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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22

fully withstood by the ancient capital. The Assyrians were held at bay for three years. Finally in the year 721 B. c. Samara fell prey to the strong cohorts of the foreign invader. The Old Testament records that 27,2S0 captives were taken
 The city of Samaria is the burial ground of six kings of Israel-Omri, Ahab, Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash and Jeroboam II.
 But it is as a city of wickedness and lux ury that Samara is most often alluded to by the prophets. It is in Samaria that Ahnb l" did evil in the sight of the Lord" and did more to provoke the Lord of Israel than all kings before him.
 After Samaria was invaded in 721 B. C., several attempts were made to rebuild it. Greek and pre-Greek strata have been found going down to the virgin rock.
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 Romans Enriched Mem Sanlaria. When the Romans came to control Pal. estne they named the city built at the foot of the hill of Omri sebasteia. The new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
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 Report Through Leader.


BY THE REV. WILLIAM ALBERT FRYE, lunder of the Knights and Lddies of Ehud. F you are an Ehudte you belong to one of the most exclusive organizations in the world. It is barely possible that you are a member and do not know it.
 Many organizations limit their membership persons of wealth, social position, literary bievement, or some other distinguishing Lure, but the Knights and Ladies of Ehud f even more exacting than any of these. |ro be an Ehudite, you must be left handed
 A man is no more responsible for being left |nded than for being red headed Both are |pectable. The left handed person has ever In factor in the world, and more or less
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rT~ HE ancient world, the ancient kings and monarchies, have been brought a step nearer to twentieth century civ. ilization by the bringing to the surface of the ancient Samaritan capital. The latest city of antiquity to be dug out of the ground is Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and associated
 in the mind of man, woman, and child with the famous parable about the good Samarl-
 tan, related by Christ
 The discoverer of the ancient capital of |the Kingdom of Israel is Dr. Reisner, an American, who has undertaken his excava- lions on behalf of Harvard university. Dr. Reisner is seasoned digger of antiqui- ties. Before starting his excavations in Pal |estine, he spent number of years in Egypt, digging there on the rich sites of great civ |ilization for monuments of ancient life and society.
 The climatic and geographic poverty of Palestine has, in way, been responsible for the lack of interest in it on the part of stu dents of antiquity.
 While every inch of ground in Rome and Greece which might yield up some ancient |relic was gone over with fine comb by sci |entists, Palestine was studiously avoided. Dr. Reisner, however, has been able to see far ahead of his colleagues. He saw that excavations in Palestine might throw light on the ancient monarehies; might yield |up information about the country where the |great religions of the world had their birth that is not to be found in the standard his |tores and sources on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Ruins of Masonry Prcserped

Ruins of Masonry Prcserpcd
 Other photographs show that Dr. Reisner had found ruins of considerable and good masonry bedded on the rock itself, and pre- served in places to the height of several feet.
 But the most important discovery, it IS conceded by all, are these four score ink written potsherds or ostraka. The ostraka, with the remains of the Omri and Ahab palace, are the earliest Hebrew remains that modern exploration yet has uncovered.
 The city of Samaria has been famous in it's day for it's giant Notifications, for it's walls and gates which were looked upon as impregnable to a foreign invader
 The gates of the city constantly are re. ferred to in the Old and New Testaments. The city and its gates were closely assoc- ated with scenes in the life of Christ
 Two attacks by Benhadad were success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Illons Will Not Make You "Ehudite" (Re Left Handed

more punishment for the left handed"
 Nurses, parents, and teachers punish chil- dren who are left handed in an effort to make them their right hands. can re- member being punished many times for using my left hand, which in me happened to be the most willing. No one not left handed can know the sufferings of left handed person. the inconvenience, the humiliation constantly occurring through life
 Why are the majority of people right handed? Some suppose it is because of long ages of heredity that centuries upon cen turies of partial employment, or none at all, have caused the left hand to lose it's natural cunning.
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 OReax9thed.

conspicuous. He is something of genius never an eccentric or fool. He is naturally shrewd and observing. The fact that he is under the handicap of custom and definition makes him alert, and, perhaps, suspicious, but never captious--never soft. The dictionary unjustly describes him by defining left as weak, worthless, clumsy, and unskillful"
 Left Handed Achievement Notable.
 Histo asked what kind of man Piso was exploiting, and the answer was That thou mayest know him perfectly he is one of a left handed making, lank, lean thing" Yet it can be clearly shown that some of the finest work of the brush and pen have issued from the left hand. The left handed person is a constant argument for achievement and lawful departure from ruts and commonplace things They have no precedent, and have to blaze their own way. That is why left handed persons are always original
 For many years I have made study of left handed people. I have become convinced tbat thousands of them have been and are heinz unjustly treated. l founded the Knights and Ladies of Ehud to win just recognition for my left handed brethren. Our motto is, "No
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Right Hand Develops in Cape Days.

Against this theory, however, 1t IS pointed out that babies are left handed when very young, and that for the simplest of reasons.
 Thus ordinarily a mother or nurse, unless her self left handed, carries an infant with it's head resting against her left breast, and with it's right arm next to her body. Consequently baby darts out with his left hand to grasp objects that attract his notice. Indeed the little one might well grow up left handed in
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of Israel in the precaptivity period through these discoveries.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1912-05-17
EAFEGO BACA.

Attorney and Councellorat Law,
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEN
Will he present at all temrs of Court of
Bernal llo, Valencia, Socorro and Ser-
ra Counties.
Deal in 600 Gold, Silver and Coppe-
Mining Properties in New Mexico.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1912-05-17
Grand Jury Report.

Al NiS OSNSili JuulSci DiotTlCl OOurlr
State of New Mexico, Sierra County.
GRAND JURY REPORT, MAY
TERN, 1912.
Grand jury Room, Hillsboro, N. NJ,
May 1lth, 1911.
To the Honorable Merritt C. Mechem,
Judge of the District Court With
in and for the County of Sierra.
State Of New Mexico.
Your grand jury, empanelled and
sworn at the regular May, 1912 term
of tie District Court for the County of
Sierra, having completed its labors
herewith presents its Gnalreport:
We have been in session six days
and have examined into THU ty cases;
examining more than eighty witnesses,
whose testimony we have reduced to
writing, covering eighty five closely
written typed pages. We have return
ed twenty two true bills and seven no
bills. Among the no bills returned
were two against parties charges with
murder One of these cases involved
the inquiry into the death Of Adolfo
Garcia near the Elephant Butte dam
sit and the other that of the death of
J jeremiah r bera at Las Palomas, and
afU,r the closest investigation into the
facts in these cases it was in each case
the unanimous opinion of the grand
jury that the first intance death was
the result of exposure, induced by in
toxication, and the other, that death
was the result Of lightning.
We attach hereto a. d make part
of this report the several reports of
the comittees appointed by the grand
jury to make special inquiry into mat
ters, which reports we unanimously
adopted.
We extend our thanks to the learr ed
and impartial Judge who we believe
to be transacting the business of this
court to the satisfaction of the entire
county:
We extend our thanks to the able
district attorney, John E. Griffith, for
the vigorous and impartial manner in
which he has discharged his duties, and
to the officers of the court for their
couftesies in rendering us such assist
ance as enabled US to hasten our in-
quiries.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCISCO APoDACA,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1912-05-17
Grand Jury room. May 10. 1912.

Grand jury room, May 10, 1912.
Report of subcommittee of the
grand jury to investigate the sanitary
condition of the Jail, and treatment of
prisoners:
Your committee respectfully report
that we have examined the county Jail
wi n a view of ascertaining its condi-
tion as to sanitation, as well as the
treatment Of prisoners therein confined.
we attach hereto and make part
of this report of the health officer of the
county which touches on the subject
of an inquiry, and we endorse the health
officers report, except that we would
qualify that portion of it wherein he
suggests that the windows should be
opened up, by saying that X this is
done there should be a non-scacalable
wall placed around the jail. How
ever, if no such wall is erected. we
would recommend that sky-lghts be
placed in the roof of the Jail, which
would give adequate ventilation and
sunshine.
We further report that we question
ed the prisoners now confined in the
jail, and without exception, they stat
ed they had no complaint to make of
their treatment, and said they were
we'll fed. We found the Jail we'll kept
and as clean as it is possible to be kept
with the facilities at hand
Having performed our duties, this
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1912-05-17

OF Room %, Aimijo Building
Cor ). q ST. and Railroad Ave. Practice
III tie ,upreme Courts OF New Mexico
and Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
SENTENCE SERMONS IN
PULPITS OF FL PASO

hope Is based OF consists
OF expectation
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church. - eN
the scriptures
which one is pentent ouf
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by what he Is and
10 be judged origin
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The death of
solar systern-teV j. f. FirsB church.
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yielded the greatest
Ray, Of Worth BnPt i church
therefore we ought to be
Bap church. - -
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that Is required Of hinnReV y Park
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01

order to effect changes OF almost any
kind. permission of the state had to be
first obtained. As they could not al
ways be had there were many abuses.
Freed from state alliance, a revival OF
religion and OF church building has
been made in Paris alone during the
last two years Of separation than dur
ing 100 years previous of dependence
on the state
Exactly as in Protestant bodies
church extension societies have been
formed in the Catholic church in the
principal cities of France These have
both built churches in new neiShbor-
hoods and have divided old parishes
cient numbers that all who wish may
attend public worship. In Paris proper
nine more parishes have been formed
in the archdiocese Is more, and ia the
district p new chapels have been
erected. To comply with the French
separation law three percent OF
amounts expended in churches Is paid
to the government, but the latter re-
turns the entire sum TO the church IN
the form of gifts.
The Paris Church Building society
has just held its second annual meet
ing. The new archbishop of Paris. car
dinal Annette presided and praised
the work accomplished. He rejOiced IN
the separa ton in so far as it secured
liberty for the Catholics such as they
enjoy in America, but added that IN
and around Paris are still 1,SOO,OOO
persons almost completely deprived OF
OF their homes from the churches To
provide for these masses cardinal
Annette described as the immediate
work before the new society
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE TO
HOLD ONLY CONVENTION

The Baptist Young Peoples union
meets in Toledo July I to Z. With he
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. which
meets in Chicago in October. using
again the halls of the university there,
the union is practically the only gen
eral body to meet this last half Of
the year 1912. At Toledo is to be cell
eDrated the 18th anniversary Of the
union IN address on its history and
achievement will be given by the Rev,
George T. Webb, a former general sec
rotary.
Among the speakers at Toledo will be
Rev Frank J.. Anderson, Of Chicago.
who IS chairman Of the educational
committees having charge of the nm
lens Christian culture courses: the
Rev DR.. Carl d. Case, of Buffalo. Jobn
l. Alexander, the expert on work for
boys OF the men and religion movement
ana the Rev. DR.. J. @ Henry, of Cali
icrnla, the temperance leader
Christian culture courses of the nm
lon, taken by about 20, 200 persons an
nUaIly, are not unlike the Chautau0ua
circles, but have for their chief aim fba
making Of young people o. Baptist
churches intelligent on the history Of
BAPTIST work and plans. There win
EereaIteT Join in these courses the Free
Baptst young people, whose churches
are now q part Of the regular Pantist
organization The new Secretary 81
the Baptist Foreign society. Rev Dr
D. II Franklin, viii be at Toledo and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
BIC RELIGIOUS Conventions ARE
TO BE VERY SCARCE THIS YEAR
Not Convention of the First Grade Is Scheduled For
the Year. ethodists Pr epare to Celebrate Ami
versary of It's Foundi ng-China Sends Out
an Appeal For More Bibles.

york, the other did not. Philip En-
bury was a Palatine Irishman. That
is, his stock came from that part of
Germany once known as the Palatinate.
He began work in New York. He was
helped by Barbara Hick and others,
and the Methodist church that he
built called in that day a Wesley chap
el, was on the site of the present John
grew that church indeed.
The other Irishman was Robert
Strawbridge. He came from Ireland
TO MARYLAND. Whether he began to
preach Immediately upon his arrival.
or waited a while before so doing, is
not definitely known If it was known
the exact date for the forthcoming
Methodist celebration would be more
easily fixed. He kept no records that
have come down to the present or
few at any rate, and buildings with
which he had to do have long since
disappeared His first building vas q
log house. Perhaps Strawbridge built
il himself for he was by trade a car
penter
For 40 years debate Of dates has been
going on among NethOdists as to which
ers flrSt began work The commits
Slons now TO be named by the three
Methodist bodies Will have to make
some decisions, first as to dates and
second as TO celebration.
Having churches in the south, and
this being a question located in part
IN the south, Methodists north will be
compelled by courtesy to name some
southern men on their commission. Not
having any churches in the north, and
it not being more OF northern than
a southern church. MethOdism in the
south will not need TO name any north
ern men on their commission The
MethOdlsts Protestant went out from
Baltimore chiefly into the south and
VIII Of course name members Of their
commission who are in sympathy, pre-
sumably, with the Maryland conten-
uCn. So MethOdiSts North are already
admitting that Robert Strawbridge,
Irishman, and not Philip Embury. Ger
man Irishman, will be fixed upon as
the pioneer Methodist of America. and
the Maryland and not the New York
date the one to be celebrated.
Whatever the outcome of the con-
troversy over men and dates, it is
settled that within the next two or
three years, when Methodism will
have been established in America a
century and a half exactly. Methodists
are to have celebration and offering
worthy Of the occasion. Already finan-
cial gifts toward various causes are
talked Of So are delegates to come to
America from the Methodisms Of the
world Whether the celebration take
place in New York or Baltimore de-
ponds upon the decision of the com
missions. but 1t is expected that both
cities viii have some part. MethOdists
of America all names, number 1000. 600
actual members, which means a popu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
lation Of 100000 to 100000 a
least
WORKERS WOULD WORK
TOGETHER FOR TNVTH

There have just met on Lake George
representatives of all of the LEADING
unofficial organizations of layn1e6
within all Of the churches for the mr.
pose Of seeing how they might unity
their efforts, prevent overlapping and
put an end to some needless expense
for machinery. The bodies represented
We're the Federal council. which is NJ
1lCiaI and which acted as host. The
brotherhoods, the Y. NJ c. A, the Gid
cons, the Sunday School association
the young peoples societies, the mis-
sionary education and allied move
ments.
The meeting brought out the confu-
sion existing in churches because Of
many appeals, the multiplication of fl
nanclaI appeals, and the fact that prac-
ucally all OF the organizations are
aiming aU tie same things 1t wa {
argued that one set of meetings might
answer for several if not all, and that
bE coordlna ting the Secretaries some
could be done away with and others he
made more effective.
Action taken was the Naming of a
committee consisting of secretaI-y
mcfarland of the council secretary
Barbour of the 7. NJ. c. 4 and score
tary hicks OF the missionary educa-
lOn movement to call and organize a
commission, composed Of one represent
latlEe OF each organization. which
SAalI consider the relations Of organi-
zatlOnS 10 local churches, and make a
report 10 a conference to be called
later by the Federal council The re-
markable growth of Law interest along
all lines within the past three years
has rendered such commission, and its
coorolnaung plan, absolutely essen
tial, it is held.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01

Not for 20 years at least has there
been such lack of big religious con-
ventions as during the present sum
mer and fall The dearth extends to
Europe Neither in England nor on
the continent is anything OF import
ance scheduled On the mission fields
Of the far east there is nothing. In
the United States and Canada such
want of anything striking has rarely
been known. Not a convention of the
first grade, Protestant or Catholic, is
scheduled before the end Of the cal
endar year, and hardly anything as
vet during next winter Not until the
spring and summer OF 1913 are any pig
events to come Off Such condition is
unprecedented
For the last five years missions, uni
ty, evangelism and the great religious
organizations have been holding ma
tional and world conventions in vast
numbers. They have been the largest
Ell DUG SpBW SABQ k5UL -pI5U J9AS
vised Christian laws and customs. They
have advertised the gospel as it was
never advertised before. Leaders have
Travelled to every part Of the globe 10
be present at them. The far east has
had part. Europe has had part Even
the continent of Europe has been re-
garded- as not heretofore, within the
scope of American religious influence
The last hall of 1912 and the first
third Of 1913. almost one full year, will
see a lul and perhaps a rest Big
events like the world Sunday school
convention IL ZIrich, the Episcopal
general convention in America, and
perhaps a world conference on faith
and order are set for next year. This
year the rest of ii, is a blank save
for routine affairs. one man whose
careful record goes back 20 years says
there has been no such record before
during that period
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
SHALL CHINA HAVE BIBLES.
DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY

In its eagerness for western intelli-
gence, especially since the departure
of the Manchu rulership, the people of
China are demanding Bibles in excess
of numbers which the American Bible
society finds itself financially able to
supply DR.. Hykes, the society's agent
in China, reports that prejudice has
disappeared with the Manchus and that
China really wishes at last to find out
what Christianity really is. The Chi
uese and others buy Bibles, but they
do not always pay all of the cost. The
Society apprOpriates S52,5 this year
Tor Bible work for the Chinese but it
viii not, it is now stated, meet the
demands of these wideawake revolu-
tiOnized peoples.
Owing 10 the disturbed conditions
obtaining last year the sales of some
colporters fell off 5000 to 1900 copies
Yet in spite of drawbacks, the sales
last year increased in the whole coun-
try $4,000 copies. AS never before
there are dialect Bibles to meet these
new demands of this year. The ques-
ton is solely the cost of manufacture
ard distribution beyond amounts paid
by the purchasers The Bible society
IS now asking whether the churches
VIII see to it that no one in China Who
desires a Bible shall be compelled to
go without one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES
TRY WORKING. TOG ETHER

There have just met, for the first
time IN the history of Methodism in
America, representatives of all Metho-
DIST North benevolent societies to see
how they may work together. In the
past Methodist societies have Worke
each for itself for the most part Es-
pecially have they appealed to the
same persons and the same churches
Tor money, until distraction and well
nigh revolt came in loud cries from
Doth classes Of givers.
Rev. Dr. Thomas Nicholson, secretary
OF the board of education, was made
chairman of an InterbOard SecretariaI
council just formed TO study Metho-
dist conditions in all societies, and to
see how labor may be saved, how bet
ter literature may be prepared. and
especially wherein the system of finan-
cal collections may be improved. Con-
ferences on common work are hereaf-
ter TO be held regularly.
Bishop Luther B. Wilson has lust
been elected president of the Methodist
board of foreign missions in place OF
Rev. Dr. James NJ. Buckley. The usual
custom IS to elect the bishop resident
In the city where are the boards
headquarters as president Since the
death Of bishop GOOdseu the Rev. DR..
Buckley has been serving. Efforts are
now to be made to reduce the foreign
debt, the board having at present one
of the heaviest debts in the history
OF any missionary society.