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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
EDUCATIONAL Test for Immigrants
- Unfair to Those Who Seek Freedom
Millions Under the
and Could Not the


r T is not often that Jews, as Jews,
are interested in national legisla-
tion. We should be interested in it
as american citizens, having the vel
fare of our country at heart But this
time we are interested not only as
American citizens, but also as Amen
can citizens of the Jewish faith The
immigration bill lately passed by the
house of representatives, and now be-
fore the senate, interests US in this
dual form, because an attempt is made
to close the doors Of freedom upon those
fleeing from religious persecution, per
seCuuOn inflicted so subuy as not to
cause international reprOaCh and con-
tinued so persisJeHtly that the nations
Of he world have become callous to IT.
While many OF US have doubts as to
the adVisabllty OF any further lmm1-
grafton restriction. except such as
would keep out the sick and the Grim
1nal, our chief objection 10 the present
DllI IS the 'cducauonal test winch de-
mands Of every immigrant a reading
ana writing knowledge OF some IAN
guage. This test is not a new thing II
has, on two different occasions passed
our legislative boales ana received the
NelOes OF Roosevelt and IattY who de-
clared the ability to read ana write an
unfair test for the immigrant.
Why the Dcmands
In the first place, who demands
srlcter Immigration laws! Is the de-
mand general, or has it been created
by outside interests2 Is the country
so OVerpopulated that every new ship
load is a menace to those already hereE
Does our past history reveal a gradual
decrease in the living wage and low
erInE Of the standards Of HVIngt ! am
sure no one viii answer these questions
IN the affirmative. We are not over
populated, the workman is not receiv-
ing lower wage and the standard OF
LFlng Is not lower. In fact the opposite
IS the truth; wages are increasing, the
American laborer lives better than ever
before which means better than any
other workman in the world.
But the anti-immigratiou agitation
Is carried on first by the labor agi-
-dlOr, VINO declares the new conner is
supplanting the American labOrer. But
VINO Is the American labOrer? Is il the
indian, or is it simply the immigrant
Of the son or an lmmi grant who came
mere before the anu-lmmigratiOn laws
were agitaueu? In the second place, it
Is the landed proprietor who owns lano
which his grandfather or the father OF
his grandfather has handed down TO
him and this heritage must not be pol
uted by Untidy foreigners who seek
Dur shores. These men FORGET the very
basis Of our government and the rea-
sons for our existence as a nation
Nary Autin, in a recent article on this
subject, properly tells US We did not
quarrel with the English about the pos
session of the colonies, but about their
treatment of the cOlOn1stS. 1T was not
4 land grab that was plotted in hide ]
1endence hall in l116 but a pattern OF
human freedom"
And president Eli some time ago
declared: "All ATTEMPTS to exclude I
.ealthy and honest immigrants are in /
Onsistent with the rightfuI generosity
II freemen towards people who wish
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Plan. CHRISTIAN EFFICIENCY
CONGRESS- EOR NEW YORK IN MAY

A Christian efficiency congress, the first
Of its kind to be held so far as known, is
projected for New York in May next It
viii aim to apply to church administration
some OF the principles now being put into
Industrial plants and into great admins
trative offices. Behind it are mems clubs
in Episcopal churches and it is essentially
a laymen's enterprise, intended to develop
work by Christian business and profess
sional men In the Episcopal church this
winter mems clubs Of various cities have
been more active than ever
The methods which the proposed eff
cheney congress announces 1t will put firth
relate to wholly new lines Of work, and
those that are peculiarly those Of laymen.
1t is claimed there is no duplication with
Brotherhood of st. Andrew or other exist
ing organization. Among the lines to be
considered by the congress are publicity
for Christ's cause, including the handling
Of Christian literature in various cities; the
establishing Of Laymen's Training schools,
and the furnishing to churches Of trained
volunteer laymen who are known as method
masters; the holding of annual church So
cial weeks, an Improvement upon the cam
paigns carried on two or three years ago
by the Laymen's Missionary and the Men
and Religion movement; and the search
ing out Of laymen with leadership qualities
and the locating Of them in cities where
needed as leaders in Christian work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
EndeavOFs Discuss Poverty
Are Asked to Find a Way to Prevent
Worldwide Evil; Conditions
Make Some Men Poor.
By William n. Ellis, -
. HE aIl-pervadIng genge Of

IT. HE all-pervading sense of pres
ent social and economic prob
lens is illustrated by the fact
that the Christian Endeavor societies
OF the world have been given This
topic How to Prevent Poverty So
cjal issues cannot be kept out Of the
pulpit and the prayer meetings. This
should not mean that the church has
become a mere forum, for the dis
cussiOn Of economic and political ouestions
The business OF religion is with eternal
principles, applied to present life For ages
the church has spent herself layishly in the
alienation Of poverty; now she fronts the
harder task Of trying to prevent Il
The old Israelites felt that prosperity was
the mark OF divine favor. The book Of Job
and the other wisdom writing Of the old
testament Strengthened out that crooked
line Of thinking. Today there are rnyriads
OF cody poor. II prosperity denoted godli-
be our most pioUs citizens The rich in
faith now as ever in the past, have often
been poor in this worlds goods
Conditions Make Some Men Poor.
Conditions make some men Door It IS
easy for the unthinking to dismiss the host
Of unemployed with contemptuous wave
Of the hand; but some Of these men are OF
better quality and capabiity than their
critics. circumstance, in no wise affected
by individual capacity throw thousands of
good men out Of work every year This is
doubtless inevitable in a changing social
order; and it calls for patience, sympathy
and cooperation on the part Of all OF rs
Some men with $4,000 incomes complain
OF how poor they are; others count them
selves prosperous with $500 a year. The
term is entirely relative Millions Of able
bodied, industrious men in the orient do not
make 10 cents a day, and yet support fami-
lies upon it Our standards determine our
prosperity.
PaUDer MiIIiOnaires
have known paUper miIliOnaires and I
have known rich men who were growing
gray over the overcoming problem OF
how to meet the months bills The latter
have to figure carefully the pennies thew
can afford to spend for lunch, while the
former have starved their souls So we
must have a definition of poverty A full
fat soul, crowded with worthy interests
and linked to many other souls is vastly
to be preferred to the Iean-Iived beggarv Of
the man who has nothing but money al
though plenty Of that. And the standard
by which the whole question of poverty is
to be solved must be one which conserves
and culttvates the fullness Of real life Mere
material prosperity, apart from Spiritual
ylgor. would be a calamity and not boon
Better poor country like Scotland which
has enriched the worlds life than a rich
nation sodden in its own affluence
The Best Preventive.
Simple living is the best general ure-
yentive Of poverty Nothing is clearer than !
that the people Of our land and dav are
living too lavishly, desiring too many
things and seeking pleasure in artificial
and costly ways
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Attacks Home Mission Board
OF the Presbyterian Church
Colorado Minister Charges Church Board With Extrav-
agance and With Ignorance Of Western Work;
Federal Council Makes Protest Over Secre-
tary Danielss New Proposal

tCEvET nv some Of the most prornf
/ nent Of Presbyterian leaders in both
4 Of colorado, a member of the Cen
araI Assembly Executive commission, at
tacl-s in new forms the board OF home mis-
eions of his own church charging it with
49, t-o-.s-snce in administration, with disre-
1ard of the last assembly plain instruc-
e. So iii, bossisnl and ignorance OF fields in
fbe west and spreads the rumor that the
1900 for many years, Rev. DR.. Chas
7 r7born nson Will present MS resignation at
tbe approaching assembly. RMS secretary
is the chairman Of the Home Mission coun-
Ill nd one OF the best known home mission
ie'1 De-, r Dr weaver is authority for the
ststeTnent that the board asked the execu-
tive commission, at its sitting just held, for
sc0O 00O to spend next year, and included
in its budget $4,000 to pay for work or
dered discontinued by the last assembly.
Ne sta+es that finding stout opposition the
hoard hastily revised its budget and asked
for hut S425O 900. Thereupon, so the Colo
the budget back to the full commission
T1ern6ersbiU. leaving the amount to go to
t7e assembly at the lower figure.
The Presbyterian home board has some
s.-rafsries for field work and the claim is
made that they disregard rights Of Pres
byterfes The board has also department
of country lore, aiming TO teach country
ministers to be Of larger service to rural
communities The Colorado leader declares
the department more than useless, its $780,
OOO a wear q waste of money, and that
work. being on the spot with little or no
outlay Of funds He gives figures charging
extravagant sums spent for salaries, in some
cases he charges such sums T. be 81 per
cent Of all money received fOEf the work.
PRESBYTERIAN leaders who fdefend their
home board from these savage attacks as
sert that the general assembly heard all of
these charges last year and refused to be-
lieve them. They say that more than 100
presbyteries have asked that the department
OF country life be continued, and that no
work has been done by the home board save
in cooperation with the presbytery having
jurisdiction. AS to the rumOr that Rev. Dr.
Thompson may resign at the assembly this
year, they state that such rumor has OBJ
tanned for several years, the secretary be-
ing considerably past 20 years Of age, and
that whether now or not, there will be no
connection between that act and these at
tacks.
The charges Of bossism are stoutIy de-
MED. and SO are those that more than half
Of all money received is expended on sala-
ries 1t is claimed that local presbyteries
cannot do the general work without aid
The controversy, raging now and likely to
grow worse, seems to be a clash between
local and general authorities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
DANIELS'S PROPOSAL
CAUSES MANY PROTESTS

Churches are Directing strenuously to sec
rotary Daniels's latest proposal that the
number Of chaplains in the United States
navy be increased by only u, while 40 well
fare secretaries are to be provided for The
protest is voiced by the federal council
through its new Washington bureau that
has Dr.. H. K Carroll at its head, and
members Of churches everywhere are urged
by the council to write senate and house
naval committees members registering their
dissatisfaction
Chaplains in the navy are no more nu-
merOus today with $1,000 enlisted men than
they were years ago with 1900 men The
council set out to have the number in
creased to 81, or chaplain for each 1000
men Secretary Daniels urged six months
ago that the government provide for 40
chaplains and 40 welfare secretaries. Now
he is said to have abandoned the large
chaplain increase. but retained the secre-
tary one The objection from the churches
is to the layman. They say there ought to
be ministers.
The idea OF welfare secretaries comes
from the Y NJ C. A, but the association
declares they had nothing to do with
recommendation Of the plan, and are not
now pushing it. 1t seems to have been
made by secretary Daniels his own &C
count Churches insist upon the full num-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

At the First Presbyterian church.
Boulevard and Stanton, Rev. l. Over
street. pastor services on SUNDAY viii
be: Morning worship and sermon at
1855; sermon subject, Cutting the
Coat According to the ClOth" or
Counting the Cost" anthem, 1.-THE
Earth Is the Lords" by J. G. McNary
Evening service at 1880 p. m; sermon
subject, The Pulpit From the Pew
as the Pulpit Sees It." anthem, ''Rend
sung by Mrs. A. H Goldstein. Sabbath
school at $3.50 q. m; Junior EndeaVOr at
3 p. m; Senior Endeavor at $50 p m
AItura PresDy terrain Church.
On Sunday at the AItura Presbyte-
rian church, corner Idalia and Russeil,
Grand View, Rev. ". c. Baber, pastor.
there will be preaching by the pastor
at IL a. m. and 1870 p. m. The morning
the evening subject, What it Means to
be Lost" Sunday school is at 9:45 g.
m, h West, superintendent.
East EI PasO 17Eesbyteriam.
At the East FL Paso Presbyterian
church, corner of Poplar and Texas
streets, Rev. Kenneth Brown, pastor,
services on Sunday will be as follows:
Sunday school 9:45 a. m; morning ser
vice, II o'clock; night service 7:45;
midWeek. service, Wednesday, 7:45 D. m;
social meeting and entertainment, FRI
day, 1880 p. m.
West FL Paso Sunday School.
West FL PasO Sunday school barracks
of old Fort Bliss (Smelter car Iine), J.
L. Vaughan, superintendent, SUNDAY
school at p. m; preaching by Rev.
Kenneth Brown on Thursday at 1880
p. m.
First Baptist.
First Baptist church, corner Magoffin
avenue and Virginia street, Rev. J. F.
Williams, D. D.. pastor. The church IS
a 10 minute walk from the leading ho-
tells, or it may be reached by taking A
Park or Boulevard and Myrtle car, COM
virginia
north. Sunday school is at $3.50. Prof.
G. p Putnam, superintendent; B Y. P.
U. Sunday evening at $50, subject, "The
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

Simple living is the best general pre-
ventive Of poverty Nothing is clearer than
that the people Of our land and dav are
living too lavishly, desiring too many
and costly ways
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

Of North Oregon and Franklin streets
two blocks north OF the sheldon" Rev.
Perry J. Rice, pastor, services will be
held Sunday as follows: Sunday school
at $3.50 a m; communion at 1915, fol-
lowed Immediately by the regular
preaching service; Christian Endeavor
at $50 p. m. and preaching at 1870
The pastor vii lpreach bota morning
and evening. The subject OF the morn
ing sermon will be Modern Missions,
ing theme viii be 1.-THE Challenge of the
W ord to the Young People Of Today"
This will be the first OF a series OF prac-
The male quartet which has proved
such a popular Iealdle "a tDe go. &c
on recent Sunday evenings, will sing
again Sunday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

NAME Is CHOSEN FOR THE
NEW CATHOLIC CHAPEL
The National Shrine Of the Immaculate
Conception" is to be the name Of the chapel
Of the Catholic university at Washington,
and is to be built by Catholic women Of the
whole country. The new rector Of the uni
versity, Mgr. Shahan, has been resmarka bly,
successful in securing gifts toward larger
equipment The Gibbons memorial, opened
not long since one part Of the extern
sion plan, and the shrine is another. The
Virgin Mary is officially the patronesss of
the Catholic church in America, and hence
the name chosen for the chapel While
serving as chapel, it is also to be a shrine
to which pilgrimage may be made, just as
they are to famous shrines Of Europe.
At present there is no fitting place at
Brookland the Washington suburb that is
the seat of the university, for religious
functions The chapel in its planning is to
fill this need Efforts are making not for
large money gifts toward the 100000 needed
to erect chapel and shrine, but for modest
gifts from Catholic women in all walks OF
life. The national organization Of Catholic
women is the name Of the committee hav-
ing the matter in charge The president
Of it is Mrs. Henry ". Taft, former presi-
dent Tafts sisterinlaW, who went to the
Catholic church from the Episcopal not long
since; Mrs. Francis B. Hoffman, Mrs. VIII
liam T. Sheehan and Mrs. James B. CleWs.
About $4,000 has already been secured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Austln rark Christian.

N At the AUsun Park CnrIsUIan church.
located at the corner OF Cebada and
Montana streets, one block north of the
Fort Buss car line, Kew. ). ii. Allen,
pastor, there Will be services Sunday as
IOuOWs: Bible school at $3.50 a III /;
communion at 1O;45, followed immedI-
ateIy by the morning preaching SER
vice. EndeaYOr service IN the evening
at $50 o'clock and preaching at 1880.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

Der Of new chapIains, and add that after
they have been provided for, welfare secre-
taries may also be provided if the govern
ment so decided. The welfare secretary
plan in the navy started about three years
ago, and two such secretaries. both fur
nished by the z. NJ c. A are now on bat
tleships
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07
Westminster Presbyterian.

At the " esLmlnSter PresbyteTian
church Sunday. the regular preaching
services viii be conducted by the pas
Tor, Rev. John E. Abbott, at IL a N.
and 1880 D. N. IN the morning he VIII
preach on 'NeaTness to the Kingdom
OF God" Mrs. K q. COpenhaYer Will
sing The Earth is the Lords" by
Lynes. At the evening service the pas
tor will deliver a eIcture-sermOn on
"A Christian Physician in the Winter
land" in which he VIII tell the story
of the laOOrs of DR.. WIfred 7. GrenfeIl
in Labrador. There will be a solo by
disc" by Guy Hamilton Sunday school
viii be held at 9:45 a. m; intermediate
Christian EndeaYOr at $3.50 D. N, and
Senior EndeavOr at $50 D. m.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15
Mrs. Helen Council.

Mrs. Helen Council died last
Saturday morning at the home
of her son, George e Council,
six miles South Of Lexington,
and the remains were inferred
in Lexington Cemetery Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
Fleetwood Ball officiating ID the
last sad rites.
The maiden name of deceased
was Ellis and she was born in
New York state, July 2, 1912.
She first married Mr.. Lockhart
and is survived by one son, the
fruit Of that union, John O., who
lives at Newport, Ark.
She was married TO George
w. Council Of this county, April
5, 1866 and five children born of
that union survive her, namely,
George E., Lucy, wife Of 9. I.
lowers, Will aud Charlie Frank,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15
Personal.

! am deeply grateful TO Rev
Fleetwood Ball for the notice d
the life and death Of Mrs. Martha
Hare, wife of Martin A. Hare
which appeared in the last is.
sue of The Progress. Mrs. Hare
died on the day that | left on
the trip to Florida and hence
some one else had to be looked
to to furnish and write the facts
of her demise. l had known
Mrs. Hare for many years, had
regarded her as q woman well
worth loving. The bereft hus-
band as we'll as the only son,
Nath Owen. have long been true
and tried friends of the writer
and in their loss of wife and moth.
err our heart went out to them in
the most natural and deepest of
sympathy. | believe with all
my heart that heaven was made
for such as Mrs. Hare and no
doubt that time will bring to the
loved ones left here full consola,
ton through the knowledge that
she is in full enjoyment of bet
ter than even they could give
her.
w. v. BARRY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15

came III contact. On the day
before his death passed him on
the street and there came to me
the thought that | had never
heard fall from his lips an IN.
pleasant word. He was compar-
.atiyely stranger to me but the
news Of. his horrible death BY
accident came as q blow and sud
denly | came to know that Il loS-
ed him better thanI knew He
will be missed in Lexington and
his pleasant ways will be recall
ed many times BY many persons
in the years to come.
w. v. BARRY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15
Commencement.

Sunday evening8o'cl BAG
calaurate Sermon, DR.. Joseph
Keeville.
Monday afternoon 2 O'Clock,
Home Economics.
Monday evening s O'Clock, An
nual Debate.
Tuesday afternoon, 8 O'Clock,
Exercises by Primary Depart
ment.
Tuesday evening, 5 o'clock,
Exercises by Grammar Depart
ment.
w ednesday afternoon 2
O'Clock, Glass address, DR.. A. b.
Barrett.
Wednesday evening s O'Clock,
Graduating Exercises.
Thursday evening 5 o'clock,
Drama, "a Prairie Rose".
The public is cordially invited
to attend all exercises.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15

DR.. Fl. A. McHaney. Of Whit
Oak, Mo-, was in Lexington tn,
first of the week enronte HON,
from Jacksonville, Florida
where he had been attending thu
Confederate Reunion.
|. ~.
|: Dir. r. g. Watson has return
ed home from Birmingham, Ala
where he has been for severa'
months in the hospital for the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
DR.. Watson will locate in Mem
phis.
LOST-Sunday, May 10th be,
tween Warrens Bluff and Lex
ington one bunch of about 8 OF
10 keys. Has Banner Register
key check on ring number 1929.
81 90 reward to finder. Return
to this office.
Mrs. L. D.. Brite, Of Paris,
mother of the late O. "a. Wynn,
accompanied by her brother, Mr..
Clogs, and little daughter. also
of Paris, were here last Friday
to wind up the business Of their
relative.
Wesley Essary and Lafayette.
vile Walker of Chesterfield,
Rev. Richard Rogers of the old
Jacks Creek section and Rev. T.
M. Newman, of Lexington, went
to Nashville Wednesday to at
tend the big Baptist convention.
LOST-Between our home and
the depot, between the hours of
3 80 and A 80 p. M, solid gold,
old fashioned cameo brooch, per-
fectly fiat, about size Of half dol
lar. Has little engraving on it..
Will reward finder.
j. A. Buckley and wife.
White Flame Lamp Burners
give the brightest, whitest and
most economical light, ever pro-
duced from coal oil. No smoke.
Sells at sight. AGENTS WANTED.
Askins & Dirks Lumber Co.,
Dist. Mgrs., Union City, Tenn.
). /. ..,-- .-4aas, ''''s' y p
Each and every good citizen
ought to hold up the hands Of
Mayor Cooper Sweat in his eff.
fort to enforce the law and es.
pecially In his determination to
rid the town Of the whisky boot
legger-the most contemplate
of all criminals. No official can
do his full duty without the
countenance and cooperation of
the law: abiding element and the
citizen who will not go aid the
official is not worthy o. respect.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15

The w. @. 7. u. met with
Mrs. Oade Stanford last Thurs.
day afternoon. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
Mrs. T. w. Scott, President.
Mrs. j. w. Stewart, Secretary,
Mrs. A. s. Stanford, Treasurer,
The members are anxious to
make this years work their very
best.
"A vote Of appreciation Of Mr..
Will D. Upshaw and his work
was taken. His interest in the
W. @. T.sU. is very gratifying,
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. II. e. Graper two
weeks hence.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15
Non Resident Notice.

Hattie White In the Circuit
vs.. ~ }Court Of Henderson
Walter E White J County, Tennessee
Ia this cause, 1t appearing from
the Bill which Is sworn to, that the
defendant, Walter E. White, Is a non.
resident Of the State of Tennessee,
he Is, therefore, hereby required t,
appear, on or before the End Monday
In June next, before the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Henderson County,
Tennessee, at his Office in Lexington!
and make defense to the bill flee
against him In said Court by Hattie
White, or otherwise the bill will be
takenfor confessed.
1t Is further ordered that this no
tice be published for four consecutive
weeks Ia The Lexington Progress, a
newspaper publiehed in the town Of
Lexington, Henderson County, Ten
nessee.
Witness my hand at office, on this
the 9Th day Of May, 1914.
J. w. DYER, Clerk.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-05-15
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce J.
Frank Martin, republican candidate
for reelection to the office OF Sherlfl
of Henderson county, subject to the
august election.
We are authorized to announce W.
l.. Rhodes, a candidate for the office
Of Sheriff OF Henderson County, sub
.iect TO the regular August election.