Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-05-27
FRUITLAND DEPARTMENT
By Mrs. C.. E. Deal

10 himself and wife was secure, ant
during coming years they woult
always be interested in the work II
Fruitland.
In the evening a union service
was held in which all the loca
churches participated. A large audi
ence was present, and besides the
retiring pastor, Rev. C. E. Deal Of
the Methodist church, and Elders
Eby, Gorham, and Shamberger OF
the Brethren church were given plac.
es on the platform. Special music
was rendered by the choir, and Mr..
Blakesley sang beautiful solo. Rev.
A. L. Gorham offered prayer,
Elder Shamberger spoke on the sub
ject of the "Call and Work of the
Christian Minister" He said the
minister must be called of God, and
must preach the word, and to do
this would require all the powers he
possessed. That the pastor was the
busiest man in the community il he
did all his work. Following him FL
der L. H. Eby spoke of the need of
the real Christian unity symbolized
by union service like this, but not
ed how far from present realization
of the apostles words 1.-THE unity of
the faith" were Christians. He ex-
pressed an earnest desire that soon
all might become one Christian faith.
Rev. c. E. Deal spoke of the ex-
cellent work done by Rev. j.. Tick
nor during his stay in Fruitland,
and declared the churches to one
now in Christian experience, all be-
ing at heart unit. Not one in
crecds, for those were of the head,
but one in Christian hope, trust,
and in loyalty to Christ and to God,
thus making the great united aggres-
sive movements crystalized in the
Laymen's Missionary Conventions,
and in the Men and Religion Forward
and the International Sun
day School organization, as well as
the Y.M.CA. and Y.W.CA., possible.
It was a delightful service and ex-
pressive of the high esteem in which
the pastor is held by all the COM
We understand that for the pre-
sent Rev. Mr.. Ticknor purposes to
make his home among US, having
earned a rest by thirty years of
pastoral service, and we hope he
will make this his permanent home,
him that this is one Of
the garden spots of the world, and
the people here are "the best on
earth"
Eighteen people from Frui' land "a
tended the Pomona grange at Valley
View Saturday, thirteen Of them
going in the jitney bus. The pro
gram was practical and enjoyed by
ALL Mr.. Hubbard of Kuna spoke On
Rural Credits. He emphasized the
need of neighborliness and co-opera-
ton among the farmers and explain
ed the system of Rural Credht banks
in Europe, which are entirely operat-
ed by the farmers and said that tho
of dollars worth of business
has been done by them, no one has
ever lost a dollar. He thinks the
time is ripe in America for such CO.
operation and declared that teh farm
ers worst enemy is his independence.
Mr.. o. D. Center explained the
plans of the University Extension
and showed how the
farmer is largely responsible for its
success or failure. Mr.. A. A. Stetler
spoke most Interestingly on the
Farmers Mutual Telephone. Mr.. Nc
Call the Canyon Co. agent, gave a
very practical and optimistic talk on
the prospects of the farmers of this
Mr.. Bradley of Boise spoke
On the Agricultural Reserves" and
told of the thousands of boys and
girls who are enrolled in the vari-
ous clubs of the state, and its Sig
nificance to the coming agricultural
interests OF the state. The Valley
View people did their part in caring
for the visitors and making the meet
inp q success
A Ride in the Jitniey.
0 what a fuss do the people make
When they ride in the Jitney take
They herald it near, and they herald
it far,
How they took ride in the Ji.ney
car y
To Pomona Grange at Valley View,
The car did carry Fruitland crew.
The ride was fine, the lunch was
swell,
And the program great, as one can
tell.
But cars are certain, and roads are
had