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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

the committee on Sabbath reform, in
opening its report, us not one of pro-
tecting a day; it is one of honoring
God, and by doing so protecting a
race"
The committee asserted that There
has been much more lost than gained
during the year.
1.-The startling effect of the motion
picture show, golf and baseball on the
Lords day is, that there are about
100000 youths, under 20 years of
age, who do not attend the Sabbath
school and who receive no religious in
struction at home or in the public
school. The situation is a menace,
not only to business, but to morals
and religion, to the individual concern
ed as we'll as the nation.
IN addition to the usual causes of
dissertation of the Lords day by its
enemies and those who are Indifferent
to its claims we are forced to the mel.
ancholy conclusion that this sacred in
/ stitution is to an alarming extent be-
| ing broken down by those who call
themselves it's friends. The sad facts
are that an increasing number OF
church members are stunning the
house of God and spending the Lord s
! day with the automobile and Sunday
newspaper, while many ministers con
done these things and some, in prom.
inent church gatherings, have within
the year taken strong ground against
condemning them. Too many Christian
people spend the Lords day in over
sleeping, over-eating and drifting aim
lessly about. All the better things OF
life come to US through restraint, self
control, and definite purpose of doing
good. By, worship and helpful serv
ice the day serves as a topic, but
by indolent neglect it serves as ar
'opiate, lulling an already sleepy con
science to longer nap.
New England has held her Sab
bath laws the past year, although therS
have been unusual efforts to nullify OF
change them for the worse. More
than % bills have to date been de
feated touching sports, trade, theatre:
and liquor selling on the Sabbath The
prospect Is that like brood of nefari
Jus DlllS VIII D6 killed III a numDel
of the eastern states, notably New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The danger line is from the centra
states westward where, in many states
there is scarcely a pretense at the en-
forcement of Sabbath laws.
"The worst backward steps have
been legaliZed baseball in Ohio, In
diana and Minnesota and the righ
of local option in Nebraska Wher,
the vote has been taken it has almos
without exception resulted in victor!
for the gamesters."
The committee recommended 70
adoption resolutions:
THAT the general assembly urge
that any appropriation TO the Panama
! Pacific exposition be conditioned on i'll
manager signing a contract with tbs
treasurer to close said exposition en-
tirely on the Sabbath, and to direc
all government exhibits to be covered
on the Sabbath If the exposition /.
open.
THAT the general assembly urgei
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

"Romanism, rationalism. state
churchism and evangelism are strug-
ling there in mighty contention" said
the report on work in Europe, pre-
scented by the executive commission of
western or American section of the al
lance of reformed churches through
out the world holding the Presbyteri-
an system.
Spain, the commission saws, is re-
ligiously in a "lamentable condition
There are only about $4,000 Protest
ants in the population of 100000.
The main characteristics of the religi-
Gus life of the people are the absence
of spirituality and the prevalence of
Journalism"
Comments on the religious situation
in other European countries follow:
THE greatest religious problem in
Europe today has to do with the 3d.
600, 900 OF French people who are not
connected directly with any Christian
church.
"Germany-In this country there is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

great enlargement between the
clerical party, which represents Cath
oliCism, and the government. The
evangeliCals are drawing closer to-
gether and the so-called society move
ment is quietly leavening Germany
with spiritual power. Disestablish-
ment, formerly not mentioned, is now
openly debated. The general condi-
lions are ripe for forward movement
in the direction of greater spirituality
and more pronounced evangelicalism.
"Bohemia-The Bohemian Reform
ed church is continuing its prepare
tions for the 500th anniversary, in
1915, of the martyrdom of John Huss.
This will be a great occasion for Bo-
hemia, and also a valuable opportuni-
ty for Protestants in other lands to
strengthen the movement for which
that distinguished reformer gave his
life.
"Italy-The Waldensian church
! continues its aggressive work for a
| pure faith in this historic land
"Hungary-The greatest danger to
the Hungarian church, with it's 3,000,.
900 adherents, is its isolation in east.
ern Europe"
The report calls attention to the
falling off in Sunday school interest
| 1t says:
THE net gain for all the churches
of the western section, officers, teach.
ers and pupils, during the year, is
| $4,000, the total for North America
being nGw 2,426,532. The full signifi
canoe of this seemingly small gain il
realized when the conditions are in
dictated under which it has been
achieved, There have been many
barriers in the way of the increase
of Sabbath school membership, among
which are to be noted the neglect OF
home instruction, the increasing use
of, the Sabbath as a day of travel
recreation and social visiting, and the
falling off in the attendance of chill
dren upon public worship.
Other profound and aggressive
causes for the present crisis in Sab
bath school work are briefly mention
ed
THE fact that only 40 per cent OIL
Sabbath school pupils are brought
ever to confess and accept the Lore
Jesus Christ, or to become communi
cants in the church.
The alarming increase of Sabbas
dissertation in the United States
though we are grateful to report this
spread does not extend to Canada, fol
We know the Sabbath school canno
survive the destruction of the Sab
bath day.
The concentration OF our cominl
millions of immigrants in our eastern
states and cities.
And the race problem in the south
THE executive commission, west
ern section, has requested its chair
man and secretary to convey to tht
general assemblies and synods of it!
constituent churches the deep con
Germ OF the western section concern
ing the present conditions of the Sab
bath school work in the churches, es
pecialiy concerning the spiritual life
and fruitage of the Sabbath schools
The question of the Sabbath" sait
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
THE WUNDERTRUSS

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

ical students and 4,715 ruling elders.
The church has 1929 congregations,
two more than a year ago. OF these
PSI are vacant, two less than in 1912.
Eleven congregations were organized
and one was dissolved. There are SO
mission stations in America and 303
in the foreign field Thirteen new
stations were established during the
year. Thirty houses of worship were
erected at a cost of S459,2S4. Sixty-one
congregations have no homes. Last
year there were but SO homeless con-
gregations. Ten parsonages were
erected at an average cost of $4,000.
Members received during the year
in America numbered 1894 on profess
sion and 1924 on certificate, compar'
ed with 10,0S0 and 6,SS3, respectively
last year. The total number of mem
bers received was 1915 on profes
sion and 1893 on certificate, com
pared with 1928 and 10,19S, respect
lively, last year. A total of $500 in
fants were baptized and 1926 adults
compared with 6,91S and 1858, re
spectively. in 1912.
The church has 1886 Sabbath
schools, 10 more than year ago, with
15,061 officers and teachers and 1853,
655 pupils, contributing S215,425 q
year. There are 1,411 Congregations
societies and 1920 Young Peoples so
cieties, the latter with a membership
of 34,790, compared with 1853, veal
ago.
The contributions, including those
| from Sabbath schools and missionary
societies, were;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
M. II. BROWN, M. D.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
John d. Rockefeller would 90 h-,

John D. Rockefeller would 60 broke
If he should spend his entire income
trying to prepare a better medicine
than Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea,
dysentery or bowel complaints. 1t is
simply impossible, and so says every
one that has used 1t. Sold by all
Enthusiastically
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

the passage of an effective Sabbath
law for the District of Columbia for
bidding all unnecessary work and all
theatres and games on the Lords day."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
Grocers to Close.

All grocery stores will be closed
all day Friday, May go on account Of
Decoration day.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
TO MEET
THE AUTO PROCESSION

Secretary Rooney. Immediately on
learning OF the auto party that will
probably pass thru OcaIa on its way
from Boston TO St. Petersburg. be-
gan making preparations to enter
tain it and give its members a fay-
Orable opinion OF our county. He
met instant response from a number
OF our progressive citizens. The
first man he spoke to. Mr.. Emmett
Robinson, promptly came across. and
others followed
MIR. Rooney desires 10 have a
number OF autos go out several
miles on the road and escort the
strangers TO town. When they ar
rive. he wishes to offer them refresh
ments. and have them taken around
10 see as much Of the city and sur
rounding country as possible. and
when they leave a number of cars
should escort them some miles on
their way.
1t is a good plan and if carried out
will reflect much credit on Ocala. If
YOU desire to help. call on the sec
rotary and tell him what you can do.
There are 1872 people in the party,
and it will be the largest excursion
OF the sort that has Yet passed thru
this section.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS- IN SESSION

Mobile, Ala, Oct. 27.-All is in
readiness for the three day session
of the Southern Commercial Con-
gross beginning here this morning.
President Wilson will arrive here
this morning and at 9 o'clock
breakfast will be given to the pres
ident He will address the conven-
ton and start for Washington after
the noon hour. 1t was not known
absolutely until Saturday night
whether President Wilson would
come here. because of the situation
in Mexico, and other executive mat
tiers demanding his immediate super
vision.
This is expected to be the most
important convention the congress
will have. The program is replete
with speeches from men of national
repute and of discussion of questions
of Importance to the nation.
Wednesday many speakers will
fill pulpits and talk in auditoriums
in honor of former Governor Nor
gan.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27

Try Star Want Ad.-It PAYS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
OCALA HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS

Atlanta Journal Firing Line
Note: Spare me a little space in
your Sunday issue as | have some
good news for the travelling frater-
nifty who happen to make this beau
tiful Brick City. | dropped off here
a couple of days ago from the Allan
tic Coast Line, came up to the Ocala
House and found a bunch OF men in
their overalls running about the no.
tel. Of course, curiosity got the
best Of me, and | inquired if the
Master Plumbers convention was
being held here, | was confronted by
the proprietor and owner whom we
all call Bob R. I. Adams, and he
told me that the hotel was undergo
ing renovation, that stationary
washstands with hot and cold run
ming water were being installed in
every room, also new wall paper and
painting. new carpets and screens
will be put in every room.
Now, Boys Of the Grip, isn't it in
wins ~ oo "hSii soU NoiiiS liSi Z
and find a pleasant and congenial
smile awaiting you and glad hand
grasping yours?
The cafe is now under the man
agement OF the hotel and you will
find everything seasOnable to eat
and drink at very moderate prices.
Believe me, | am charmed with my
stay here. Good hotel. good bust
ness and good company. Did you
know that Bob is a stakeholder in
the Seminole hotel in jacksonville
Fla, and vice-president OF the Hotel
Ainsley, Atlanta, Ga.
Yes he is. because Bob says he
knows where to invest his money.
l hope that every hotel in this and
other states will follow Bob's exam
pie and make for the BOYS Of the
Grip their places Of abode as pleas
ant and congenial as their homes.
Next week | Will tell YOU about
the sunshine in Florida.
y. Eisenberg,
Member of Post \. Savannah and Of
Savannah Council, |. T. c.
Ocala, Florida Oct. %. 1913.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
ELKS HAVE BOUGHT A HOME

Ocala Lodge No. 2S6, B. P. O. E.,
has concluded the purchase of the
handsome piece of property on y.
Main street known as the AgneW
place. The property Will be remod-
elei il some respects TO meet the re-
quirements Of the lodge. which eX-
poets TO move into the house some
time before the new year The
lodge Will later on enlarge and re-
model the house into a handsome
club home. 1t is splendidly located
for such purpose and the Elks are
to be congratulated on acquiring it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
BE CAREFUL WITH THE
MARION COUNTY BOOKLETS
Put Each Where 1t will Do Coed
and Don't Scatter Any
PrOmiScuCusly

Secretary Rooney Of the Marion
County Board of Trade has received
the Marion County Booklets. and
has begun carefully 10 distribute
them
The Star would advise our people
70 help the secretary in the distri-
button, and for them to be careful
in the process. The booklets are too
meritorious and costly to be thrown
around loose. Not a single copy
should be sent anywhere that it is
likely to be thrown away. The best
way to distribute them Will be for
our people to call TO mind friends in
other states who may be influenced
or who will influence others, to
come to Florida, and send each one
of those friends a copy. Each book
let has an accompanying envelope,
labeled plainly with the name of the
Marion County Board OF Trade, and
all you have to do. if you send one
is to enclose it in its envelope, ad
and mail il.
Everybody who has seen the book
let declares it is a superior publica-
ton. One advertising man of exper
fence who was in town today said it
was the best he had ever seen.
1t is, in fact, compact and hand
some magazine. with more truth in
it than the average magazine, and
should be treated as such
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
SULZER REGULATES SOME
OF HIS ENEMIES STORIES

New York. Oct 26-''I never
asked Ryan for money; l never said,
tell your father I'm the same old
Bill, declared William Sulzer last
night in speech 10 the voters Of
the sixth assembly district. where he
is campaigning for election TO the
legislature on the progressive ticket.
Sulzer declared that Allan A Ry-
an. witness a. the impeachment
trial in Albany. in testifying that he
had sent Sulzer $4,000 when he
was a candidate for governor. did
not tell the whole story.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
AS WAS EXPECTED
Not Any Choice in the Mexican
Elections

Mexico City, Oct. pat the
close Of the elections Yesterday the
indications were that not sufficient
votes had been cast in Mexico to con-
stitute a legal choice for the pres
idency to succeed General Huerta.
No official announcement was
ciaIly estimated that 10000 OF the
S0.000 voters went to the polls. Of
fcials Of the opposing parties say
the legislative body will hold the
election void upon their coming to
Mexico City. and declare General
Huerta still provisional president.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
OIsLANDG'S CP-Tc-HSTE
OPEN AIR ATTRACTION

Orlando, Oct 26-The fourth
story OF the big Yowell-Duckworth
department store building is finish
Ell up to the top OF the fourth story
and the proprietOrs have decided to
add the fifth story and finish it for
roof garden. II Will be nearly one
hundred feet from the ground ami
prise OF the kind in this section of
the state. An ice cream parlor soda
fountain and moving picture theater
are among the attractions that will
be operated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
CONNORS MOVE TO THE CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. r. 0. Common and
their three fine sons have moved &c
Ocala, from their farm south OF
town two miles on the Levon road.
Mr.. Conner has leased his farm to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Lurvey, who
came TO Ocala last year from Port
land, Maine. The Connor family
has leased the residence in the first
ward owned by Mrs. Jessie Haycraft.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
EN-. SUPT. HOLLOWAY
SECURES GOOD APPOINTMENT

Washington. Oct. 26.-AnnOunce-
ment is made here that William NJ.
Holloway. OF Gainesville. has been
named by the treasury department as
one OF three members OF the board
which will hereafter inspect and
pass upon all public buildings in the
South.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-27
IMMENSE IMPROVEMENT
Only Fifteen Persons Injured. None
Fatally. in New Haven
Accident

Westerly r l.. Oct. 26.-Fifteen
persons were injured one woman
seriously. when the Gilt Edge Ex-
press. from New York for Boston.
over the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. went off the
track on a curve a mile and a half
east OF Westerly. last night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-26
NOT ATTEMPTING TO
DRIVE A HARD
BARGAIN
SAYS MGR. STEVENS OF TRACTION
co. IN STATEMENT ON WATER
WORKS MATTER.
BELIEVES PROPOSITION
WILL EFFECT SAVING
To Tax Payers of the City and at Same
Time Increase Revenue of Traction
Co.-WilIing to Enter Into Contract
With City for Indefinite Period.

Mr.. C. 2. Stevens, manager of the
Hattiesburg Traction Co., discussed
with a representative of The News
today the proposition submitted to the
city by the Traction Co. for an electric
pumping plant and pumping service,
and referred to the statement made
by the city commissioners in yester-
days News and the editorial comment
thereon.
"The Traction Co.." said Mr.. Ste
vens, "is not trying to drive a sharp
bargain with the city or to circum-
scribe in any way the citys rights
and privileges. We believe co-opera-
ton is the basis for civic develop
ment and that all the business inter
ests and the people of Hattiesburg
should work in harmony for the gen
eral good.
"The Traction Company has, What
we believe to be, legitimate busi
ness proposition-one that would save
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-26
! NEGRO WATCHMAN AROUSED
| THE SLEEPING RESIDENTS
Every Business House Flooded and
Residence Section Under Five to slx
Feet Of Water-cIoudburs Causez
Cumberland River to Rise Feet
(By Associated Press.1

Lebanon. Tenn, March 26.-Hun
dreds were forced to flee from theii
homes at 3 o'clock this morning, when
flood caused by deluge last night
swept through the heart of Lebanon
Every store and the public square arr
flooded five to six feet, and the rest
dence section is inundated. The Ter
nessee Central Bridge went out. th'
power plant was inundated and thi
city plunged in darkness.
A negro watchman, Harry Richard
son, gave the alarm and rode throug'
the threatened section arousing tn
residents. Only one life was lost,
negro child.
The water is subsiding and trai
service will probably be resumed Z
far as the destroyed bridge this &C
ernoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-26
BREWER PARDoNs
PAIR OF CONVICT

Jackson, Miss, March 26.-Just b
fore leaving for New Orleans late We
terday afternoon Governor Brew
granted two pardons, one to a whi|
convict and one to q negro.
Brew Bishop, white, who was co
victed of murder in Itumamba coun'
in September, 1910, was given a pa
don upon the recommendation of cou
officials and a strong petition Of ci
zens.
Will Evans, colored, was serving
five-year term from Chickasaw cou
ty, having been convicted three yea
ago of an assault with intent to H
Executive clemency in his case W
strongly recommended by large nul
Der of petitioners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-26

indianapolis, Ind, March 26.-With
tens of thousands of homeless, hun
dreds dead and property loss of sew
eral million dollars, Indiana is ex-
periencing the worst flood in its his
tory. The entire state practically is
one huge sea and every brook, creek
and river is taking its toll of damage.
Public service corporations of the
entire state are helpless, railroads and
traction lines have cancelled nearly
all trains. Many cities are without
fires, protection and light.
Dwellers along streams devoted
their labors to rescuing those trapped
in their homes and to removing furni-
ture and merchandise to higher
ground.
The appalling swiftness with which
the waters have risen caught the en-
tire state unprepared. Streams that
were brooks Easter morning have be-
come raging torrents in the last few
hours.
Persons who retired in apparently
safe homes Monday night were res
cued from second-story windows by
boats, and lowlands free from flood
water yesterday today are vast lakes.
Conservative estimates place the num-
ber driven from their homes at near
100000 and the property loss, it is
said, will reach the 20-million-dollar
mark. These figures are made up
from reports received from towns and
villages and do not include the prob
able great loss to farmers of the state.
No hope for relief to the stricken
state is held out by the government
weather bureau. Rain and colder,
is the forecast for today. Besides
higher water, untold suffering to the
homeless will come with the drop In
temperature.
Seven thousand persons were driven
from their homes by the overflow
from White river, Eagle creek ano
Pleasant Run. They are being cared
for by charitable institutions, the only
and in private homes. The state mill
tia is patrolling the flooded distric
aiding the police.
The city authorities have called fo
volunteers to aid In protecting thu
threatened levees. Mayor Shani
asked the board of public safety to ap
propriate $4,000 for the relief of floo,
sufferers.
Parts Of Fort Wayne, Lafayette
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-26

Pittsburg, Pa, March 26.-With a
continued heavy rain falling over a
wide territory of northern and east
ern Pennsylvania, the flood situation
at many points is growing serious. No
fatalities have been reported, but a
number of persons have been injured
and heavy property damage has al
ready resulted. Oil City, Bradford,
Warren, Titusville, Greenville, New
Castle, Sharon and the lowlands of this
city and vicinity are battling with
flood water.
The situation at Oil City, Pa, is
grave. The dam at Spartanburg broke
late Tuesday, sending a great wall
of water toward Oil City. At 9 o'clock
last night the Allegheny river at Oil
City had reached eighteen feet and
was rising a foot an hour. Oil Creek
is out of its banks and large por
ton of the city is under water.