n"thiu- iut, rf.rs with
q presentation .l'urII .uUI tI, country
of The scope. r.... ,lrm-. and rI"imS OF
home mi~-!.n-. . urI, Ids been ulGPr-G
on the preparation uE data. especially
r"latiu- {" ,'..II I"D~ jig d." nom" m s.
sion trrri0..v v"-r "f the Missouri
L N'r ami rhr"u-.nu Ih" South.
Th" m"N "m"mi is mad" 10y tn" hou"
missionary S"rl'tI.- OF ~ re!i-ioUS
bodies. "-h,n iHrrc years A." fOrmeu
"f 'u' earlier '""E"r"rrr If Fo. eiSn
N'%sIun> %. tn" In.t"d States and Can
ada. II WIS hrucnt into now life in
its own G"f'nS" u!an the l.aymen'S
MI-S "I.l.v M"lrw'nt thrice refused
it~ appeal either to iH"Ij:d" both home
and .'"'i"U missions or o'-c put tn"
wcrd f'Ioi-r. into lis name. When
il refused =" 4" cith"". m"ro missionary
Interests -"j down {" work in their
own h"nal. Co-or". atfug with ta,
E"d"rI r"ur~,l. In"s ha. l>t.i iy made
mos comprehensive study of C0ndi-
tons n the E"rNv Maintain and Pa
c.'. Codsr n"H<.
II" C"rmriI "' W-1r, % is romp"sed
~ The women wi" MAX" up 'ho auNil-
inr" FL" iMr n"ln. mission boards. and
rin> represent These societies. or aINil-
i""l,s. IG'v "rc r." S@wr Tor h"m"
wl-~i".~ a~ 81" Wnmcn'S luhIcr de-
f"lri-u. which n,ld tM,. sores of cuu-
Nouti"n.; lat year. .,I,d ar. continuing
their work iu committee. anI comli"i
ing i"" &1.""".""r juuilc. rInd Er.u
c"Enrils r-"mi&" plans IT an "a aiv date
T., tn" Ho,u" Mi-sIur Week.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Southern Home Mission Expansion

The executive committee Of home mis-
sions in The Southern Presbyterian
Church. Of which Dr. 5. /. Morris is
secretary. IS expanding its work in a
way that tostGcs to the evanEelizng
spirit Of Southern Prcsby; erianism as
notably as its recent remarkable for
ward stride in foreign missions. The
most significant OF several items of late
advance is the taking over entire of the
widespread mission work built up in the
Southern mountain regions by DR.. f. O.
Guerrant. Dr. Guerrant. u minister of
the Southern Presbyterian assembly.
Years aGO dedica; I'd his whole life to this
labor, and since he was not upheld by
any denOmna tionaI board he created
the fine volunteer organization known
as the Soul Winners Society to col
lect the support Of his single handed un-
dcrtaking. So successful have been his
labOrs and appeals that he has been
lately maintaining no fewer than fifty
missionary workers in the mountain
country. and has accumulated nearly
$4,000 in real prOperty-chUrches, manses.
and schools. The natter item includes
the rudments of a promising college.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Gcrmnny's Tramp worLmrn.

Md. G. Isri-1. j1 Haucr'. W,oAr.
Th"r" are "pnn tho roads ,rr tain men
Who nir.l!s wandcr-men over thirty
VI no keep "auf d"r Walz. The wander
O, calls them comes. \ "comct"
know cv"rvthing-wha masters want
workers, where tn" ham - excellent. ana
y here the beer. In the DAYS when tn
poor ur,y'lcr could go from door T."
door the '',uuct~'' coHnicd as friends
the cooks in rich Munich and Dresden
families. and would tell you in what
provinces We" many mOnastcries, since
the monks have understood il from tn"
earliest tim" tho kitchen anI cellar well
% UrOyid".' \ young w.NsdcrCr who fell
in with a ''comer" liv high
Thcr, is a superstition among poor
IT, "lprS that the road is q phantom
V nirh takes a man for its own when be
has worn out one pair "f SOlcs. M"st
wanderers. huwcver. think l. high time
lirc" q few wears fOr regular lii" and
food Cew ar" moving more than 'oUr
or nv" Years: they tramp few weeks
and STAY sometimes q Year or two in
one place Sometimes tn" wandering is
0Vc~ in ono summer
People StiN Young can r"mcrnhCr when
poor tTaycloTs w'r" on foot by hundreds
80 th"USauuS. eating the peasants, poor.
\ Young NcckIenhUrg woman told mo
how in her rhildho"d she WIS sent 1" tn"
old priest Of tine town with gifts Of
fresh hr"3d aud cheese from her mother,
and >He found him always. she said. in
his quiet study. wrcathcd about with
SMOKE. and WiIh n row OF small coins
spread oU, on the table before him. from
waich he would push one toward her
when she entered without looking up
from his book. OILY when she did not
20 would he look up to sec why she re-
mained.
Il should do nothing daughter. il I
but looked at all the poor travellers that
came" nc explained. The old legs of
Mother Zeigler cannot carry her so
many times to the door, and So
Leave it ajar. mother l said-Ieave
it ajar;'" and thus he sat there in
his revcric Of human needs and re-
demp:iOn which refused no poor
traveller and admitted none to its quiet
dream
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Baptists Must Hustle.

BY DeCemher = the executive commit
tee OF the Northern BAPTIST Convention
must have in hand 100000 for mission
aries and ministers b.rcft fund. or il
will lose $jo,nlO which has been offered
toward that fund by Baptist Of PEN
sylvania. The person who makes the
offer absolutely declines to extend the
t!ny.
Baptist ministers throughout the Coun-
try are being UrECd to take offerings i'm
their churches parlcr meetings are being
held in the East. and appeals are going
out to wcll-tO-do Baptist men and
women. \ short and sharp campaign is
waging with requests that other appeals
bn put over If need be.
Raptists have long had funds through
which aged ministers were assisted. and
there are in several States. notably in
New York. New. Jersey, and Connecticut.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
French Revolutionary Anniversary.

To-day being the anniversary of the
massacre of the Carmclitc priests Of
September. 1792. the crypt Of their
church in the Rue de Vaugirard was
thrown Orcn to visitors, and those who
liked might gaze on the piled up bones
and skulls that are arranged 50 neatly
in The red-Lraped chapel beneath the
great Jet black crown of thorns Much
of the beautiful garden of the Carmelite
convent still remains. and the building
itself has not been altered. Its pictur-
cSquc facade looks upon the pleasant
orc..ard. where apples and pears are
ripening IN the sun and where white and
Yellow water lilies grow freely in the
small circular pool