The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-08-21

ton, and was said by those who
heard it to be great. The college
has enrolled the largest number of
students ever enrolled at the fall
term and we are glad TO hear that.
We trust that every young man
and woman in Our county will take
advantage of such splendid in
stitution of learning and net only
here, but that the schools all over
the county viii be patronised wels
There Is a state law in force that
all boys and girls in certain school
age must attend school, and we
trust that the proper authoritl.s
will see that it is strictly enforced.
Many men and women today would
give anything if they only had been
compelled to attend school while
they were of school age. they did
not realize it's value then, and lot
until it was too late.
We are living in the greatest era
ever known to man and we are the
mightiest nation on the face of the
earth. This We owe to Christianity.
The greatest factor in the spread
ing and growth or Christianity and
enlightening of the world has been
consecrated and Cody men and wO.
men working through the Church,
making an organized effort that the
whole world should know of the
tragedy and victory on Calvary's
Mo lain. The Church in pro-
claiming the gospel of the uplifted
Christ through men and women for
these centuries gone by has been the
means of transforming this old
world of ours. Men laid down
their lives and suffered martyrdom
and history records awful persecu-
tons of Christians in the early
days because they would not re-
nounce their faith. During the
Dark Ages when the world strug-
gled fer twelve hundred years
through terrible prosecutions and
blacklist night of cropping for the
light the Church never faltered,
and we are thrilled when historians
tell us how martyrs stepped un-
flinchingly into the flames or faced
death in the most horrible manner,
and died for their faith When
Christ gave the command to go in
to all the world end preach His Cos
pei to all people, the Church has
striven to carry out that commits
sion. And it has through its God
ly men and women sent out, pro-
claimed the gospel to millions in
savagery and heathenism and led
them into the light of Christianity.
Today we are engaged in a mighty
conflict that has been waging for
nineteen hundred years, but the
Church has fought valiantly and
nobly. Men are giving their very
life blood and sacrificing everything
to keep this aglorious Christian ma
ton. The dewitt with his legions to
aid him is fighting for supremacy
of the world but the Church that
konws no defeat is marching on to
victory. Some are standing afar
off and watching the Church storm
the tremendous forces of Satan and
not doing their part. Others are tel
ling the people, the Church has
been wrong these nineteen hundred
years, that our sainted fathers and
mothers who died with the hope of
glory and who have left heritage
of their noble aud Cody lives. were
dis-illusioned and wrongly taught.
But we stand today stronger than
ever before. The records of his
tory and the approval of God gives
us the assurance that Christ has
been our leader and He has led the
Church forward into this world
wide battle of winning it for Him.
True the Church has made her mis-
takes, but the gates of hell have
never prevailed against her.
We trust that every man and wo-
man in Powell county will not for
sake this mighty army because of
discauragements or because some
are standing on the outside and
criticizing our methods and plan of
We need your help
in this greatest of all warfare. Are
Won anual IN tha amanoancu9