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The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Rev. Mark Allison Matthews Of Seattle, Is Six Feet SIX
Inches Tau-As Moderator Of the Presbyterian
Church He Is One Of Interesting Men {.
in Religious Life

he makes few gestures while speaking.
His art is so refined that he is never
dramatic. Wherever he goes the people
believe in him HIS first church had q
membership of sixteen. He multiplied 1t
by four and then moved on to a much
larger town. What ever he touches
grows. He doubled two important
churches in the South before he was
called to Seattle. The average increase
of his communicates has now reached
700 a year.
asked him. ''how have you built up
the largest Presbyterian church in the
United States?"
II should prefer to eliminate myself
from your question" Dr. Matthews an
swered. II can say, however, that no
minister can succeed unless he works
unless he keeps everlsstingly interested
in his high Office. There is nothing
wrong with our churcres The trouble
lies in the Incidence of many of our
pastors, and what l say applies to all
denominations.
How Some Ministers XIII Time.
"A preacher has no boss right on the
spot to make him diigent about his
business He gets up in the morning
when he pleases and goes to bed at
night when he feels like it,. No whistle
reminds him OF his coming tasks. Gus
toners are not waiting to enter his store.
He goes out into the street, meets a man
and talks for half an hour. Bankruptcy
would overtake the merchant who vast
ed his time in that way. A lawyers
clients would hire some one else.
Il have four assistants. One of them
was gone three hours to q funeral 1
had a funeral the next day in the same
neighborhood, and was back in my Office
again in an hour and twenty minutes.
called the assistant in and told him
he would be a failure unless he made
profitable use of every minute during a
days work Organization also is nee
essary. No business can be run without
1t. Some preachers thought when / was
elected moderator that I merely had a
big mob in Seattle instead of a church,
that people swarmed In and then out,
Just as they did with DR.. Talmage. Aft
err DR.. Talmage died nobody could find
his church. Well, the Seattle congrega-
ton is not mob, but a disciplined and
cohesive body of Christian workers. i
can touch every part-of the church in
side of twenty-four hours"
But you are an eloquent man." /
said. land have, besides, genius for
management. What plan can the medi-
OGRE preacher follow to achieve success
THE word mediocrity," DIR. Matthews
replied, lis made to cover a good many
1t is often a handy ref
uge for laziness A worker is never a
mediocre man. He studies and he or
ganizes and he finds employment for the
members of his church. Being A Chris
han, let me tell you, il mans job.
And the people in the pews like to work
under intelligent, energetic, and sincere
But the minister who hopes
to accomplish results must be industrious
himself Furthermore, he must know
what he is about.
The Death knell Of q Soul.
"A goodly number of preachers l4cE
They are the men who
stand up and say: Shall We sing hymn
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Nv JAMES h. MORROW.

washington. May Holders enough to
load a train of Pullman cars are on the
way to Atlanta. AS many more are get
ting ready for the journey. Elder Will
SON. of Princeton; Elder Marshall, Of In
dianapolis, and Elder Bryan, Of Lincoln.
however, will be detained in Washington.
Several hundred clergymen will accom-
many the elders. The great General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church is to
meet on MAY a. and it will continue in
session until June l. 1t is the highest
law-making body and the supreme court
of the den onlination. Scholars, orators,
editors bankers, manufacturers, mer-
chants. lawyers, and physicians, picked
men from every State and community,
will be delegates. Millions OF Presbyte-
rians for the next twenty days Will be
waiting for news from Atlanta.
The moderator of-the church is Rev.
Mark Allison Matthews, ID. D., LII. D.,
of Seattle. He will call the assembly to
order Officially, he is the head of the
denomination. The moderator travels the
country from time to time energtzing
ministers and congregations. At all
events that is what Dr. Matthews has
done, preaching in three churches every
Sunday when away from Seattle. In the
largest Presbyterian church in America,
if not in the world.
I'VE require no more for admission
into the church, he tells the people OF
Seattle, than is required for admission
into heaven" So he has increased the
number of his communicates from 400 to
1900 in eleven years. More than 1,Uo
persons attend his church. He looks
down from his pulpit on the foremost
men of his city. The poor are at home
in his pews Fifty ushers are on the
main floor ard in the galleries. Seventy
one singers are in the choir. Japanese,
Chinese, and Koreans are on the rolls.
In 1902 the congregation owed $2i,Oo0 and
sI,6OO in interest. The debt was paid and
a new building was erected at the cross
ing of two streets. No church in the
United States is more complete; rev, IN
deed, are so bea utiful
Works Ten Days "A Week.
If DR.. Matthews were a business man
he would be a millionaire. If he were
lawyer-and he is one, though he has
never practiced for fees-he would have
an office in Wall Street. He is an or
ganizer and an orator. Il work eighty
five hours a week." he told me, which
is the equivalent of ten and a half days
OF eight hours EACH" He thinks he
knows what is the matter with the Chris
tan Church. ''Lackadaisical preachers,
is his answer. Incidentally, he exposed
the municipal grafters of Seattle, helped
to recall the mayor and send the chief
of police TO the penitentiary.
Il was six feet and six inches tall as
a boy" he said, when i asked for his
measurements. but after L got married
and settled down / shrunk to six feet and
five inches" The Lincolnian spareness
n l,s. Aasr
over. he wears a coat that reaches to his
knees. His face is long, his eyes are
gray, his hair is black and oddly enough.
his mouth is small. He is modest mag
netic and plain-spoken. "A preacher with
a cigar between his teeth he has said
at scores of ministers meetings will
have hard work to save many souls"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Giant Preacher of the Northwest and His Work

compels me to prepare in advance for
every church service. I dictate, read
the manuscript, and then am ready for
the pulpit. Once could memorize
whatever 1 read or heard That il an
evil accomplishment. 1t makes phono-
graph of the human mind quit try
ing to remember anything but my own
sermons and so lost the power Of men,
orization.''
do many men attend your church,.
my morning congregation numbers
from 200 to 2.500. The evening con-
gregation is 500 larger. Fifty-five per
cent of those who hear me in the
morning are men. Only 20 per cent of
the evening congregation are women.
II preacher deals frankly with men
they win listen to what he says, though
they may not agree with him part OF
the time. They want masculine ser
mons and sincerity. Right-iiving and
right-thinking are popular subjects. We
like to hear about ideals even IL We
stumble and fall in trying to reach the
heights in front Of Us. We see the pic
ture Of good man and the sight
pleases us"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
THE sWIFTEsT OF ANIMALS.

From Harper's Weekly.
According to naturalists, no animal
is known to have exceeded the speed
attained by the famous race horse Sy-
sonby. instantaneous photographs
show the full length of one complete
stride as about 26 feet In the stride
of the fastest racers the hind quarters
and limbs are raised considerably high
er than the shoulders, and from this
relatively great height brought DOWN
ward and forward, widely separated
from each other. as a sportsman saws.
TO avoid striking the forelegs." The
hare. which is hunted with fast
hounds. has not in reality the speed of
the dog. The dog, on the other. hand.
does not attain the speed Of the horse.
The giraffe is said to run at the rate
OF 10 meters 161s yards) a second un-
der the most favorable conditions. The
elephant, going at the rate of two
yards a second, carries a weight ap-
proxfmating that carried by six horses.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

the State is situated at Fowler. This
mill has a capacity for sixty gangs of
marble saws. forty-three of which are
installed. A derrick car running on
central track the entire length of the
building delivers the blocks to trans
verse tracks running under the gangs
of saws on either side. At another
quarry there are lathes for columns %
feet long and feet in diameter. and
another has lathes for columns % feet
. inches long and feet 4 inches in
diameter.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Fire without Flame.

From Chicago Tribune
An ensineer has invented a way to
have fire without flame His apparatus
consists of a porus plate or mass of fire
resisting fragments, within which he
mixes infiammable gas and air in the
right proportions. When the gas Is
first turned on and lighted it burns
with flame at the surface of the plate
When the flame is turned on the fame
disappears. but the heat increases. A
temperature of 1900 degrees is claimed
Just of what use this invention can be
made Is yet question.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
Dam Breed. Fish Freaks.

Wei.sport. Pa. dispatch to Philadelphia Record
In the fish dam at VOTERS Fishery a
number of fresh fish have been dis.
covered One fish has four eyes and
two mouths, another has three distinct
heads, and still another two heads with
the bodies joined near the tails.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

ready submitted two reports as to neces-
sary changes, and is still studying the
question. Last summer the secretary of
the society was sent to Scotland to in
vestigate statutes In that country"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

unanimous agreement as to changes in
insanity laws without mature considera-
tion," said DR.. White, in conclusion.
There are many changes to be made.
The Institute of Criminal Law has al
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

ner and commander. / think. however.
that all Presbyterian churches should
come together"
What message would you give to the
American people?"
Il would appeal 10 the individual, the
family. and the nation TO return to fun
damental principles. We are drifting
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

rs the world becoming better or
worse?''
collectively, humanity is growing bet
ter. The sentiment of the world is i'm
proving all the time. A United States
judge was impeached and / saw men
wag their heads and heard them say that
matters are getting pretty bad. 1t 10
The Washington herald., 1913-05-11
The Death kneIl Of q Soul.

"A goodly number of preachers lacl
definiteness They are the men who
stand up and say: Shall we sing hymn
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
EOR SALE

sl,5O0--4 "a acres OF good land,
mostly in alfalfa, some fruit, good
adobe house, close In, near saw mill.
s2,3O0-J-room cement block, mod
ern, S. Edith ST., close in.
81, t,900-4-room frame cottage, bath,
electric lights, sleeping porch. lot
116x134. 4th ward.
81, ,600-5-room frame and bath, w.
Lead avenue. close in.
s2,350-5-room brick. modern. 4th
ward. near car line.
81, 2,000-5-room frame, modern. sleep
ing porch, 4th ward, near car line.
81. 2.100-5-room frame, bath, cellar,
lot 62hx142, S. Walter St.. easy
terms.
2-story brick resi-
denee, modern, w. Central, corner
lot. good location; $1,000 cash.
balance So.
Money 60 Loan--Fire Insurance.
A. FLElSCHER
III South Fourth Street.
Phone 074. Next to POstoffice,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
LEGAL NOTICE.


NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
department Of the Interior, Y. s.
Land Office at Santa Fe, N. NJ. Oct.
30. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that An
tonic Baca, of san Antonio. Bernalillo
county, New Mexico, who. on March
5. 1913, made Homestead application
No. 0lS029, for NJ NEA SWA
So q NV a, and Sh NEA NWA
QList No. S-1629) Section IL, Town
ship 10 N, Range 5 e, N. NJ. P. Merl-
dian, has filed notice Of intention to
make five-year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore II. r. Whiting, u. S. Commission
er, at Albuquerque, n. NJ, on Dec.
.. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Hilario Sais, Federico Gallegos, Ma
zario Lopez and Bonifacio Esplnoza,
all of Albuquerque, N. M.
FRANCISCO DEl.GADO,
Registrar
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
FIFTH CUTTING OF
ALFALFA FINISHED
IN EDDY COUNTY
Those Farmers Who Pay Pro-
per Attention to Cultivation
of Crop Reap Rich Harvest
For Their LabOrS,

tspEcttL coRREspoHoEHeE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Carlsbad, n. NJ. Nov. 1.-THE
farmers are just finishing up cutting
alfalfa for the fifth time this season.
The men that give their alfalfa fields
proper care are the only ones that
gather five cuttings during the season.
The first cutting is usually taken off
by May ]. There is yet much hay on
hand in the Carlsbad project some
being held for a higher price and some
for feeding
!. S. Osborne is buying lot of stock
that he is putting on feed. He has an
abundance Of hay and other feed of
his own raising and ne prefers to Mrn
the feed into money through stock, as
ii not only means more money, but
also helps to keep up the fertility of
the land.
The Tansill block, the first big
building IN Carlsbad and now owned
by A. j. Crawford. is now being over
hauled In this block are the Com
mercial club rooms, the Peoples thea
ter, the Company armorS the
Woodman's hall, a couple Of store
rooms and a number Of suites of
rooms on the second floor
Ducks and quail are plentiful this
fall and the hunters have their bags
filled day after day out on the river.
50 far the ducks have kept away from
the farmers cornfield Last year the
ducks had a great appetite for corn
and did much damage.
The last irrigation Of the season
will be made this week, the water be-
ing turned into the fields for a short
run for late planted alfalfa and winter
grain. The Carlsbad project closes
the season with fun reservoirs
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
WILL COUNT EVERY
TIE ON SANTA
f SYSTEM
Work on Big Rail-
road by Order Of Interstate
Commerce Commission viii
Require Three Years,

SPECIAL coRREsPoHpracE TO soRWHo JOURNAL
Topeka Kan, Nov l4.-Quarters
are being prepared in the Santa Fe
general office building for the valua-
uon department which will be inaugu-
rated to supply The interstate com
merte commission with the informa-
ton which It will demand from all
railroads of the United states. A
force Of twenty engineers and clerks
will De employed in this department
In the local general office building,
while other engineers connected with
the various division engineers offices
also viii assist in collecting and pre-
pairing the required data. The work
will be under the direction Of E. W.
Grant. assistant engineer. He will
have charge of the valuation work
on the Santa Fe eastern lines.
It IS expected that the valuation
work on the eastern lines for the in
formation of the interstate commerce
commission will require three years
to complete, with a force of twenty TO
twenty-five engineers and statisticians
working regularly and double that
number part of the time.
Local railway officials do not know
set just what the interstate commerce
commission will require, but they ex-
pect TO count every rail, every tie,
every spikeiand very bridge and cul-
vert. as well as measure every cut and
fill Field men will be sent over
every foot Of the company's lines, and
besides the information about tho
track every building, large and small,
will be counted and the cost ascer-
tanned.
For several years the Santa Fe has
been conducting a valuation survey Of
its lines in Kansas for the information
of the public utilities commission.
This work is nearing completion, bur
II may be necessary to do all Of Il
over again from the beginning for the
information of the Interstate COM
merce commission.
After ascertaining the value of the
company's physical property includ-
ing track, buildings, equipment and
terminals, the figures will be for
Warded to the district headquarters Of
the Interstate commerce commission
valuation department. now being
opened at Kansas City Then govern
ment engineers will traverse every foot
OF the Santa Fe lines. counting every
IAN, tie, every spike and every bridge
and pulyprf bnrf1ao ~, ooe oe44rtper oyotf
cut and fill The government engi-
neers also will count and examine all
the company's buildings, large and
small, to ascertain their value, and
these government engineers viii check
over every figure furnished the inter-
state commerce commission by the
santa Fe valuation department.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
CENTENNIAL STATE
SENDS MEMORIAL
TO WASHINGTON

SPECIAL eoa"ssroHpsNeE TO MORNING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Masons have
just finished setting in the Washing
ton monument Colorado's confirm
ton to the shaft in honor Of the first
president 1t Is a beautiful specimen
of the Colorado yule marble. the
same material which has been select
ed for the two million dollar Lincoln
memorial to be placed on the bank
Of the Potomac, just west Of the mon
ument.
This marble comes from within the
sopris national forest which fur
nished a large part Of the timber
used In the quarrying operations. The
maintenance of timber supplies for
this and for other quarries and mines
is, according to forestry officials, an
important part of their work. 1t will
always be their aim, they say to
maintain a supply Of timber for this
local demand as an aid to the devel-
opment of one of Colorado's great
resources, of which Governor AM
mons who came 10 Washington to
arrange for the placing of the stone
Is very proud
The stone itself will present a
rectangular face, 2x4 feet, upon
which the name and seal of the state
are inscribed, together with the year
m which the state was admitted It
Is on the 2s0-foot landing, inside the
monument, in the middle of the east
vail and is thus one Of the highest
VI the many tributes which line the
ioWer part cf the historic obelsll.
IL Is now draped from the gaze Of the
public. awaiting date to be set by
senator shafroth for simple unyciling
ceremonies.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
TO EXCHANGE.

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WILL EXCHANGED Premo camera
and outfit for printing and develop
ng, for a few chickens. state kind
and amount. r. II. c., Journal.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
WANTED--RanCheS.

WANTED-Go cattle ranch of sixty
to one hundred thousand acres
must be good grass and water; state
lowest price, best terms and lowest
rate of Interest on deferred payments
will buy if suited, Box 324, Alsuquer-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
HELP WANTED--MaIe.

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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
$50 w. Silver. Phone S5A.
Wanted-Laborers, s1.75, 81 and
$3.50 day; carpenters, 1926 per day;
experienced waitress.
WANTED-Boy at the Drummer
Bowling alleys.
WANTED-Young man or boy not go-
ing 20 school for paper route; must
have wheel or horse. 1904 $. Edith.
HELP WANTED-FemaIe.
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WANTED-A dishwasher. at 705
South Third.
WANTED Competent stenographer,
permanent position. Address II. o.
Box 79S, city.
WANTED-One reliable lady agent
and collector in each town in New
Mexico. References with application.
For particulars, write T. B. Mckay,
Elephant Butte, n. NJ.
FOR RENT-DWeIIingS.
ron RENT~Moder1 RENTM broom ~ house
at 619 n. Fourth St f. +. Trotter.
FOR RBNT-4-room house, close to
Fourth ward school. Phone 500.
FOR Fiye-room, modern fur
nished house. Inquire AIS N. Sixth.
FOR RENT = Classy broom bunga-
low, west side; s25. Porterfield Co.
FOR RENT-3-room house and Sleep
ing porch, in highlands. inside new,
$1,000 per MONTH Phone 1850 w.
FOR RENT-Modern, 7-room house,
steam heat, sleeping porch and
garage. INQUIRE 323 $. Third.
FOR RENT-A modern, eight-room
house, rooms nicely furnished
close in. Apply liz w Gold.
FOR RENT-4-room house, furnished
or unfurnished 924 w. New York.
Apply S1S S. First
FOR -Three-room furnished
cottage; sleeping porch. 1910 South
Edith. Phone 93S.
FOR RENT-5-room furnished house
modern, $26sO. 4-room unfur-
nished, modern, $40, water paid, gas
and coal ranges. A. Flelscher, III S.
Fourth street.
FOR Bungalow, complete and
well furnished; modern; coal and
gas range; phone, electric light; SCREEN
ed sleeping porch; close in. Corner
Fourth and Lead (320). Inquire 303 "a
w. Central. room 29
BELLEVUE COTTAGES.
Three rooms with bath complete.
neatly furnished, sleeping porches
double plumbing, new, perfectly sani-
ary. 1924 e. Central Phone 381.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
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FOR RENT-Horses and rigs for rent
and for sale. Simon Garcia. 1902 n.
Arnn ST
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
PERSONAL.

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LADIES-W When delayed or Irregular,
use Triumph pills; always depend
able. "Relief' and particulars free
Write National Medical Institute, Mil
wAukee wis
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
EnR RENT-MisCeIlaneous.

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FOR RENT-Horses and rigs for rent
and for sale. Simon Garcia. 1902 N.
A trC
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15

On account Of the changes made
by the state board Of equalization the
be available for collection of taxes
on time, however, the attorney gem
eral Of New Mexico has given the
opinion that it is incumbent upon each
individual tax payer to call at the
treasurer's office on or before De-
cember 1st and express his willing
ness to pay his taxes before he can
be relieved from the penalty imposed
by law. NJ MANDELL,
Treasurer and ex-Officio Collector,
Many landlords and tenants first
met through the want columns of
The Journal
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15

WANTED-Young man or boy not go-
ing TO school for paper route; must
have wheel or horse. 1904 $. Edith
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
$40 w. Silver. Phone S5A.
Wanted-Laborers, s1.75, 81 and
$3.50 day; carpenters, 1926 per day;
experienced waitress.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
Fires Will Come

You cannot afford to run the risk.
We have insurance companies that
have millions back OF them to pay
losses, and have paid every loss. a
good company costs you just the same
as a poor one Come in ana let US
talk with you about insurance.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
HELP WANTED-FemaIe.

WANTED-One reIiabIe lady agent
and collector in each town in New
Mexico. References with application.
For particulars, write T. B. Mckay,
Elenhnnt Butte. n MI
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
LOST.

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LOST-A bronze watch fob, bronze
medal with ruby setting, only one
Of its kind, valuable to owner only
Return to journal office
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
H0TELS.

If YOU want a good ROOM go 10 the
Bellevue Hotel 313 S. First. oppo-
ri'e donot Evervthine modern
METROPOLITAN HOTEL TT Newly
papered, newly furnished; newman
agement; transient trade solicited.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-15
STORAGE.

WANTED-Pianos. household goods,
etc, stored safely at reasonable
rates. Advances made. Phone biO. The
Security Warehouse n Improvement
Co. offices; Hahn Coal Co., leT E.
Central Ave.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-04
SATURDAY, JAN. q, 1918.
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.

A local organization, as announced
in The Forum news columns last
evening, has appointed a committee
which is to make a study Of the COM
mission form Of government. This
committee will more especially make
a comparison OF the state law of
North Dakota under which the COM
mission government must be ostab-
rshed and operate, with similar laws
of other states.
There has been considerable street
talk about Commission government
in Fargo recently. AS one man put
it, 1t seems to be ''tn the air" AL
though 1t will be some time before
Fargo can again vote on this ques-
ton it will do no harm to get post
Cd" on the subject.
The present North Dakota statutes
governing this modern form Of city
government may need amending. but
The Forum believes that the prin-
ciple OF commission government is
right and that IT is q great improve
meat over the aldermanic, ward cleo
ton system. The commission form
OF government is the date, bust
ness like way OF conducting city af-
fairs and The Forum believes that
when the opportunity is offered Far
go would be wise to adopt 1t.