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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
make HIS PATHS STRAIGHT

You cannot walk in a crooked path and go to Heaven
"And the John had his raiment of camels hair
and leathern grde about his lons his meat was To-
Gust and wild honey"
You see John the Baptist very plain and simple in
his dressexceedngly So protest against the luxury
and the extravaganza and the gorgeusness of the times
and he also very simple in his eating.
There need for great many sermons being preached
along the line of eating and drinking because the people
for the most part hogs There is scarcely anything
that they do not eat and it impossible for people to eat
uncean foodsuch pork and oystersand sw beer and
whisky, and at the same time be clean.
The voice of Zion rings around the world TODAY against
all of those things If you desire to be Christian then
quit your dirty poreatng give up your oysters and do
not eat the dirty filthy scavengers any longer and quit u.s.
ing that dirty tobacco repent of all your SINS and become
a new creature
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
SCRANTON SCHOOLS IN DIFFICULTY

The International Correspondence
Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, are
said to be in financial difficulties. An eff
fort to raise 100000 to tide the instit-
ution through has failed to receive the
backing Of the local bankers.
The directorate Of the board is said to
consist of bankers, fnanciers, business
men, and others, and perhaps some method
will be devised for handling the situation.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
HYDRO AEROPLANE PASSENGER
SERVICE

A passenger ydro-aeroplane service
has been established between Albany and
New York, the first Of it's kind in the
world The machine will travel over the
famous Hudson River Route about thirty
feet from the ground, at rate of sixty
miles an hour, the fare being $3.50
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17

Charles S. Hubbard, director Of public
safety Magazines transgressing the
bounds Of propriety will be barred and any
newsdealer failing to comply with regu-
lations will be subject to arrest Four
ladies have been appointed to scan all
periodicals and point out Objectionable
features.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
MOVING PICTURE FILM BARRED

Mayor Pearce and Commissioner Powell
of Waukegan, have barred the film
Three Weeks" from being thrown on
moving picture screens in Waukegan
Mayor Pearce, in speaking Of the matter
said the book had been barred from librar-
les and he did not believe the mothers of
Waukegan would approve Of the film be-
ing shown.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
Johns Great Confessional

Will now read the fifth and sixth verses
linen went out to him (John) Jerusalem and all
Judaea and all the region round about Jordan,
And were baptized of him in Jordan confessno +boir
SINS" ''-0'''ns 'iieir
They did not have merely little water snrinlld On
their noses; but they baptized in the River Tod
Merely TO nave little water sprinkled on them is MIGHTY
A way lor sinners TO appear to comply with Gods COM
anos OUT then you know fashionable people do not like
to be plunged under the water The dirty low down si
need TO be put under three tmeand even then thew do not
come up clean; and the fashionable hvpocrtes lilo ~
nave little water sprned their noses because thew do
not like to be put clear under the water And then thew call
sprnkmg Baptism but there is not any baptism about #
Now, the seventh verse
But when he many of the Pharsens and eod
ducees-" 'o0' anu 0"o-
lhey were OF the fashionable churches of his time
S all tnat was fashionable in religion Just as
the Methodsts and the Presbyerans etc. the
fashionable churches; you know thew are eft %
John Severely Censured the distinguished" Glass
Well, they went out to hear John the Bantist Won
o"' usually when preacher has somebody who is very
respectable attend his meeting he feels very highly hon
VI JUST IKE one time when preaching in Sydney
oouul ales certain person said to me- ct want to
you TO gentleman who is thinking of coming into
Alon' and VINO is very distinguished gentleman" said
Excuse me- sir, do not care to meet him bn+ r. + :;
some ola Washerwoman around here who wishes To shake
VIII, me, orlng her up am not looking for any dis
gentlemen but they all alike to me- and thew
are all the same to God Almighty too"
Now, John the Baptist was true man If Cod and
e ne saw those Pharsees Sadducees he knew that
ey mao plenty OF money and that they could contribute
que te toward his salary but he to when he
saw them sitting down there:
generation of vipers 60 generation of snakes who
naCn warned you TO flee from the wrath to Gomez"
Now, that nice way for preacher to talk WASN'T
"a lovely way! When talks that way nowadays
the people become very angry
you are here this afternoon to have me present zb+
fOO tnnk then will be disappointed; and Won mob+
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
NEW ENGINE OF WAR PLANNED

The British and Russian governments
have called for estimates on a powerful
motor speed boat to be used in seeking
out and attacking German submarines
The plans call for boats thirty feet in
length, and capable Of a speed Of fifty
miles an hour; they are to carry two light
guns.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
MAKING SOAP FROM SUGAR

Germany has discovered method of
manufacturing a fine, delicate soap from
sugar, which is abundant in that country,
while oil is scarce. The soap now made,
it is claimed, acts as efficiently in salt
water as fresh, which may make it valu-
able for the navy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
ENORMOUS COPPER YIELD

The copper yield Of Alaska will this
year, it is estimated reach the phenomen-
al figure of from $2O,OOO,OOO to $25, 100000.
The output last year was between three
and four million dollars.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
VAST WAR LOAN

The people Of Great Britain have sub
scribed nearly $3,OOO,OOO,OO0 to the war
loan. This huge sum is said to be far
and away the largest amount subscribed
in the history Of the world"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
Evil Men Become Worse and Worse

You will remember recorded that Jesus said that in
ne mes just before His coming again the people would be
eating and drinking; and there never was time before
when the people were eating and drinking as much as thew
are now and there enough beer and whisky drunk in Chi
cago IN one to float warshp and add to that tobacco
nth and what mess! would like to see law enacted to
create tobacco reservoirs and fill them with tobaccoica
and then to stand old tobacco user in it I'D to his
Why they do not think anything of smoking in ladies,
1aces and they do not think anything smoking in the face
OF man. and cannot go into any one of the rank and
HE OF the restaurants without having suffer having lot
OF dirty tobacco smoke mixed up with your food Lord,
what will humanity come to next?
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17

Owing to the higher price Of the metal
many new mines are opening up.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
MAGAZINES CENSORED

All magazines sold in Pittsburg must
\ first pas. under the inspection Of censor,
tY' ~axcSfdance with orders issued by
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
tabernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Voiva
Bv Wilbur Glenn Voliva
p q 2 p I: I; Z:

1t is astounding that in the majority of the leadno
restaurants of Chicago and elsewhere YOU can see WELL
dressed men sitting at the tables smoking cigars and thew
will take mouthfu of food and then smoke of cigar
and just keep that up they not drter than hogs
then do not know what talking about men who want
to mix up tobacco with their food direr than hogs
and say that those restaurants that permit it are nothing
better than hogpens Now, you may be Methodist and
do that you may be Lutheran and do that you may be
Roman Catholic and do that; you may be Baptist and do
tat be something else and do that but you can
not be Christian and do it,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
..WHAT MUST Do TO BE sAvED?"

the greatest benefactor of the human race the person
who in the light of Gods Word wproperly unqualified
ly, unconpromisingy- that question
It is my desire, further to point out what terrible
thing is for people, having tasted of the goodness of
God to backslide in other words, to rampe beneath
their feet the light of the Sun of Righteousness.
| desire also to show you by the Word of God, the
times in which living, and the message that is
due to be delivered There many selections of Scripture
running through my mind Of course there so many
that shall not only not be able to quote them, but shall
not be able to refer to them.
First of all, I shall read to you part of the third
chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew
you to see the beginning of things.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
The Unrepentant Person Cannot Please God


Down there Fourteenth Street and Wabash Az
enue noticed sign that read Come in and get right with
God Now, would take down that sign-what is the use
for them to put the cart before the horse That sign ought
to read "Come in and get right with your feow-1nen
There is use to talk of gettng right with God" until you
first get right with your felowmen There Just where
lions differs and there is where many people get
to- and then they hesitate and have people say to
"We if have to pay back all that have stolen if have
to confess the lies that have told if have the
man whom put aside and left and acknowledge her my
sins and ask her to be my wife, she is in fact then
would rather go to hell than to do it." Well tell you
straight that unless do it you going hell and that
is all there is to it,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
Johns Message of Repentance stirs Judaea

"In those days John the Baptist preaching in the
wilderness of Judaea,
"And saying, REPENT YE:"-( Matt 81 2)
If you should forget everything else that you hear this
afternoon desire that you shall remember the words which
spoken here by John the Baptist the Forerunner of
Christi because the message which he delivered the
for Chicago today it is the message for the world
the message which must forth Zion in these last
days unto all mankind Matthew 2-and may God by the
Holy Spirit it ndeiby upon each mind and heart
here this afternoon
"And saying REPENT YE: for the kingdom of
Heaven is at hand!'
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
SUBJECT
REPENTANCE

Repentance Step Kingdom of
GENERAL OVERSEER: This afternoon it is my
earnest desire to show to sinner the Way God The
most important question that be framed by human lips
is the question
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17

In my address shall endeavor to tell YOU what con-
stitutes repentance and shall point out you and be-
eve make it plain to you that the religion which many
people have today does not amount anything There is
only to become Christian and you are not Chris
tian until have Travelled that way do not care any
thing about what your birth your ancestry but
Gods Word says
Except be BORN AGAIN. he cannot SEE the
Kingdom of Cod"
[ will read this third verse
For this is he who spoken of by the prophet Esaas
saying The voice of crying in the Wilderness Prepare
We the way of the Lord make his paths straight
You will never get to Heaven by walking in crooked
pah for the road to Heaven very straight one and
very one and there thing sure God Almighty
will walk around your SINS but you have to repent
sins and have to make right the wrongs of your
life; you have to clean up the past.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
The Defiler of His Body Will be DESTROYED

The Bible tells that the person who defes his or her
body will be destroyed and it looks to me very much as
though, in few years. everybody in Chicago the wo
men we'll the men, will be smoking for the women are
making rapid progress in that direction especially the
society ladies' The average young nowadays thinks
that ne cannot be man. unless he is smoking cigaret
or cigar or pipe. Well want say to you that man
who manufactures tobacco is thief and scoundre and
man who sells tobacco is rascal-and want to add that
any man who sells tobacco will sink to the bottomess pits of
hell and upon his skirts will be the blood of the slain bow
and any church that will tolerate within it's fold man who
sells tobacco is church that has gone to the devil Think
OF having to live with who smokes tobacco! Well
would far rather sleep with dozen hogs anv time and
then when ne puts on top of that whisky and beer and pork
ana oysters and onions WE'LL that is pretty bad mess
Humanity for the most part dirty sinking lot! Nav
God have mercy such and speedily lead them to repen
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-17
The Masses of People Not Warned of their Sins

But tell you this afternoon the people are not so much
to blame as are the internal preachers for the preachers
would 90 their duty instead of playing puppy anv peo
PIE would give up those evil habits-and there are some
oer"se very nice people who have yet had anybody
word to them about it, Well Zion saws sono+b;n ~
them. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19
WILeL1MANTC

that the man had been dead for sew
eral hours. Medical Examiner Edwin
L. Danielson of Lebanon was called
and found death due to accident.
Mr.. Brousseau had been in this city
Friday. leaving here for his home
about O'Clock in the afternoon. When
he did not arrive at his home e; by
evening, his family telephoned In 1oI
Information as to his whereabouts, and
the police department tried to locate
him without success. Search Saturday
disclosed the body.
The deceased was a native of Can
ada, born March 25, 1874. He is sur
vived by his wife, six sons, six daugh-
tiers Sc grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. The sons and daugh-
tiers are Arthur of East Hartford, VIII
liam of New Haven, Victor of Column
bia, Henry of New Haven, Adelard OF
Brockton, Mass, Harry of Leonard
Bridge, Mrs Della Genereux of Bos-
ton, Mass, Mrs. Louise Lef1eur OF
Chestnut Hill. Mrs. NJ. r. Girard of
Worcester Mass, Mrs. Homer Traham
of this city, Misses Emma and Edna
Brousseau Of Leonard Bridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19

report shows the number of living
births in Putnam during March as 10
Local Small Notes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Bixby of
Bridgewater, Mass, were Sunday
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Edward F. Per-
ry.
Miss Mary Wheaton was leader at
the Y. P. S. c. e. meeting at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
The teachers training class is to
meet at the home of Frank w. Barber
on Fremont street this evening.
Members of the board of governors
of the Country club were over the
club grounds Saturday, planning i'm
provements.
James A. Raymond of New Bedford
was a visitor with friends in Putnam
over Sunday.
Interest in Marriage License Bill.
The bill relative to marriage licenses
which it seems is about to be passed
by the general assembly will make
Putnam a Gretna Green again. One
posed is the abolishing of the require
ment Of filing five days notice on in
tent to marry, this applying to nom
residents Of town.
Previous to the enactment Of the
law that became effective on August
l. 1913, Putnam was the Mecca for
couples from Worcester county towns
who were anxious to be married quiet
1y, without a fuss or f1urry-or on
the sly. The insertion of the five days
notice clause in the Connecticut law
stopped all that, however, or stopped
it to considerable extent,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19
PUTNAM
Israel Putnam Lodge, |. o. o. F.
Marks Silver Anniversary-RePair
to Providence Street Bridse-Legis-
Iature to Smooth Path For EIopers.

With guests here from Danielson.
Central Village, Jewett City and other
Connecticut points and many other
visiting Odd Fellows from Worces-
ter and Webster, Israel Puanam lodge,
of Odd Fellows, celebrated it's silver
anniversary Saturday evening under
suspicious circumstances. The gath
ering of members totaled several hun
dred, including representatives of the
grand lodge
Lodges which accepted invitations
and represented by large delegations
Quinebaug of Danielstn, Protection
of Central Village. State Master Hen
ry G. Stevenson of Bridgeport and
State Grand Secretary William S.
Hutchinson of New Haven were guests
of honor.
The large delegation of Quinsigamond
lodge of Worcester was met at the
station by a delegation of about 200
members of the local lodge. A parade
was formed at the station and tho
members of the local order marched
to I. O. o. F. hall on Pomfret street,
where in Owls and Odd Fellows halls
a bountiful supper was served by
members of the local Rebekah lodge.
During the supper period there was a
number of addresses by prominent
members.
A special feature of the evening was
third degree on large class of can
didates, representative of the lodges
in Putnam, Danielson and Central Viii
large. The work was in charge of the
degree team of Quinsigamond lodge
and was afterwards described as very
impressive. The degree team number
ed fifty men.
The silver anniversary observance of
Israel Putnam lodge proved to be one
OF the most important events arranged
by any fraternal organization here for
years and the manner in which all the
details were planned reflected great
credit on the members of the organiza-
ton, who worked long and dillegent-
ly for the success achieved.
ISEael Putnam lodge is one of the
largest fraternal organizations in the
city with a membership of about 300
The lodge was instituted March 81
1890, but the observance of the event
was delayed until this month for spe-
cials reasons. L. H. Fuller, still a
prominent member of the lodge, was
it's first noble grand and Attorney E
H. Johnson vice grand. Other first Off
GERS were D. H. Billings, secretary;
Treasurer George A. Hammond; War,
den A. D. Mcintyre; Conductor E. E.
Wright; inside Guard Abraham Sykes;
Outside Guard Everett Bowles; B. S.
N. G.. A. A. Buchanan; R. C. v. C..
a. c. stetson; L. G.. N. G., C. D
Sharpe; Right Scene Supporter G.
Byron Morse; Left Scene Supporter
J. A. Lady.
About fifty members were enrolled
when the lodge was instituted. 1t has
had a steady and healthy growth and
includes many of the able citizens OF
the city.
For the first eleven years the lodge
rooms were in the Courtshouse
block, now occupied as the library OF
the Windam Superior court. Since
that time the lodge rooms have been
in the Kent block on Pomfret street.
Luther H. Keith is noble grand at
the present time.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19
ScHOoLMATE OF SENATOR.
Deputy Judge Tucker Recalls Royhood
Of Nelson w. Aidrich.

Deputy Judge James N. Tucker of
East Killingly is one of the few re-
naming residents Of this town who
was a schoolmate at East Killingly of
former United States Senator Nelson
w. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who died
at his New York home Friday.
Judge Tucker recalls with great
clearness many of the incidents of
Mr.. Aldrich's schoo1days on the hill
and Of the few years that he remained
in that vicinity after going from the
school. Nelson Aldrich was one Of the
older boys at the school, which in
those days was so arranged as to
bring all grades into one room.
Judge Tucker characterizes Mr..
Aldrich as a bright and earnest stu
dent from his earliest schooldays and
mentions that even very early in life
the boy, who afterwards came to be
known as the general manager of the
United States, constantly exhibited a
trait that has often been held by his
acquaintance as one of the para
mount reasons for his wonderful sue
cess in life-an aggressiveness and a
persistency that seemed to have no
end in seeking to acquire an absolute
ly thorough understanding of every
proposition that came to his atten-
ton. He always went to bedrock in
his study Of subject, never being sat
isf1ed with superficial knowledge of
matters that claimed his attention.
Judge Tucker remembers Mr.. AID
rich as a clerk in a little country store
at East Ki1lingly, and also as a weaver
for time in what is known as the
Ross mill, now occupied by the Inter
national Cotton company.
Senator Aldrich never lost his inter
est in East Kfllingly, where his father
and mother are at rest in the village
cemetery. His last formal visit there
was about ten years ago, when he
1t was noted at the time he recalled
many incidents of the years he spent
in the village, remembered and recog-
nized friends of those days, and found
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19
State Commissioner of Animals Leaves
Decision to SeIectmen.

Rabies has been found to exist in
at least one case in this town recent
~, and a communication received by
First Selectman r. E. Mitchell Sat
urday from Jeffrey o. Phelps, COM
missioner of domestic animals, states
that the department will issue muz-
zling order for the town if Mr.. Mitch
ell things it necessary.
The letter says that the department
has been Informed that a dog belong
tng to Miss Kelley of ia Windham
road recently bit Miss keiiey's mother
The dog was killed and its head sent
to the state bacteriologist in Middle
town for examination.
H w. Conn, the bacteriologist, has
Informed the department that the dog
undoubtedly was suffering from rabies
and, according to the information OF
the department, it had been in contact
with other dogs. In view of these
facts, the information Is laid before
the selectmen, and the muzzIing order
will be issued if conditions warrant.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-19

the family. D. F. Firms family. N. E.
o. P. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Jodoin,
Miss Nellie Cavanagh. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Gilbert. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Shea, Jr., Mrs. A. c. Ladd. Misses
Minnie and Annie WEIGH, Henry Bick-
nell, Miss Vesta Kendall, George Blake.
Shea Bros, Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Turn
bull and the pupils of the eighth grade
at the r. G. s.
Relatives and friends were present
from Brooklyn, N. Y, Marlbro, Mil
bury, Worcester Providence, Upton,
Fall River, Norwich and Boston.
Undertaken j. A. Hourigan was in
charge of the arrangements.
In. a Few Words.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jackson and
son Of New London were guests Sun
day at Peter Coopers.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the Congregational church is planning
to have a very fine character imper-
senator for an evening this month.
Miss Emma Dearnley found a blue
violet Saturday.
Miss Lucille Stetson was in charge
Of the reading room at Slater library
Sunday afternoon.