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Mr. roy henderson,, VINO mas Deen
employed at Cleveland, has returned
10 accept a better place at Pittsburg.
He visited with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. b.. Herendeen in this place
the past week.
The Nj. Il. Sunday school will give
cantata ON Easter Sunday. This
school is making an effort to have a
300 attendance at that time.
Mr.. A. C. Huddle was called to Odes-
sa, Mich, last week by the death of
his brother, Mr.. George NJ. Huddle
On Friday night of this week an en-
tertainment will be given at the
school house in District No. 6, Berlin
township. A good program and re-
freshments. Everybody invited.
Mr.F.ADay and sons Ross and Ivan,
visited the formers brother, a Bell
vile on Sunday last.
A number of members of the Fred
ericktown K. of p. went to Bellville
Monday evening where the team from
third degree, eleven candidates being
initiated. An automobile load of
knights from Mt. Vernon were also
guests on this occasion. The follow
ing we're present from this place. Mr..
B. f. Parmenter, Mr.. Earl Denman,
Mr.. Lorenzo Tabor, Mr.. Alf. Gantz,
Mr.. G. b. Ebersole, Mr.. G. J. Lowell,
Mr. Harry Welker Mr.. Lawrence Zol-
man, Mr.. Harry Whorton, Mr.. Virgil
Gable, Mr.. VIM. Darling, Mr.. VIM.
Keasling, Mr.. Virgil Clawson, Mr.. Cas-
sius Ewers, Mr.. Lew Bechtol, Mr..
Chas. Gregg, Mr.. Joe Cox. The men,
bers were well entertained and report
delightful time.
The evangelistic meetings which
have been In progress at the Baptist
church in this place the past two
weeks have begun to show results that
we're way beyond the expectation OF
the most optimistic. Rev. w. G, Ben.
jamine of Hebron, Ohio, has been here
assisting the pastor, Rev. Fl. l.. Chaplin
during this time and remained over
Sunday, preaching both morning and
evening. Afternoon meetings have
been held at 2 o'clock which have
been well attended and the evening
meetings have furnished u crowded
house, filling not only the auditorium,
but often the Sunday school room as
oil A rf oil ti,u
have been held. Last Friday evening
the men employed at the foundries
we're invited to attend In a body,
which they did filing the central por-
tion of the house. Rev. Chaplin has
been making an effort to establish a
mems class I'm the Sunday school and
last Sunday he was rewarded with an
attendance of about forty men, with
something like fifty on his class roll
On Monday evening the ordinance of
baptism by immersion was observed,
nine of the recent converts, being thus
received into the church. On Tuesday
evening another class was thus receiv-
ed. Up to Tuesday of this week fifty
five converts have renounced their
old life and come forward and asked
admittance to this church. OF this NUM-,
ber twenty-one were men and boys,
which is remarkable showing for a
small town like Fredericktown. On
Sunday evening the church was crowd
ed to its limit and a very interesting
meeting held. Special music was fur
nished by large choir and orchestra.
A free will Offering was asked to de.
fray the visiting minister's expenses,
and the donation amounted to some
thing like seventy-hve dollars. During
these meetings there has been no ar.
tihcial excitement whatever, every
meeting bing characterized by a quiet
devotional spirit, The sermons have
been of the expository type, appealing
to the reason of reasonable beings;
showing that 1t Is best to declare ones
belief and come out from the world.
The meetings are continuing through
this week and no announcement has
yet been made as to the time when
the meetings will close. A year ago
announcement was made that the time
was nearly ripe for a great union reviy.
al In Fredericktown, when special
tabernacle might be built and an eff
fort made to win many souls in this
community, The meetings now in pro
gress come very near fulfilling this
hope. The meetings, although held at
the Baptist church are not exclusive.
The efforts put forth by the Baptist
people are strongly seconded by three
mombers from the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches, who see no creeds
10 interfere with their efforts toward
the saving OF souls and stamping out
ct evils that have had such hold on
the people of this place In recent
fannAa I 10 hnpaa md avnantnJ that