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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
Our Greeting to Morgan's Teachers

Teachers Of Morgan conuty, the
COURIER welcomes you to West
Liberty! We recognize and ap-
preciate the magnitude of your
work and the possibilities Of
your labor. Yours is indeed a
profession fraught with grave
responsibilities, and we trust
that you will enter the school
room next week determined to
do you best. We believe that
you will.
In your work the COURIER has
"a lively interest. and will be glad
to cooperate with you in every
way. The idea Of making this
issue'an Institute number came
tons too late to communicate
with you and ask your aid in the
preparation, and it is not all that
we could wish. However, Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stewart, County
Superintendent Of Rowan coun-
ty, and our own County Super
''intendent Barker, contributed
excellent articles, for which we
heartily thank them.
But we are glad Of our effort.
Acceptit in the spirit it is ten
,dered, and perhaps many times
in the future we can cooperate
and make the COURIER an aid in
your work. Our work is along
similar lines and we seould pull
together.
Accept this-copy with our COM
pliments.
The pchl;c cchoal ,od he p.eec
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
Give Your Sehosf a Name.

Teachers, name your schools i,
e., give them appropriate names;
not some meaningless term sug-
gestive only Of the locality Of the
school house. You can easily
think of some fitting name that
will appeal to the pupils and pa
irons alike, make them Proud of
of their school and at the same
timerase your stock af teaching
ability several points above far
in their estimation. Try it.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
EIakey FINS Appolntmsnt.

Hon. Theodore B. Blakey, of
Beattyyille who wants to be the
Republican nomineefor Appellate
Judge Of the 9TH district, and
whose announcement t9 speak
appeared in the Courier several
weeks ago, was here monday to
tell his story. Mr.. Blakey con-
fined himself principally to the
issues between him and Judge
A. j, Kirk, of Paintsville, hison-
ly opponent for the nomination.
he said, in the course OF his re-
marks that he was progressive,
butthe general tone Of his stee h
didn't leave that impression.
Mr. Blakey's reception in thi;
coIinty was somewhat frosty,
due TO the fact that Morgan
county Republicans are mostly
Of the.standpat variety and. al
most sohdly for Judge Kirk,
u
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

The Last Quarterly meeting of
this year will be at Goodwins
Chapel Saturday and Sunday July
ID and 15. Pres. Elder c. f.
Oney will be present.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Edward Watson, OF Caney, who
has recently received his degree
OF d. d. S. at Louisville Dental
Calloga, was a pleasant caller al
tee Courier Office.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Randall, little son of County
Supt. 7. N. Barker, cut his foot
very badly by stepping.on apiece
Of broken bottle one day last
week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Jas. D. Henry, OF Licking Riv-
er, came in to see us one day last
week and renewed his subscrip-
tion to the Courier.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Judge Allen N. Cisco was at
Prestonsburg last week engaged
in the prosecution of Berry Ber-
ton on trial on a change of venue
from the Magoliin Circuit Court
for killing Sam P'Simer last
Christmas.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Mrs. Phoebe Lykins, of White
Oak, is visiting her brother, Jas.
A. Lacy, whose condition is very
critical.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Deputy Sheriff, T, J. Perry, of
Blaze, attended County Court
Monday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

John Tom Barker, of Crockett,
was a Monday visitor at our Of
flee.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Clayton Webb, of Relief, visit
ed his brother Ed Webb Saturday
and Sunday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

John w, Fylfe and wife, Ct
Lewis county, are visiting rela-
tives in this county.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

John M. Lykins, Of Grassy
Creek, came in to exchange
greetings Monday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Jas. Oney, of White Oak, was
a pleasant caller at our shop
Monday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Daniel Henry spent the 4th at
Ashland, Catlettsbmg, Hunting
ton and other poyits roEth and
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Esq. e. w. Day, Of Grassy,
was here on business the first of
the week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Atty, W. M. Gardner was at
Lexington on legal business this
week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Isaac Kilgore, Of Lenox. came
in Monday and ordered the Cou-
rier sent to his address for one
year.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

B. R. Keeton, Of Relief, was in
town Monday attending County
Court.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Miss Hazel Garter who has ma
.larial fever, is reported bet
ter.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
Something New Under the Moon,

The above was the sabject.of a
lecture delivered to "a large au-
dience at the court house Tues
day evening by Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart, Superintendent OF
Schools OF Rowan cotnty noted
educator and lecture. Lack of
Space forbids us to give as full
account oftheieetureak wewould
like, suffice it tosay that the sub
ject, though susceptible of many
constructions, as Mrs. Sewart told
US, related directly to the moon
light, or night schools, of Rowan
county. founded By her about a
year ago Even to those of us
who were familiar with the work
ings of the moonlight schools
from the many favorable press
reports throughout the state, the
lecture was a revelation and an
Inspiration, Imagine'(he spec
ctacic'of grandparent and chile
paeeSgMg instruction in the same
Fclass, Scom the same te3cher, anC
that too, when perhalE neither
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Sam Metzger, Of Salyersville,
visited friends in town last week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
TIE two greatest forces of the

80 sW
s The two greatest forces Of the
nation are the public school and
the press. Though all other
beat variance the teacher and
and the editor should be firm
friends. Their interdependence
on each other is so great that ii
is difficult to determine which
most needs the other, but it is an
assured fact that a closer alliance
between the. two would make
both invulnerable.
Where the public school leaves
off educating the individual the
press begins. While many of
the graduates Of the public
school may never enter college
or university, most of them will
become students in that great
university the N ewspape er.
Therefore, the press profits more
by the efficiency of the plblic
school than does any other in
stitution. Education is the
greatest friend of the press, and
illiteracy is its most powerful foe.
so the newspaper which enconr-
ages and advocates and adver-
tiseathe public school is only
fostering and developing It's
mightiest source OF power. The
newspaper has an opportunity to
materially advance the interests
of the school, and to give it sup
port which it can draw from no
other source. The newspaper
owes not only to the school in
terests, which are by long odds
the most general and the most
important of all interests, but it
owes it to itself to open at least
one of its columns, weekly, to
reports of educational progress
in the county. Some Of the
most progressive counties ip the
State have failed to secure even
"a passing recognition Of theil
worthy efforts because of the
failure of their local newspaper
to inform the public of the work
which was being accomplished
The public school, about whicl
all other interests OF the Com
! monwealth are interviewer, ha
lputable claim to space Il
1spaper in the State
teacher must real
ader in education
snpport tn
Stodld>pot onl.
lee to introdbse
Nmc,-but shouRss
intos the sasoc ay
y pupils
FegS apg<patron
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

VIM. Childers, of Maytown,
representing Williams & Martin,
Grocers, Lexington, was calling
on our Merchants Friday,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
Local ard Personal.

j. w. Perry, of Yocum was
here Monday on business.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

aRdsAli lnere is room for much
improvement. Iwant the teach
ers and trustees in each district
in the county to select one boy
with an incenative for farming
for the Corn Club. That would
give US 80 boy-farmers. Salect a
boy who can get as much as one
acre,of ground, and who is will
ing to prepare it properly and
learn all he can aboutraising corn,
and we soon will quit shipping
corn into Morgan county.
would like for each teacher to
take their couhty-paper so they
can keep themselves and school
informed as to what is going on in
the rest Of the schools OF the coun-
ty.
There will be some interesting
article each week on the schools
and conduct and about the Super
visors and how the Enforced At
tendence law is working. The
Supervisor will visit each school
in his territory sometime during
the term and teach for at least
one week, hence the necessity
OF keeping in touch with each
other in regard to those matters.
1t Is only by cooperation with
every force and every influence
thatmakes for the advancement
ef,education and the betteTment
I.ofsociety that we as teachersepn
hope to reach the full fruieons6l
our labor.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

John Wilson Hazelrigg, Of Mt.
Sssrling, was here last week WIS.,
ting relatives and friends.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

Mrs. ]. T. Gevedon, OF Pike
Vile, is visiting her son, w. H.
Gevedon.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

D, M. Murphy, Of Eel, was in
town on business Monday.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

r Zoo Bad.
Many good deed has been spoiled
by being done at the wrong Tine
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
Teachers, Cooperate.
BY II, y, BARKER.

To the teachers of Morgan co1n-
ty, this is Institute week and
next week our schools will be-
gin.
The question that is interesting
me at present, is: "are we better
prepared for the work than we
wera1ast'y5Sr?'' / feel that we
are and that we have a greater
determination to succeed than
last year. Though rs per cent
of our teachers are beginners, yet
they have been well trained in
the Normal Schools Of the county
or State and are Of a high class Of
young ladies and gentlemen, and I
am expecting much Of them this
year. [ belieyethat Morgan coun-
ty has as high a class Of teachers,
if not the highest, of any coln-.
'tyin the State. Seventy per cent
Of our teachers have normal train
ing the other 80 per cent are
teachers Of long experience.
We have a better class of build
-ings, better furniture, a better
class q lrSsGIS and a better
class "a iaool lVcf be ~
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11
The Public School and the Press.

BY CORA WILSON STEWART.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-11

james Childors was married to
Miss Matt Carpenter Sunday
night.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Sundays Work and Worship.

What are Church people going to do
with Sundays in the next three months
The Church Militant gives It as a
Straightforward answer to that question.
If we are faithful 10 our trust" IT says.
I'VE are not going to let the one, two or
three months Of our holiday pass without
such recognition Of Sunday and our spir-
itual life as to give a part of the day in
church OF somehow and somewhere to
worship. Let every church officer and
communicate have It in mind that the
first part Of Sunday, at least. will be
given to worship, and that done, the
whole day will be given a healthy tone"
There is a side to Sabbath-breaking
which Is not so strongly emphasized as II
might be, namely, how one mans willful
breaking of II compels another's. The
thousands who use Sundays for excur-
sions make other thousands work. The
thousands who insist on Sunday news
papers makes thousands OF boys de-
liver them on Sunday. Some years ago
an article in a Scottish magazine on the
moral side Of golf called attention to the
growing custom of taking boys to the
golf links Sundays for the whole day,
thus depriving them of religious training
The general assembly OF the Northern
Presbyterian Church took no this ques-
tion with great earnestness. In its de-
Clueuly tLlpndLC pTOleSl against SdDDdln-
breaking II asserted that "one hundred
thousand caddies are kept from Sunday
school by golf" Not long ago the pastor
Of suburban church complained that the
golf links were depicting his Sunday
school. In connection with this, It is
worth while to remember another line
Of the report: ''Nine-tenths Of those who
enter prison were started on their way
by sabbath-breaking, largely by Sunday
snort
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
sufragan Bishop for Rural Iowa.

Another suffragan bishop has been
added to the Episcopal House OF Bish-
ops. or will be II the action Of the Epis-
copal Church in Iowa, just taken, Is rat
flied by the rest Of that church There
has long been talk OF dividing the do
Cese OF Iowa, which includes the whole
State. Such course would result in the
election OF a diocesan bishop of the usual
kind. In some other States the CO.
adjutor bishop has been chosen. as in
West Virginia and New Hampshire, but
the new law taking effect. Iowa leads
all rural diOCeses in electing a suffra-
gan. He is Rev. Fl. S. LOngley. rector
OF the Episcopal Church. Evanston. Ill.
Episcopal Church general missions are
forging ahead as never before. The
treasurer has just reported receipts to
May l Of S5s7, ,5OO or $4,000 larger than
at the same date last year. and more
than double the amount a decade ago.
The increase is general and comes in
almost equal measure from churches,
from the women. and from the Sunday
schools. The amount expected for the
entire year is Sl.3l4,6OO
A revision OF the Episcopal hymnal is
going on. to be completed by the fall OF
1913. when the General Convention again
meets. The committee in charge OF the
revision has Just issued an appeal to
men and women of musical tastes to
send suggestions as to what hymns
should be left out. and what changes IL
any they think ought to be made. Just
prior to this General Convention the
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew has decided
to hold its national convention The
place IS New York City. the first time
in the Brotherhood's twenty-five years
existence that its national convention
has been held in the metropolis.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Quakers Would Reunite.

Quakers are feeling the impulse to-
ward unity. At the Yearly Meeting OF
the Hicksite Friends Of Philadelphia a
letter OF greeting was ordered sent to
the London Yearly Meeting. Quakers
maintain relations between meetings by
sending formal letters. It was in 1898
that the Friends in America separated.
Since then the liberal element has stood
still in numbers, and is now steadily
losing ground, while the orthodox ele-
ment grows rapidly, especially in the
Middle West The London Yearly Meet
ing never separated. Not until this
year has the Hicksite Meeting sent Q
letter to the London one. Mention of
this long silence IS contained in the let
ter. Not time enough has elapsed to get
a reply from London, but there is no
doubt the relations will be renewed.
New York City has both Hicksite and
orthodox Yearly Meetings. The former,
while much weaker throughout the
country. is the stronger one in New
York The Orthodox Meeting House in
GramerCy Park is now offered for sale.
1t will bring 100000. The membership
has dwindled until there Is but a hand
full TO hold and use the 1900, 900. No
thought is had Of rebuilding elsewhere
if a sale OF the property is made, but
many favor union with the Hicksite.
Should such union come about it will
be the first since the separation in 1S2S-
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Churches Have Peace Plan.

The Federal Council, through its peace
commission, has elected the Rev. Fred
erick Lynch secretary, and through the
generosity Of Mrs. Elmer Black, OF New
York, has been enabled to enter upon a
campaign for peace that may include
the Christian forces OF America, Great
Britain, and Germany. and the Roman
Catholic as well as the Protestant or
ganizatiOns. Mrs. Black asserts her be-
lief that the peace treaties between the
great nations will be more rapidly
brought into effect through the influence
OF the churches than of the politicians. d.
The Rev. Mr. Lynch. more or less
closely associated with Mr.. Andrew Car
negie and the Lake Mohonk peace in
fiuence. has written the standard book
on the subject of world peace. and has
famous divines on both sides Of the
Atlantic. He now enters upon the task.
in part. Of bringing English divines 10
America TO speak upon the scubject OF
peace, and OF including American di-
vines to go to England to do the same.
AT the head OF the Federal Councils
commission is the Rev. DR.. Junius B.
Remensnyder. Of German descent and
now president Of the Lutheran General
Synod, and a member OF It. the Rev.
John Henry Jowett, the English divine
lately imported into American Presby-
terianism..
Mr. Lynch announces his intention to
use the daily newspapers in all possible
ways to influence Christian sentiment.
saying they are the most powerful
agencies Of their kind.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Religious Movements Of Japan.

Japan Is still exercised over its need
OF a religion and Mr.. lava, once vice
minister OF education, has evolved
plan 10 meet the situation, which tho
Emperor has approved. The proposal is
thoroughly Oriental and anti-individual-
istic in its character 1t Is to be called
the State Religious Community OF
Japan, and its first premise is that as
the Emperor is the direct descendant OF
the Creator Of the world the religious
community must be gathered about
him: and its purpose must be the cult
vation OF loyalty and the elevation OF
moral ideas. The whole body Of jap
anese subjects would make the member
ship OF the church and natives OF the
Japanese dependencies, Korea, Formosa,
and other Islands, as dependents Of the
divinely descended monarch, would be
graCiOusly admitted to membership. Mr..
Izawa apparently expects the Christians
Of Japan to adjust their faith to this
national community idea, headed by a
divinely descended monarch Christian
ity had a similar problem to deal with
in the deified Roman emperors, and solv-
ed it by making Christianity the religion
dominant in thu empire.
Meanwhile, the indefinite accusations
Of wanton arrests and cruel treatment
Of Korean Christians by the Japanese
authorities are crystaliZed in the publi-
cation by the Presbyterian board OF
correspondence between It and the Jap
anese Embassy at Washington. It Is
alleged that some 5000 Koreans, practi-
cally all Christians, have been arrested
on the charge of conspiracy to assas-
sinate. the japanese Gov. Gen Ter
auChL. A considerable number OF these,
including Yum Chino, vice president OF
the Korean Y. NJ. c. A. and president
of a Methodist college, and the Rev.
Yang Chonpaik, one OF the most con-
spicuOus Korean Christian leaders, have.
II is alleged, been treated with brutality
in prison and Rave been subjected to
confession. Some Of the American mis-
sionaries in Korea express the belief
that there is an Intentional persecution
Of the church and a determination to
check Christian progress. The Japan
csc authorities. on the other hand, claim
that many Koreans have professed
Christianity for political purposes and
have used IL as a cloak for seditlon.
The stories OF torture meet with a d.
rect denial, and the Japanese express
regret that the responsible leaders OF
the mission should have failed so to ex-
ert their influence as to bring the plot
tiers to their senses in time. The board
accepts the denial Of the governor gen.
eral so far as his personal responsible
lty Ior torture Is ConcerneQs DuI Claims
to have abundant evidence OF cruelty
by subordlnatss. The whole correspon-
dence, II says, Indicates that something
more is involved in the course Of the
japanese gendarmerie tnan can be ac-
counted for by the assumption that.
wholly unknown to the missionaries,
there was a plot against the govern
ment Of which certain Korean Chris
tians were cognizant and In which some
may have participated" There are
about 10000 native P-otestants IN
Korea and some go foreign mlsSion-
arieA
The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Demand for a Plural Ministry.

It Is the old question again, whether
the whole pastoral management OF our
great city churches has not got to be
put on an entirely new basis, says the
Congregationalist Only a few months
ago Dr. Birkhead resigned from St
Georges, New York. because not physi-
caIly equal to the task. II was in this
same church that DR.. Rainsford broke
down, and now DR.. McAfee. and gives
as his reason for resigning his physical
incapacity to cope with the problems Of
a great city church. May It not be that
we shall have to approach the whole
problem OF manning the large churches
from a different standpoint? Some Of
these churches are as large as colleges.
But the college has many men over II.