Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-07
FRUITLAND

Capital journal Special Seryice)
Fruitand, Or, April IN. NJ. Ran
som has planted small prune orchard
Of about a hundred trees.
Saturday night taffy pull was
pulled off at the home of Mrs. Leon
Girod. Quite a large crowd of young
folks assembled and had fine time
pulling the sweet stuff and making q
fine muss to be cleaned up the next
morning.
Now that Jack johnson has been de-
feated the proud Caucasian race is
vindicated and the country saved. The
'white hope' has been realized, and
now white man is as good as a
niger, Let us give thanks.
Monday Bert Bressler had a race
after an escaped inmate of the asylum
Bert being built somewhat on the
clydesdale plan could not beat it quite
swift enough as the runaway probably
being from racing stock ancestors,
evaded capture.
Two of Fruitland's popular young
people have lately committed the act
Of matrimony. Miss Gertrude Schrader
and Herbert Branson. The bridegroom
having served in the U. s. navy doubt
less feels prepared to encounter new
prizes. Throwing our handful of rice
this community welcomes Mr.. and Mrs,
Branson to the ranks of old married
folks.
Wednesday evening the 9TH at the
Fruitland school house X. r. Ryan, Of
Ryan's market, and others of Salem,
will address the citizens of this com
munity on the matter Of better markets
and better market facilities. All are
invited to attend
Next Sunday evening the 10th at
the Fruitland church Rev. Wallace
Witham will speak on the topic, "The
Devil; Who He is and Where He Isl
The speaker requests all infidels and
skeptics to attend the lecture. All on
whose souls Satan has mortgage
should come and learn how to. pay it
off.
Sunday Evening Easter exercises
were held at the church. A nice pro.
gram was given. All did their parts
well. Special mention being made Of
the violin solo by Frank Egler. This
number was well rendered especially in
one so young. Little Ruth Latin had
nice recitation. Freda Stundifer
Rose Otterbein and Dorothy Runner,
all little girls, did excellently. BY this
the work Of the others is not depreci-
ated. NJ. j. Cernik had mandolin solo
accompanied on the organ by Miss Pris.
ella Otterbein. Miss Emma Standifor
had charge Of the exercises.
The "Christian Festival" Of Easter,
while proper enough, may be made but
an empty external. The resurrection
of our Saviour from the dead is the
great central truth Of Christianity. If
Christ be not raised our faith is vain
and the christian is yet in his sins,
says the great apostle, q Cor l5.)
Though we are to remember that
Jesus was raised from the dead there
is no Bible teaching that we are to re-
member the day or the time Of his resur-
reetion by any ceremony or religious
act, The christian is to not forget the
tact. The ritual service and the day
IS but secondary. The upright daily
life Of every believer attests the
power of Christ's resurrection and
Keeps II in perpetual remembrance. The
word Easter occurs but once in the
Bible and then IL means the Jewish
passover The name comes from the
pagan goddess Eastre who was sup
Posed to preside over spring, the time
when life is restored through nature to
flowers and vegetation. Anastasis or
Resurrection would be the better term.
Also the time Of Easter varying from
year to year sometimes in one mouth
then in another) is arbitrary and un'