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Organization-Mr Fred Fox, super intendent of Sunday School; Mrs. S. c. Alexander, superintendent of pri- mary department of the Sunday School; Mrs. J. w. Crawford, super intendent Cradle roll; Mrs. D. w. Richey, president of the Ladies Aid Society; Mrs. J. w. Scales. president of the Young Ladies Aid Society; Mrs. A M. Green, president of the Ladies Missionary Society; Mrs. Corrine Knox, president of the Lydia Bible Club; Miss Margiebell Atkinson, presi- dent of the Social Service Club; MT. R. s. Cherry, treasurer of Church Bud get; Mr. E. M. Schober, treasurer of the local charity fund; Mir. Walton Seymour. treasurer of tn eassemblys causes; Mrs. F. E. Renfrow, organist and choir director.
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theology is in consonance with the out look of science and the modern spirit
 The Temple encourages humanitar- ian and cultural endeavors, besides, those of purely religious nature It has been associated for several with the Musical Coterie which uses it as it's meeting place.
 Mir. Charles Veil stands out in the Jewish community as the one most intimately connected with the Temple during the near half-century of it's existence. He has been president of the congregation almost without in- terruption for 30 years.
 The officers of the congregation at present are: Charles Veil, president; ;; William RosenzWeig, vice president; F. M. Rosenberg, treasurer; Geo. B. Moore, secretary; Gabe Meyer, Henry Marx, H. c .Bluthenthal, s. Thalhei- mer and Irving Reinberger, trustees; !; Rabbi Ephriam Frisch is the minister.
 The Ladies' Temple Society is the active and efficient auxiliary to the Temple. Mrs. S. Thalheimer is it's able president, and Mrs. Henry Marx IS vice president.
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Robert w. Trimble .on March 25th.
 1860. Trinity church was organized
 in that year. and is therefore one of
 the oldest religious societies in the
 city. There were but seven Eplsco-
 parians here to. greet-Dr. Trimble, viz:
 Judge Joseph w. Bocage. Drs. Ran
 dolph Brunson and B.. F. Scull, Mes danes Butler and Perkins and Messrs
 T. F. Boone and Henrye B. Worsham. Pr, Trimble held his first service in theI Baptist church and afterwards .in thei Methodist andS Presbyterian ch,ircises and in private houses and in the court house. The first choir of Trinity church was organized while services were being held in the court house, the members being Misses FL len Wander Worker and Mary Butler and Messrs Samuel Butler and B. F. Scull The erection of the church was begun in 1861 and the work con- tinued until war was declared. Dr. Trimble went to the front as Chap lain of the First Arkansas Confederate Regiment and upon his return church services were resumed and work on the church building pushed to a suc- cessful conclusion under the super
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Lakeside Methodist Church.
Fifteenth and Olive.

Y fl1Ieenln aHd OllNc.
 The Lakeside Methodist church was estal lished and organized in 1888 with a very small beginning, ,,,t it was of such type of Christian character that makes up the noble mer of Cod s true workers.
 The s'lvcry notes of oratcry that feil from the lips of the first pastor Rev. Chas. Brinkley, still finger in Le halls of memory of those who sat beneath his flights of eloluence from Sabbath to Sabbath, and they still delight tn refer to him.
 The first building for Lakeside was a frame building located on Fifteenth and Olive at cost of $5,0G.00. This is new replaced 1y the above beauti ful structure of concrete, brick and stone, costing $50,000.00. It has few .;na's ir the State, and the mem- hership has grown until it numbers ;o5 .nenl'crs.
 They have a parsonage well worth $5,500.00, and liberal support for pastor tha teasily places the appoint n.ent among the most desirable sta tons in the Conference.
 pev. J. l.. Cannon is pastor.
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CHU R C HE z

vention, assisted by Rev S. Douthitt
 In 1860, during the pastorate of Rev, w. VI. Lee, the church grew in membership and financial strength, and comfortable brick building was erected on Barraque street During the war, by use of the federal troops the building was demolished, the flock scattered and there was no or Sani2ation until 1877. When the old huilding was advertised to be sold under execution, Gen. Yell, jTol. $. R. Ccckrell and Col. w. P. Grace Pine Bluffs great and grand old men, who were friends, but not members of the enrrch, went down to the church. held meeting, and resolved that no Chris tian church should be sold for debt In this country, and then and there raised the money to relieve it from sale
 A trade was made by which a small wooden building erected upon the present site of the church. and Ret. Quinn with helpers met and organized 'hr nucleus or embryo of the nov brick structure, which has a mem- bership of $50 and Baraca Class Of over 200 and is recognized as one of the strongest forces for good to tho city.
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yards, mothers in tears are formidable pleaders. When the earth suffers from an excessive burden there are mys- terious groans from the shadow, which the. abyss hears. The liquor traffic has been denounced in the infinite, and it's fall decided.
 No intelligent person can deny that alcoholic liquor is the direst enemy of the human race, the relentless foe of the physical. man. It impa' rs the in%ellect, weakens the affections, stiff lessthe conscience, destroys the will In defiance of the. settled principles of the science of economies, it pre- sents the most stupendous spectacle of waste in the history of the world, 1t receives yearly, over it's bars, in our republic, two thousand million dollars of the net proceeds of human tcil. every cent of which is absolute ly wasted. It increases the burdens of taxation far beyond the blood money it brings into our treasuries.
 By undeniable statistics, and test.- mony of experienced officers. in 95 cases out of 100, 1t plunges the dag ger of the assassin, and pulls the trig- ger of the desperado. and firing the
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Pine Bluff Churches.
(Mrs. 5. M. TaYlorl.

NHfS, .. M idy l0f).
 The church is the greatest stable business house in which God is a si lent partner, and yet is constantly consulted"
 Religion is the golden chain that reaches from Heaven to Earth
 In the movements of the heavenly Eodies stability is due to the beautiful balance between the two forces, ono tends to make the whirling worlds together; and everywhere in nature, we see beauty and order as the result of equilibrium letween opposing for ces. So in Pine Bluff, this equilibrium is observed, and religion, the great balancing wheel, holds in sway and controls in a large manner tho other forces and interests.
 Religion is the daughter of heaven the parent of our virtues, and source of all true felicity" Pine Bulff's peo- pie are God-fearing and God-loving people, realizing that worship of the true God elevates and refines naturer broadens views. greatens the soul; and that it promotes love and good will among men, gives contentment and peace, and sends unmingled and perpetual sunshine in the pioHs breast; and that piety and prosperity go hand in hand.
 ''Trust in the Lord and do good and so shalt thou dwell i'll the land and verily thou shalt be fed F There are in Pine Bluff thirteen prominent churches, nearly all of them being built of brick.
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the Civil War sand conspicuous today the Whiskey Trust and the Brewery Combine. A thousand million dollars will not eXag3erate their combined capital. They not only control she' manufacture of whiskey and beer, they practically own and control the hun dreds of thousands of saloons now operating in America.
 To main ain the value of their prop erty, they must not only hold the men who drink, but within the limit of the lives of those who drink today, the Whiskey Trust and the Brewery Com bine must teach new generation to drink Think of it: thousand million dollars in the hands of dangerous, unscrupulous men. absolutely depend ent for its future value upon the ruin ed lives of millions of America boys!
 We of America, have abolished Kingdoms and autocracies, we rule GSCaUe the blazing truth of all history, that the character of the government. whether kingdom, aristocracy, or re- pupllc, depends upon the character Of It's rulers. If We longer permit vast business interests, for no purpose but the making of money, to destroy our citizenship through the spread of their business; if we permit them to nrllify laws which control CT abolish their ouslhess, the end is a dead citizenship. the reign of anarchy, and the destruc- tion of government.
 The call to action and to duty. iouoer taan the thunders that followed ratrlca Henry's speech in old Saint 'ohns church, is singing in our ears. II IS call of country and of God.
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brain of the peac citizen, reddens his hand with innocent blood. Tn S5 per cent of all cases, it is behind the mask of the highwayman, and operates the tool of the burglar. It inspires more than 80 per cent of all larcenies, embezzlements, private pacalations, and official corruption.
 The full consequences, to the state and to society, of the lowering of the standard of citizenship, through the drink traffic, cannot be appreciated unless we examine some of "them.
 If is estimated by scientis:s S1at tae standard of citizenship in great cities like New york, Chicago and Philadelphia has thereby been so lowered as to be menace to sell government. If this proceeds un- checked, un.il at last the general standard Of our people has gone belo" the level necessary for self govern menf it will mean that our institu- liens will perish, and liberty vanish from cur nation.
 It is the first duty of the state to protect the lives of it's people. We cannot be ttua to facts Wi.nout re- eard;1g the saloon instit1tion as wholesale assassin.
 There is not only ques ion of the life Of the individual citizen, it is a question of the nations life f-self; and the first law of nature, the law of self-preservaton gives the state and the Federal government, not only the right, but the sacred duty, 70 strive as fast as possible to put an end to this deadly traffic. The time has come when the parliament of this country must in earnest leglsla-e for the suppression of that national folly and disgrace--the raising of national funds from national degradation. It surely cannot be long now that free government vii! extract it sresources from .he graves of it's people.
 Among the great trusts or combines that have grown up in America since
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First Christian Church.
Sixth and Beech.

Many years ago, Elder R. B. Neal, of Kentucky, w. H. Devore, c. M. Wilmeth, N. M. Ragland, N. T. Breed- love and others held meetings here. These efforts were protective of much good. They were followed by Dr. Ol- iver M. Jennings of Kentucky, who succeeded in organizing the First Christian chruch in this city on June IT, 1894 in the Jewish synagogue. The late William Sallee was ordained one of the first officers. Pastors have been Elders McWilliams, Sapp, Crut- cher, Thompson, Cross and Cline. pr. Cline has had charge of the Church about six years. He is one of the ablest ministers in the South. and au- thor of several well known hymn books.
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It is a call to the most crno,., and the noblest victory Ana,i,., men have ever known.
 Our own state has heard +s. 'o' call 10 arms and over agai,. nlogans of the saloon. "New 'sua New rscrults'' We have writt'. golden letters Of lighr .,s,,o "'sa go! Statewide prohibition of s quor traffic for Arkansas u'
 Yet in order to succeed as vs ;, succeed We must work as ", naverr worked before: wo ,n, no call upon our ime talon. money too great 3 sacrifice. ya or woman ever liy d | gloriou, r' died a martyrs death. wi+hon spirit of sacrifice. 1900 voo, the Man of Galilaa not on,v but lived, this glorious truth J lions since then Following in.] fectly, t is true in His fo5tsteps ,,l gone down ty flame and svo,a ' always, thank God with t,oi, :. fixed to the iron anl With tbo u. of an immortal courage fIasbiDa s their eyes. On thc shoulders of ., men end women ag these tbi, s worlds civilization fas been Ift.a, the ssars and 10 God. Oh mv ,,ro,s, my sisted, put your shoulder to a wheel; if victory comes, yoms ], shout of joy; if defeat, "1t were better to be a mourna,
 At the tomb of defeat d right Than to reign as king of the r
 nival
 Of victorious might" But
 There is no defeat;
 No call for retraa'
 Can be blown from the bugle
 right
 For
 '"The voice of warn ng has g
 abroad,
 The time TONS rine for the hour
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PROHIBITION

We have come 70 time in the civ lization of the human race when t would seem that in tae light of the ex- amples in history of the downfall of individuals and cf nations the race de- terioration. the sorrow, misery, insani- ty and poverty the present day distress, because of the drinking of intoxicat- ing liquors, We might mass the educa- tion, the culture and philosophy of our colleges and universities and of our most talented men and women out side these institutions of learning, aga nst this evil.
 It is time for the liquor traffic to die IL is fatal to civilization if it endures blood, overcrowded grave
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Congregation Anshe EMeth.
 (The TemDle).

That Jewish citizens are among the oldest settlers in Pine Bluff is attest ed to by the age of their synagogue. Congregation Anshe Emeth received it's charter in 1867, but some of the founders of the congregation met for worship even before that.
 "The Temple as the congregation is ropularly called. belongs to the re- form or liberal wing of Judaism. It's
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The First Methodist Church.

The First Methodist church is the historic church of Pine Bluff. It has an unbroken history since 1S4S, and has the distinction of being the old est church in the city. It has been called the mother church" of Pine Bluff; other denominations, as we'll as other Methodist churches of the city have drawn on its membership for re-
 cruits. The following pastors have served this church since 1S4S: A. M. Harrington, Louis Marshall. Wm. T. Anderson, John Pryor. H. R. Withers.
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st. Joseph's Catholic Church.

The first Catholic Mission in Pine Bluff of which there is record was about 1924, when Father Odin, after wards Archbishop of New Orleans, came as a Lazarist priest from the Barrens, Mo. The first mass in Pine Bluff is said to have been celebrated in a log cabin wmhere the Citizens Bank now stands. About 1854, Father Behan built a frame church on the bank of the river West of the present ferry landing A small church was started in the summer of 1872 on the present site In December, 1872, Rt
 Rev. Monsgnor Lucey, came as pas tor and is still in charge. In 1880, he brought the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and established Annuncia- ton Academy. In 1888, he built the present St. Joseph's church at cost of $1O,OO0.OO and is now preparing to build a fifty thousand dollar church,
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First Presbyterian Church.

Cor. Fifth Ave- and Walnut Street
 J. l. Norris, pastor, 2O3 West Sixth avenue; J. w. Crawford, clerk of ses sion.
 Organized in 1859 by Rev. J. l. BoOZer
 Succession of pastors: Rev. J. T. Boozer, 1S59-1S64; Rev. Evander Me- Nair, 1SS6-1s7S; Rev. Vim. Dadney 187S-1SS0; Rev. J. A. Dickson, lSS0- 1898; Rev. J. l.. Caldwell, 1S93-1905; Rev. J. I. Norris, 1905.
 God has blessed this church and made 1t blessing to the city. Two churches have gone out from this mother organization. namely: The Second Church on East Second Ave nue and s. C. Alexander Memorial Church on South Poplar street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-11

Otto Wilmington is the pastor, living at 1912 East Sixth avenue.
 We have the following services:
 Sunday School, 9:30 each Sunday morning.
 Preaching at II o'clock in the morn- ing and at o'clock in the evening.
 The young people have very in- teresting meeting at : o'clock Sunday evening.
 A regular "old time' prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at eight.
 You are invited to attend all these services. Strangers in the city are especially welcome to worship with us.
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Carr Memorial Church.
610 Dakota

6lU DakOta.
 Rev. R. G. Rowland, pastor. Nam cd in honor of Rev. John Carr, of Pi,tc Bluff, a godly man and friend to everybody.
 "'The Church Built in Day."
 Baptist.
 To build a church in a day sounds like q big undertaking, but about one hundred workmen, one hundred and fifty ladies, and fifty guests assembled on Thanksgiving day, 1911, about sun rise, and built by sundown the above little Baptist church, which stands on Nineteenth and Hazel streets. For the first time known, Union men worked side by side with what is known as unfair" labor. All was 8 labor of love for which no one drew cent Even the ladies worked one being bod carrier.
 The house is 3Ox5O, has a metal roof and was ceiled and one coat of paint put on the outside and inside. Services were held that night, and one person confessed conversion.
 Here is picture at noon while half of tho workmen were at dinner.
 Mrs. Lee Fox planned and executed and had the arrangements in hand. and just before sundown she had the privileoe of seeing the house appear as it does in the picture below, The house and lot together arc worth $15OOOO and two days after the com pletion of the building, every dollar of indebtedness was paid-all expense being met by donations, even to three years insurance nthe church.
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HawIey Memorial-Methodist.

The Hawley Memorial church was built about six pears ago, and nam ed in honor of Rev. J. M. Hawley, who died while pastor of the First M. F. Church in this city. The dedication of this church took place Sunday, the 5tc of May Rev. C. N Baker, re- cent graduate of Vanderbilt Univer- sity, on May 1st assumed the pastor ate. Rev. w. w. Nelson resigned to take work in Hot Springs, Ark.
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A. l.. r. Green, John M. Goodwin, P. C. Harris, John M. Bradley, c. O.. Steele, Cadesman Pope, Jas. VI. Pirtle, w. c. Ilearn, II. B. Frazee, Horace Jewell, c. F. Evans, w. II. Browning, E. M. Pipkin, John F. Carr, A. O.. Evans, J. R. Moore, Jas. A. Anderson, J. M. Hawley, J. s. Hawkins, T. Y. Ramsey and w. c. Davidson.
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Ohio Street Baptist Church.
East Sixth and Ohio

This church was organized about seven years ago. It is located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Ohio street. It has about four hundred members; has property worth $25,- OOO.OO, and is practically out of debt. This church has very fine graded Sunday school M E. Ryland is the efficient and popular superintendent.
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THE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN
 TEMPERANCE uNe|

The immediate causes which lea NJ the organization of the w. C. !. Nl were:
 i. The Civil war which had fassf1 ed the drink habit upon SO ihaps returned soldiers.
 F. The vast foreign immigra'l' which followed that war, brlnsls with them the drinking habit ol " old world.
 8. The work woman had ac0r' plished during the Civil war leu the thought of what she might uO ..h's work against strong drlnS' 'N worst foe of her home.
 The Womans Christian TempefaM Union was organized in lSo4' in' adopted low os White Rloooa 2 their badge, an embl2m of pea' purity, total abstinence and pfi''''' tion.
 The first National Womans 1l'. tian Temperance Union WIS IVY Now 1874, in the Second Prespy''iN Church, Cleveland, Ohio, seVen''' states being represented. r. V resolved at this first meeting
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Alexander Memorial Church.
 Presbyterian,

SiXteent hand Poplar.
 Alexander Memorial, named in hon. or of Dr. S. c. Alexander, Pine Bluffs grand old patriarch and Minister, fa- ther of s. C. Alexander, Jr,. one of this citys foremost citizens and bank CTS.
 Dr. A. A. Boyd, pastor.
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The First Baptist Church.


 The First Baptist church was or ganized in 1853 by H. J. Smith, mis- sionary of the Arkansas Baptist con
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LAKESIDE METHODIST CHURCH.

God"
 Mrs. Eugenia A: Hinemol State Superintendent DepaFtmea Chris,ian Citizenship and LegHls ton, w. c. T. U. of Arkansas
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Tine Clark Jewell Gas o''' " over 1000 in use in Pine biull, 7. giving satisfaction. Fox Bros'' ii''s ., ware Co.,, Retail Store.
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Lutheran Church.
 East Sixth. Dr. w. c. Shrader, pastor. Dr. Shrader is doing fine work.
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Trinity (EpiscopaD Church.
 The first Episcopal services were held in Pine Bluff by the Rev. Dr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-29
CURIOUS KANSAS ORDINANCES

An examination of the law books
shows that Hutchinson, Kansas,
has about as many blue laws as
Boston bad in the early days of
this republic. Here are some of
the crimes and penalties affixed:
To fail to clean a hen house
once every twenty-four hours, $25
fine.
To sell a dime novel with an
account of crim., 500.
To keep tame pigeons,$15.
To talk Eback to a policeman,
$500.
To "sic" one dog on another,
500.
To hitch a horse t. a weight
Weighing less than thirty pounds,
$25.
tn throw rice at newly-wed
couples, 500.
To white on a fence, $25.
To spit wad of gum in a
street car, $25.
To have a barbed-wire fence
around your premises, $25.
TO carry stone out of another
mans yard, $50.
To throw banana pealing into
Cow creek 500.
To watch a corn doctor work his
jaw on the street, $50.
And there are others. - -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-29
ROMANCE AND FAILUEE

Two men begin life on AN even
break. One is a restless, active
enthusiast. The other a steady,
sure, stay-at-home. The mobile
mind makes for the mountains, the
high attitudes and the high ambi-
tons. He sees about him the sud-
den successes and forgets the
frequent failures. He feels the
galvanic impulse of the greed for
gold, and without experience,
preparation or fitness he acquires
prospect-mine. Instantly the
enthusiasm of possession and Of
possibilities initiate his mind and he
rushes back to his old friend in
the east-the now quiet, successful
manufacturer. There is q cordial
confraternity meeting and there
and then the million-a-month COM
rade introduces the ideal of diVid-
ing his prospect-mine profits with
his old time friend, on a basis of
SO much per share.
Now the manufacturer knows
the integrity of his friend is be-
yond repoach. He also knows his
vacillating, venture some nature.
He lacks the courage to say no.
Rather. than forfeit this life long
Friendship he. pitches a check to
his gambling friend with this
remark: "There, take that" |
hope you're right old man, but
some how I've got no faith in this
mining business"
Time rolls on and the manu-
facturer contributes more money
to back up his first thousand, for
he don't want to have failure on
his hands or be branded a gutter.
And finally the bubble bursts.
If successful, hard-hearted
manufacturers and other equally
strorg-minded men would stub
bornly say, "No-not until an ex-
perienced engineer has examined
this property, will put up a red
cent both men would be the bet
ter for it.
This romance has its counter
part in every city, village and oft
ime in hamlets. The manu.
facturer is much more to blgme
than the ambitious man with the
gold fever, WIG believes in his
own dreams.
For failures such as this mining
gets the blame. Should it, New
York Mining Age.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-01-29
A Stock Story.

when was barefoot lad" said
DR.. Dustin Stax. II had to spend a
good deal Of time minding the stock
on fathers farm. III never forget the
day when father told me to take a
rope and hold a couple of bull calves"
What did they do?"
The scorched my hands with the
rope and then turned around and
stepped on me-
"Unruly disposition"
mo. Wonderful instinct. They
recognized me at a glance as q small
stakeholder"