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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
BIBLEDEFENDED
AGAINST CHARGE
OF BEING UNFAIR
Writer to Times Points Out That
Divine Injunctions Affect
Men as Well as Women
WOMAN COMPLAINS THAT
GOSPEL FAvORS NAN
Critic Mistaken That Scripture
Writer'S Gave Only Own
Individual Opinions

editor OF The Times; A recent news
paper reported q Chicago woman as
saying that the Bible 10 not up-to-date
and 10 to be disregarded. because It
reaches that wives should obey their
husbands ana IN general that woman
q to be subordinate TO man and i'm
pllss that the Bible Is only written By
men in the interests OF men.
This woman makes common mis-
take, viz. that the writers OF the Bible
give W. merely their own individual
opinions This IL not at all the case;
Mark and Paul and the other writers
Of the Bible most emphatically declare
that what they teach regarding re-
ligion Is not their own Independent
view but was revealed 70. them by
direct revelation from God. II this be
H' tass lmposto ore Rna T II tse s MSi
teaching be a revelation or Gods WILL
IL cannot be changed merely because
\ IL does not suit the notion OF a Chi
ea Eor s0%an e Il s sss0n sii thai
the apostle OF Christ wno wrote,
wives rs their own bodies II woman
WI ote. husbands fove yeaF wives,
and adds that they should love Their
had the right TO expunge the former
Requirement, man wound have a right
10 expunge the latter. But Il is, we
think. abundantly evident that the-best-
and happlest men and women and
homes are found where both these re-
Quirements for wives and husbands are
best observed
And as 20 the Bible not being "up-
to-dnte''--If this means that IL must
confofm-to all mems latest notions, IL
doesn't make particle OF difference
whether IL is up-to-date -or~nnL But
the writer and multitudes with him be-
liese that the Bible contains the eter-
nal veritics. and In a prefounder and
Tar more comprehensive sense than
most men dream Of, Is -up-to-date and
always was and always with be. for IL
Is written. Jesus Christ the same yee-
tcrdny. today and forever" And He
himself has said, Heaven and earth
shall pass away. but my words shah
not pass away"
4 We believe that In the AGES to come.
names OF many supposedly brilliant
and profound writers aud philosophers
who are most lauded now as perfectly
up- to-date are forgotten. the. name and
words OF Jesus will be adored and hon :
cred. for again IL IL written, God
highly exalted Him and gave unto Him
the name that 10 above every name.
that IN the name OF Jesus every knee
should bow TO things In heaven and
things on earth and to things under
the earth, and that every topgss
Hhuuf4 CunfFpH rfrat 5esuS-Ghrfst Is
Lord to the glory OF the Father"
Yours. etc. :,
Detroit, Dec. ~, 1p12..s.- M. T. M. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
.CHILDREN'S CHURCH
FAVORED BYPASTOR
Rev. ID. Hasler Glass Supports
Plan to Supplant Sunday
School With Union Service

ID. Hasler Glass, NJ A, president OF
the State Epworth league and pastor
OF the Central Methodist church. Pom
tiac, sends The Times the following
letter In which he supports the idea
of supplanting the Sunday school witt
a morning church service for both par
ents and children
Editor Detroit Times: 49,
Dear Sir--I was interested in
an article appearing in last Sat
urday's issue OF The Times, en-
titled, "Childs Church Urged 10
Gust Sunday School" In that
article Mr.. Roger w. Babson pro
poses to combine the church ser
vice and the Sunday school and
have both the parents and chill
dren In the combined service. Ten
years ago, while pastor In De-
troll, I began TO work out such
a plan and, after six years, intro
duced IL into the church at Chel-
sea, Mich. | have worked II sue
cessfully in Pontiac. three years,
| enclose a pamphlet published by
the Board OF Sunday schools or
the Methodist Episcopal church,
describing the plan and its advan-
tages. Many churches in all parts
OF the country are working II sue
cessfully. The plan solves many
OF the most dificult problems or
modern church life.
Sincerely yours,
= - d. II. GLASS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
100000 EGGS SOLD
BY CHICAGO WOMEN
Force Retail Dealers to Lower
Their Prices to Is and
20 Cents

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Club women
managing the director-to-consumci
sale found a still larger demand for
their wares at "A cents dozen when
they opened the second day OF the
sale. Eight hundred thousand eggs
were sold by 20 amateur saleswomen
yesterday.
Today frightened retailers ran to
cover and began cutting prices OIL
eggs, some of them advertising them
at as low as rs and 20 cents dozen
The club women figure they have al
ready won their fight.
There are still 100000 dozen of eggs
TO be sold, but the women think they
will have no difficulty in disposing oil
them long before shutdown. The de
mand was so great yesterday that al
one station police we're called Ia
handle the crowds and purchaser
we're turned away when the stations
closed for the night.
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ROOMFUL OF TOYS
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
,coatiauss frsm P.se ossI


beat more quickly and hoylmany signs
would be turned To laughter on Christ
mas day as the result of the fore
thought OF the hundreds who contrib
uted 10 the Forgotten club. The toys
and boxes OF candy were piled hall
way TO the ceiling. with only a mar
row passageway for the willing work
ers To reach them. The atmosphere
was redolent with the fragrance OF
oranges and candy and toys. In an
other room were a dozen packages
big and bullying. full OF clothes Tor
children ard grown-ups. IL was the
idea of the club To supply toys TO the
boys and girls who otherwise would
so without them. but many persons
sent In clothes for their elders. and
these too. will be- distributed.
The Forgotten club will care for
1900 children, representing 500 fami
lies. The work Is done In connection
with the Associated Charities. so thai
II may be systematized. There are
many details which must be worked
out carefully. The committee having
the work in charge. has appointed A.
r. Rowe, who has had considerable
experience In such work. TO take the
matter in charge. Mr.. Rowe. the San
"a Claus OF the club, was at work all
day Friday and Saturday. with MS
sleeves rolled mp. He purchased near
ly all the gods at Wholesale prices,
Many people say that II costs 81
cents TO distribute 10 cents worth
OF charity on an occasion like this.
said Mr.. Rowe. 1T Is costing the
Forgotten club just six cents on the
dollar and this Is made mp many
times by the saving In purchasing al
Wholesale"
J. Walter Drake. president of the
Hupp Motor Car Co. and a member Of
the committee. has donated the use
OF seven automobiles and seven driv
ers 10 deliver the presents. Arthur
p. Burch. president OF the Detroi'
laundry Representatives club. kindly
donated In behalf of the club, the ser
vices OF eight men TO accompany th'
machines and help in packing anf
parceling the presents. The work mas
been so systematized that these mel
will know before they start just where
to go and what TO leave.
The distribution OF the presents vii
start Monday morning. and continue
until Christmas eve. Each child vii
receive a box of candy, an orange ant
an apple. In addition 10 this eaci
boy Will receive iackknife, game
or a toy and book. Each boy vii
also receive a pair OF skates, excep
where there are two or more boy
In one family when they will hav,
to share a pair among them. Eacl
girl will receive doll. where she II
nine years or younger, and the others
book and a toy OF some kind.
Each family will also receive slet
for the children. The retail price o
these sleds was $3.50. but Rove mad
an arrangement whereby he could bu.
them at greatly reduced price. :,
The presents include drums, spell
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

ing and building blocks. dolls, pic.
lures aud picture bcONs, soap anu
perfumes, toilet acts, safes, toy gro
Gerry stores. mouth organs. balls, boxes
OF paints, transfer pictures, younb
cooks pastry outfits. mechanical out
fits, go-carts. steamboats,. talking par
rots. hooks. black board. colored cray
ons. etc.
Saturday mornings mail was one OF
the heaviest received TO date by the
Forgotten club Appeals TO santa
Claus were as numerous as the letters
containing donations. The Detro.t
Laundry Representatives club, De-
sides donating the services OF eight
men In distributing the Christmas
presents. donated IS 70 the fund. The
buckeye Sewing club donated 81. one
dollar was sent from a subscriber OF
Hudson, Mich. who writes that there
are nine I'm her family, otherwise she
would have sent more. She adds:
What Is the matter with the
wealthy ones OF the city! There
doesn't seem TO be any response ex'
cept from the middle class. | want
to speak a good word for your excel
lent paper. II there ever was daily
that deserved praise. It surely Is The
Times
Another letter enclosing 81, says;
This dollar was given TO our little
baby girl. but she Is gone now, and
We send this In memory OF Muriel
Roberta. with best wishes for your
work"
A letter from Inlay City enclosing
81, says: Am very glad your plan Is
meeting with such COOL success.
Three little children living In widely
different parts OF the state sent In
10 cents each with letters In typical
chlld's writing. Another woman who
says she Is chlldless, but wants TO
make some poor child happy on
Christmas. sent In 81. Pathos and
the warm spirit OF human sympathy
uulsate in this Christmas mall One
letter tells the sad story OF a poor
md wretched family where there are
children praying for the coming oil
Santa Claus. And the next, contain
'ng q check and a word OF encourage
ment, makes the readers heart re-
iofce.
Another barrel of apples was donat'
cd, Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
BEULAH CHURCH AIMS
TO HOLD DIR. BULLOCK

The congregation or the Beulah
Baptist church, In a meeting. Wed
nesday night, declined TO accept the
resignation Of the pastor. the Rev. H
sidney Bullock, who is considering
calls from two outside churches. Mr..
Bnllock has not yet announced.
whether he will carry out his inten-
ton TO leave the Beulah church
Since Mr.. Bullock took charge OF
the Beuiah church, four years ago. II
has made splendid progress and IL
now self.supporting The church mem
bership has increased ia and the
Sunday school enrolment went rom
ITO to ass In the four years Of Mr..
Bullock's pastorate. $500
The Christmas services. tomorrow,
are 70 be featured with special music,
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GIFT FREE TO FEA-
TURE CHURCH SEHvICE

Next Sunday. ths Jefferson-ave. Pres
byter1An church win have a special
Christmas service, consisting OF songs
by the children. Christmas anthems, a
short sermon by the pastor. Rev. J.
Frederick Fitschen. Jr., and oft
trs4" The children. as we'll as the
older people. will bring gifts to be dis
tribnted among the worthy poor.
The Bible school will assemble al
1896 anu at IL o'clock will march into
the church. singing q Christmas song
Later the children will deposit their
Cite. which will be distributed TO chill
dren who would not otherwise receive
christmas presents. -
The yesper service. at p. m. prom
lses TO be an interesting one. The choir
viii render a Christmas cantata, en-
titied The Newborn King" r.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
STURGEON
TO PREACH HERE
Noted Evangelist Win Speak on
Victory Der the Grave"
in Detroit Opera House

On Sunday afternoon, at O'Clock
Pastor Menta Sturgeon viii preach In
the Detroit opera house. His subject
will be Victory DER the grave" The
meeting will be held under the direc-
ton OF the International Bible Stu
dents association and will be open
TO the public and free OF charge, Pas
tor Sturgeon is considered one OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
WOMAN EDITOR OF
PETOSKEY RECORD DIES

PETOSKEY, Mich. Dec. 2l.-Miss
Margaret Bontecou. owner and editor
Fof the Petoskey Record from 1894 TO
1911. dropped dead at her home this
morning, at the age of Al, from acute
dilation OF the heart. caused by over
exertion while coughing. Her father
Captain j. c. Bontecou. was owner oil
the paper from 1883, when the family
moved here, until his death, In 1904
Mrs. Bontecou died several years
later. and no Immediate relatives sur.
yived the daughter. Miss Bontecou
was born at Jackson, Mich.
Swamp lands near Batavia. N. T. IN
Genesee and Orleans counties are to BE-
drained next year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
Church Notes
~

There Will be Christmas music and a
sermon on The. nativity" at the Grand
Hiyer-ays. Christian church. sunday
morning
'rhe reasons for christ's coming to
the world" will be the topic OF the ser
mon BY the Rev. c. w. Stephenson at
the First Methodist Protestant church,
ms. arhe Good shepherd
Al the lions Reformed church. Chene
and Jay-sts, Rev. r. n. Rupnos speaks
IN German a. 40 q. M and In English
az 1880 d. m Evening theme, Among
the .shipWrecked.T On Christmas morn
Ing. 10 O'Clock there vflf-be oerma n
Christmas musical service will be
Giten. 1880 %. M, by the chorus choir
~ tile Fort-st Congregational church,
sunday The minister. Rev, w. Lee
ofant. will tell the story OF the other
BEL christmas sermon. with appros
ansciaI muticai services will be held
n the First prosbyferian church. both
Mofnlng and evening, tomorrow. AT
1850 a. M. the pastor will speak on
The lncrrn afne -Christ" and al the
.&nlnr servfcA when there will be
',-<let mpsle ~ viii speak on The
special chriEtmas program, in
|||rh carl n Mann and Mrs. William
|''|n orf the aolofsth viii be given by
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
Son Of U. OF !. Professor Rhodes
Scholar.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2l.--R. v. Merrill. a
junior In the University of Chicago,
will be the next Rhodes scholar from
Illinois He is the son Of Professor
+. T. Merrill, of the University OF Chi.
cago. His choice has been announced
by the state committee OF Ave Judges
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
euelnesa Deal ln charlotte

CHARLOTTE, Mich. Dec. 21.--The
r. Gahber q Sons implement store.
skating rink and feed barn was sold
today 70 PRICE Wilson. OF Sprlngport
and Eaton Rapids for nearly 20 years.
lie Will move here at once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

The REV. George B. vosburgh. Of
Denver, will be the speaker I'm the Y.
y C. A. service. SUNDAY. afternoon
Thu X w. CA. Glse. club. viii sing
Christmas carols.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

woodward-aye Baptist church. next
Sunday afternoon. at 1880 o'clock The
program Is under the direction or
Choirmaster Leigh Markham
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

= Fred NJ, ButzeI will give an address
In Temple Beth Ell Sunday morning.
in tho absence of Rabbi Leo ~ Frank
lin. who is Ill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

|. Does this life end ane Hear Pastor
sturgeon from the Bible standpoint
Opera House. sunday 3 y. m. Nj free
'--Advt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

The Rev. George Il. Scsburgm, OF
Denver, will occupy the pulpit OF the
First Baptist church, Woodward and
Pirgree-aves.. sunday morning and
Christmas sermon" and The Power OF
Personal Touch" :. :,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
o. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS o.
AMERICAN SALVATION ARMY.
~~-~a~>~~~-~~~N~>~~
American Salvation Army
GRATIOT-AvE.

Meetings 3 and 8 p. m.
Sunday School / 80 p. m. Ma
jor and Mrs. L. L. Louwett
will have charge of the Sum-
day evening service.
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rILEs crRED IN Q TO "a pays

Your DRUGGIST VIII refund money 4.
PkzO OINTMENT faiis TO cure any case
or uchiag Blind. Bleeding or Protrud-
Ing piles in 20 - days 5Qc.--Advt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

Goorge Westinghouse says the ideal
vessel for the ocean trade rs an Amer
lean schooner Ntlh auxiliary engine
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

PARIS Dec ga new marriage
fashion was inauxurated In Paris al
the wedding OF Mile. Jeanne Provost.
the famous actress. TO M. Firpo. The
wedding ring. instead OF being or gold
was OF platinum.
In the Rue de la Paix platinum wed
and inquiry has elected the explana-
ton that platinum IL a metal OF bett.r
wearing qualities than gold. and
therefore. more appropriate for wed
ding rings IL Is also more expensive
Chicago claims the credit OF origin
ating the vocational school idea
New York has six blind operators al
telephone switchboards.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

At the MackSaye. Evangelical church.
the pastor, Rev J A. Hahnhuber. VIII
preach next sunday morning. at IL
O'Clock Theme THE worship OF the
Magf-s IN the evening the chorus
choir will render the cantata, star OF
the East" The Sunday school Christ
mas festival will be held on Monday
at 7:50 %. m. The public Is heartily In
vited to attend all the services.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21

At Bethany Presbyterian church. the
pastor DIR. j. n. Black. will preach a
Christmas sermon In the morning. and
the choir will render three selections
from the best authors. Bible school AZ
1910 D. m, In the evening. the pastor
will speak on -Christmas In other
fandsf and the choir sing Fradsr-
TEX Fields cantata. The birth OF
Christ, according 10 st. Luke"
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platinum weddinx Rinas.

Another barrel of apples was donat
cd, Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-19

go!d-lettered sign which marks the
temporary quarters of the Monitor.
simply to publish y paper for the few
Gays OF IA" conventions: but prompt
action on the par, OF the churches
secured the necessary funds, a large
store on Michigan avenue Just back
Of the Coliseum was rented. a fully
equipped printing plant installed, and
everything is in readiness, beginning
with next Monday afternoon to give
C~hicagoans and their guests an oppor-
t'lnltN t" see how a modern up-to-date
newspaper Is made. 1t is safe to say
That many thousands of people will
stop to watch tn" huge press which
occupies the show window. as it's WON
derful mechanism with almost in
credible rapidity transforms the roll
Of paper at one end into piles of print
ed and folded Monitors at the other.
1t will he a busy week. but the hap
Ply workers are eager to SOW the seed,
to put into the hands of thousands of
new eader the paper which stands
as the pioneer exponent Of clean iour-
public, and they count this privilege
as n of the things that is we'll worth
while.
For the benefit of our readers who
might unthinkinglY suppose other
wise. it is proper to say that the fact
that a convention edition is to be pub
lished in Chicago and not in the cities
where the conventions of the other
parties are to be held, has not the
slightest political significance. The
Christian Science Monitor is and al
ways has been strictly non-partisan,
and this attitude will be maintained,
not only as to parties. but also as to
those seeking a nomination at these
conventions. Archibald Mcclellan.
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THE LAW OF NATURE.

4 contemporary. discussing the
,rices of food. observes that the rui"
# cost is general excepting ~" cases.
n the following words: 'FNt CELL
,ral marketing is in I'll" Same posi-
ion as meat. FrarticHliN "N"rN'hih@
'or table use is al top prices sax"
gutter and eggs. which have yielded
- pressure and hoyrotts-A sort "f
tut, to- the whale
This exhibits a Very usual tendency
cf people who AFRO uniformed as /"
some of he most primary factors "l
hnitcr and egg production. ON Juno
Ia tho cheap prices of butter ana
eggs are du" ~" pressure and boy
c"t,s-n sort of tub I" the whales
Really. tho discussion of such a topic
should te conducted with enough
kn"wledcn Ia %recognize that Jun" is
alvay:> :, period of cheap butter and
eggs h""aus" il is tn" tim" "l IN"
Nc.r when III" production is greatest.
- JUNG the COWS got fresh pasture
iri tnoir Weld of milk and of cream
= -, IT, mnximum. while IN" hons can
,".m TN" fields and pick NY th'ir HN-
:". With an amount of exercise tlat
s~tilnullt"s o:,- having. Later. hot and
e., weather will diminish til" Nicld
# h"th. In winter both staples are
higher because they "r" srarr"r. The
natural tendency Of COWS and hens Is
4" r"nsr producing in th" winter
That tendency can he overcome TO a
certain extent lay car" in breeding,
housing ami feeding. Hut that care
increases tn" expense of production
ard s." far has not conn" anywhere
mar supplying tn" public demand.
There may ln AN effective hmhln-
alton to control th" price "f butter,
though il is by IN means clear. liner"
cannot be- i'm eggs. But whether thor"
is or not. so long AS il is tn" part "t
nature to suspend productive fUn"-
lions i'm tho winter and resume them
in the spring. butter and eggs will u"
scarce and high in December and
January and abundant II cheap IN
ti,,- and limo
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Christian Scientists Enterprise
AT the Chicago Convention

tChristian Science Sentinel, .1une 81
IT is characteristic of Christian
scientists to be alert to an opportunity
t" serve tho cause. and to lose no time
In srasping it and turning it to ac-
count. 1t has remained. however. for
the ~splcndidlE %orsanizezd forces of the
Christian Science churches in the
great metropolis of the middle west
and its enterprising suburbs to set Il
new mark even for that progressive
city.
When Mrs. Eddy inaugurated an
era in the newspaper world by found
ing an International daily whose ,tixed
policy is TO injilre no man. but to
bless all mankind" (The Christian
Science Monitor. Nov: %. 1909, and
requested Christian Scientists every
There to support it. nowhere was the
york Of extending the papers field of
usefulness entered upon with more
loyalty and enthusiasm than in the
city of Chicago. n there has ever
been a ready response to any call
from headquarters for cooperation in
the work Of introducing the Monitor
to new readers. Consequently. when
that city that the national republican
convention, which opens in Chicago
June 10. would afford an unusually
cosmopolitan constituency of readers,
and the publishing society was asked
if it would issue n Chicago edition OF
the Monitor during the convention,
provided a suitable plant could be in
stalled and the expense therefor guar
anteed, the society could but do its
part toward putting the plan into ef-
feet.
On the face it a a s%tupendous
proposition to fit up within two weeks
a complete printing plant, even to the
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control will tend to reduce water COM
petltlcn. in order to benefit railroad
transportation.
we are att" .lptin" to regulate
railroad rates. and the best way. in
my judgment, to prevent cxorhi;ant
rates through monopoly is to prohibit
Iailfoad-ownec boats passing through
inc canal. The senate bill does this
unher limitations. 1t is known as a
matter of history that railroads have
usea ih"lr steamships not only to pre-
p%etitors. ~
rms new enterprise should be kap.
free from all probability of mon
"no!N' NV Judgment is that the house
p!li' so lar as the canal is concerned.
Is potter calculated TO preserve a free
i'u open waterway han the bill re-
polteu ny The senate committee.n