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The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

and the church and | believe you
are getting ready to overthrow the
devil that has been backing you into
a corner for the last 25 years. You
have a lot of good fellows here In
Detroit, but they haven't got back.
bone enough; they've got a twine
string for a backbone. Like a Irvine
string that will wriggle every time
some old rummy blows his nose. II
the spinal column was drilled out Of
be lime enough left TO powder your
old bald heads with. Brace up and
do something. Show your colors.
"All that some of you church mem.
bers are At for Is to help make up a
crowd. You help the preacher count
one more when he sends in his an
rual report.
81 will tell you facts. Hear me.
One reason why We have got these
tommyrots is because the church OF
God has not done her duty. have
got something to say about the evan
gelistic church.
"Give us better homes. There ia
great tendency to break down our
homes today. Our boys and girls are
going to the devil. Fathers. the trou-
BILE is you forget; the mother forgets
she represents Jesus Christ. She
spends more time around the ladies'
club and the literary club and other
clubs, clubs which in general are all
right, but which. when they keep her
away from home, are all wrong.
Tide From an Old Sea
1.-THE revival Ia one tide from an
old sea that has swept the world
since Pentecost. It is not a new tide
in a new sea, but an old tide in an
old sea.
Give us more men for the minis
try. tell you. my friends. the
church is facing crisis in the min
istry today. The young men are leav-
ing the ministry. they are refusing
to enter the ministry. Why? Because
they are starved II Is a disgrace
and an insult the salary they are
paid.
"Oh, Lord, revive thou thy works.
You know that every revival that has
swept this land has had two charac-
teristics First, II has been revival
OF business men. There never has
been time when they were more
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Peter Sees the Quacks of.
Copyright. 1915. by T. w. Burgess)

~ THORNTON W BURGESS.
The days were growing shorter
and the nights cooler The leaves
OF the Green Forest, except those
on the pine and the spruce and the
hemlock trees. were turning red and
yellow and brown and dropping u
carpet the ground and rustic be
meath unwary feet AS often as pos
sible Peter Rabbit slipped over 70
the pond or Paddy the Beaver IN
see If Mr.. and Mrs Quack and the
ten Young Quacks were still there,
and each time he found them grow
ing more and more uneasy. He
knew that II would take very little
10 start them on their long journey
20 spend the coming winter in the
far away Southland, the sight OF
other Ducks flying overhead, or a
sudden fright
Just az dusk every evening they
flow over to the Big River 10 feed
among the PUSHES there. Mr.. Quack
leading HIS wing. which you re-
member had been broken by shot
from a terrible gun In the spring.
was az sound and strong as ever
In fact, Mr. Quack was quite him
self, big, strong, and handsome. As
for the young Quacks. they were
full grown now and eager TO try
their wings in long flights and To
see the Great World. Very 6arly
every morning they returneaoto the
pond OF Paddy the Beaver. deep In
the Green Forest 10 spend the day
resting, sleeping, and perhaps play
ing a little Az least the younl
Quacks played
one afternoon Peter slipped away
from the dear Old Brier Patch owe,
10 the Green Forest and hurried
straight 20 the pond OF Paddy thu
Beaver. Peter had something or
his mind Just by chance he haC
peeped out Of the dear Old Brief
Patch just in time 10 see mar
passing, and under one arm he car
ried a terrible gun. There was nc
doubt about that. Peter knows a
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

country OF II will mean the dissolu-
ton Of the church. the home OF the
nation. | don't care a rap how you
fortlfy your shores how many ships
you build; America has got 10 have
a revival. Wealth and culture never
saved Rome. Babylon or Nineveh,
and il YOU have the sins of Babylon,
you will have the Judgment of Baby
lon.
Day Of Revival Not over.
Men say the day OF the revival Is
over Fellows harp on that in the
Methodist conference, in the Presby
terrain meetings, in the Baptist AS,
sociations. in the Congregational as.
sociations- the day Of the revival is
over. No, il is not. No, only with
the fellow who vomits out the senti
ment, but II il not over with God
God Almighty leaned over the battle
ments of heaven and looked down
into the coal mines OF Wales and
said oh. Roberts, and out of the
depths Of the coal mine came that
grimy. soiled man, with dirty face
with little lamp in his cap. and he
said: What is il. God?' And God
said i want YOU 10 go and shake ny
Wales and he gave Wales the great
est revival that ever swept over that
land since the days of Pentecost
There was not college professor
or preacher in Wales that God would
trust with the job.
The days of revival are over, they
said-thcn God called Tony Alexan
der and told him to go, and he went
to Tasmania, Ireland, Japan. China
England, Scotland; he went around
the world
The days of revival are over
then God called Clip out OF his little
tent in England and out came that
Gypsy boy and shook New York, Bos
ton, Chicago, Los Angelic Nv
friends, the days of revival are not
over.
mo man has ever heard me say
an unkind word against the minister
I'll preach against any minister who
is preaching false doctrines. don't
give a rap who he is I'll turn my
guns loose against him, and don't
YOU forget that ANY man who is
preaching false doctrines 10 the peo-
pie and vomiting out false doctrines
to them will hear from me.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

gossip and talk about their neigh
bors? No. they went 10 talk about
God. II a fellow got up 20 say some
thing. he didn't have some fellow
pulling a watch on him II he happen
ed TO take up five minutes OF his
time
I've been in churches where they
had clocks screwed on the pulpits.
and believe the devil had his hand
in that II the minister happened TO
go Ave minutes overtime-whew!
They took time TO pray and praise
God.
Had Better Times.
Just consider why IL was and see
how much they had TO be thankful
for. Then they were brethren there
and they had better times, Judging
from the church attendance today,
heaven won't be packed with men.
No doubt the discipes had just as
pressing business az the men Of
Detroit today.
And those were warm meetings.
Every body was enthusiastic. There
was no danger OF catching pneumo-
MIA by sitting down on a seat that
had Just been vacated by some
church official or deacon. There was
no ice water in those prayer meet
ings
They came with one accord In one
place. don't care IL it's the finest
church and they don't come with
one accord, the Holy Ghost won't
be there to bless them There are
some members OF the churches who
haven't had him yet
II Detroit had had TO wait
for certain members OF the church
es. the old town would have been
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

can be delegated TO you and me to-
day. Jesus always was not there.
He didn't have TO be. They had
Jesus. but the church needs Him to-
day. II needs a baptism OF the Holy
Ghost. There are no substitutes.
You can organize. prepare. hire the
best singers and preacher I'm the uni
verse. but you'll get no power.
Must Have the Spirit.
No matter what Scriptural knowl-
edge he may have. no matter IL he
prays so that IL reaches the stars,
no matter II his sermons sway the
congregation with their word pic
lures. no matter II the singers war
Bile faultlessly and to beat the band
the preacher and the singers will
produce no more effect than the
beating OF the drum or the running
OF music box.
The preacher who murders the
kings English four times to every
sentence and has the Holy Ghost
will get the revival
Do as the disciples did. believe
and receive the Holy Ghost by wait
ing. The Holy Spirit is ours. II is
the promise OF Jesus from the Faith
or as gift 10 the prayers of the
Son.
God can no more fill you with the
Spirit II you are not right. willing
and waiting TO receive Him than He
can send the sunshine into your
house II you have the blinds and
shutters all closed.
You can pray I'LL you are black in
the face and bald-headed, but you're
wasting your time unless you agree
with God
There can be no wedding unless
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13
MAXWELL co.
EARNINGS SHOW
HUGE INCREASE

A dispatch from New York giveo
the net income OF the Maxwell Ne
tor Car Co, for the fiscal year END
ing July 81. as s5,426.e35 after a
allowance of $5OO,255 for deprecia-
tion. This is an increase OF $s,lz3,-
321 over the net income OF the pre-
ceding year. Dividends OF Z per
cent have been paid on outstanding
preferred stock Of $13 ,O13; 9 per.
cent on second preferred stock o.
s10,127,46S, while the balance from
the remaining ret income is equal
to 29.4a per cent? on the $l2,77ar06o
common stock The company ha4
nearly 100000 more in cash on
hand at the end OF the fiscal year
in 1916 than year ago.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

10 sing chromatic scales like SPUR
rel climbs tree.
Need One Mind.
You need more of one mind I'm the
church and less controversy. More
one mind and no denominational
fuss. no hair-splitting over opinions.
no worrying about that note coming
due. no thinking about what you're
going TO wear al the next social
blowout and wondering II Mrs So.
and.So Is going 10 slip one over on
you.
There was just one thing al that
meeting-one accord-and that's
why it was a great meeting.
Everybody there knew Jesus.
Some knew Him after the flesh and
some after the spirit. There is no
doubt that the leper whom He heal
ed was there. There is no doubt
but that the blind man He healed
was there.
When get TO heaven I'm going to
hunt up that blind man OF John TX
and shake him by the hand, for he's
been an inspiration TO me the way
he laid out those old Pharisees.
All Wanted TO Talk Then.
And there's no doubt that the man
with the withered hand was there,
and Jairus and his daughter, the
centurion and his daughter. the wo-
man with the issue OF blood. the
man who laid by the pool, the dis
ciples, Mary. Martha and Larazus.
and Mary Magdalene--all earnestly
praying
oh, yes Everybody had an up-to-
date experience with Jesus. II didn't
take five minutes 20 get them on
their feet and pry their mouths
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

In hell long ago. When ANYBODY
prayed. everybody else said: II won
der II he's going to pray all night. F."
There was nobody who said: "lf !
don't pray better than that I'd keep
quiet"
No Increase In Power.
We've never had another Pente-
cost because we've never had power.
The church has increased in mum
Der, but not In power. After 1000
years why is II that 1870 praying
men had more power than 10000. 900
church members have today? They
were all with one accord. That was
Il. They haven't been that way I'm
the church OF God from that day to
this.
We need one accord more In our
church today than we do church
steeples and pipe organs. The aver
age church pays more attention 10
the kitchen than to the Holy Spirit.
Some people think they can't rur
church without oyster soup. The
more soup there Is the faster the
church Is going to the devil. | be-
lieve in oyster soup, but | do not
believe In coaxing quarters ont OF
mems pockets 10 pay the back sal
airy OF the preacher.
Some OF you women will sweat
your bangs out straight In the so
cial room with a smile on your face,
but put you in the prayer meeting
and you're still AZ you can get
You're killing religion and assas-
sinating the church by your stifr,
stald conventionalities.
We need one accord in the church
es more than we need high priced
opera singers up In the choir loft
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

! open. They all wanted TO speak at
once. The Lord knows how many
got up and how long they talked.
There are lots OF preachers who
don't know Jesus. They know about
Him, but they don't know Him.
Experience will do more than 40
100000 theories. can experiment
with religion just the same as can
do with water No two knew Him
exactly alike, but all loved him. All
would have something TO say.
The best way you can get re-
vival is to get rid OF friction. the
fuses, feuds. firts. and the best
way TO get rid of them Is TO get the
people to know Jesus. The people
outside will want to know the Jesus
you know.
The man outside will not be there
five minutes before he wants 10
know your Jesus II you've got such
spirit as there was at that Pente-
cost.
Get People to Know Jesus.
What you need TO produce the re-
yival in the church is to get the
people to know Jesus. He said. IL
will send the Holy Comforter 10
you" The last thought Of Jesus on
the cross was for power What the
church needs today is more power
and the people getting right with
God.
There is too much playing hide
and-seek and tag with the devil In
the churches II the church OF Jesus
Christ withdraw its patronage from
the theaters OF the country they'd
go out Of business.
He gave His disciples power "a
perform miracles That same power
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

Good bye anil good luck" cried
Peter and Paddy the Beaver to
gether
Mr. Quack swan out TO the head
OF his flock. Very family from far
away there came the bang OF a gun
AS II this was signal, Mr.. Quacli
shot into the air, and behind him
rose all the other Quacks. There
was shrill sound of whistling
wings which grew fainter and
fainter until II could no longer be
heard. High In the air IL blach
specks grew smaller and smaiie'
and then disappeared. Mr.. and Mrs
Quack and their 10 children haC
started on their long. terrible jour
ney 20 the faraway Southland.
Peter felt a lump in his throat
II do hope nothing will happen Il
them" said he In a husky voice
III II were not for the hunters
with terrible guns nothing would
for Mr.. Quack IL smart enough T.
keep them from all other dangers
and he has brought his children M
TO mind. They are as well trained
n lot OF young ducks as ever I've
seen, and I've seen a great many.
replied Paddy But I dread those
terrible guns" ne added.
| 49,. 49, po,or pahhft Neats
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13
Heaven Won't Be Packed By Men, Judging By Present Church Attendance

Why did they scatter In all direc.
tons like shot from a gun. II shows
good sense in you when you try 10
find out Gods way OF doing things
His way is 10 plant in April and
May. not In October or November
You may not believe in God. but
there isn't any old infdel who can
run even his own farm without fol
lowing the divine order.
The time you spent in getting an
education Is not wasted. The time
you spent eating and sleeping and
gathering energy Is not wasted. Let's
have the same kind of horse sense in
the church They waited ten days
needs today is "A baptism Of horse
sense.
They made their business and do
nestle affairs arrange themselves
not to Interfere with the 10 days
prayer meeting. You do the same
with these cottage and union prayer
meetings.
Let God Come First.
Never mind your clubs and your
literary society. You can read your
paper on Rnskin four or Ave months
from now just as well az now. You'll
get II all out of the encyclopedia.
anyway. and It'll be there then just
as well as now.
Gods purpose is 10 give Him the
right-of.way Your way is 10 let
housekeeping, theater-going. feasts.
lodge meetings. card parties, week,
IN oil
come in first before Cod.
They were continuously in the tenn
pie. They had all-day meetings. not
for an hour in the morning. What
did they go for? Did they go to
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

two parties are agreed. n the G11
says, No that ends II. Don't thu
you are walking with God Just ~.
cause your name IL on church ~
ord. Walk In the path OF rishteou
ness. even II II leads TO comm 81
the graveyard. "a.
Get Rid OF the "EvIdsness
Lots OF you women have not ~
lIgion enough TO 20 home and burn
that pack OF cards, take that boGr'
out OF your cellar and dump II ~
the sewer or take that dish you ~
at the card party. you black-leggQ9
gambler. and burst II. a
Get rid OF what's standing ~
tween you and God. tn be y0u&
privilege II you give up every know
sin to say. THE Comforter Aao
come"
Feeling has a part In II. but onl3
after you are saved. Feeling 10 mod,
TONED only once in the Bible. and
that was when Isaac reached ont
and touched Jacob and he got foooo1
by II. Believe In Christ and -
saved--not feel on Him.
You must give up everything Cd
forbids.
IF thine right eye offends. plue4
II out" Give up things as valuable
rs an eye. II ia better to 90 -
Heaven with one eye than to he1l
with both eyes. ~
You receive the Holy Ghost ~
faith. not by feeling. Feeling has \
place in salvation. but II comes an
er you have faith.
In one accord, In one place, walk
with God.
(Copyrighted)
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13
Wednesday Afternoon Sermon


Billy Sundays subject Wednesday
afternoon IN the tabernacle was THE
Revival NJ Pentecost." He said:
The revival at Pentecost was not a
man-gotten.up revival. The leader
was the Holy Spirit from start 10
finish. There was no cut.and-dried
schedule. They looked TO the Holy
Spirit for guidance AS to how the
meeting was TO be run. They were
looking for two great things first
the Holy Ghost and then power.
You'll have better prayer meetings
II you go expecting something. Not
culture and then power, not wealth
and then power. not power and the
Holy Ghost-it's got 10 be first the
Holy Ghost and then power.
We are disciples today just as GER
tainly as those men back in Judea,
when II comes 10 the work OF carry
ing on the gospel One reason for
the church's failure today Is that II
does not realize that Il has the same
God-eiying mission
II the church Is not doing the work
OF God. who ia The saloons are not.
The politicians are not. The clubs
are not
II the church r. not doing Gods
work today. who is? Show me? I'll
leave the church because I'm looking
for Gods representative. II YOU are
not. get out OF the church.
Baptism OF Horsesense.
You and | have the same com.
mand To keep the world In state OF
perpetual revival that the disciples
had You'll find the church that isn't
II dying OF dry rot today, too. pure
and simple.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-13

The scarcity OF beans is to be the
topic of discussion at the annual
convention OF the Michigan Bean
Jobbers' association. TO meet today
at Grand Rapids.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-15
TOIIand County
MERROW
Armstrong Farm Sold-Passing of the
Virginia Reel Fence-Farmers Or
ganize to Protect Game and Fish.

Virginia Reel Fence-Farmers Or
ganize to Protect Game and Fish.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Moriarty and
daughter have returned from
lengthy visit in Hartford.
Mrs. Bert c. HaIlock and children
have returned from visiting in Hart
ford.
Miss Rose Latham spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Latham.
Miss Maize Klimer spent a day in
Willimantic this week.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Whiting and son
have returned from weeks visit with
the formers sister, Mrs. L. P. Church,
in Norwich.
A big motor truck got stuck in the
mud several times between Mansfield
| Depot and Morrow last Friday. They
| called on George Merrow's foreman to
help them out with horses 1t was
| several hours before they got the
heavy truck back on good road.
The state road between South Will
ington and Morrow has been patched
up with gravel in several places. The
| patched road is in need of a heavy
layer Of trap rock.
Buys Another Farm.
| George Morrow of Hartford recently
| purchased the Armstrong farm ad-
poining his large fruit farm. Mr.. Mer-
| TOW mas nsiQ his men 4CllClIS the new
| ly acquired property the past week.
Herbert Allen has returned to the
Morrow farm for the summer.
Virginia Reel Fence.
The old style Virginia reel fence
| which has stood the test for many
| years are being cut into stove wood
| and fencing replaced by wire.
Wenzel Augustine recently pur-
chased a automobile for mountain
climbing.
Farmers Organize.
A number of the farmers this last
fall met at the home of E. H. Haskell
| and decided to form an organization of
farmers, to protect the game and fish
| in this vicinity. The members posted
their land as the Mansfield Game Pre-
serve and did well in protecting the
game this last hunting season. A num-
Der of the members built sheltered
places and fed the birds this past
| winter, thereby protecting from the
| severe winter a large number of the
| birds that would not have survived
otherwise.
The success Of the Mansfield Game
Preserve members has been looked up
on by a few local sportsmen and
friends from Hartford and South Will
| ington, as a means of better hunting
hunting and fishing rights for them
selves as told in last weeks Bulletin
Warning Signs Posted.
The achievement of the Hartford
club is noticed by the newly posted
signs reading as follows:-Trespassi
on these premises for the purpose of
fishing or hunting forbidden by law
and violators will be prosecuted ac-
cor6ing1y. The Mansfield Fish and
Game club. Legally posted.
| A number of the farmers have join
| ed the second club, owing to the rev.
enue received. The members of the
other club the Mansfield Game Pre-
serve, pay out a small sum of money
toward the protection of the game. The
farmer will not get any satisfaction in
| trying to protect from the city sports
men and not hunters, the quail and
other game birds which are a benefit
to his crops, until there is closed
season for few years made by the
| legislature.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-15
Vaccination in GaIIicia-

The Austrian military authorities
have decided to vaccinate, or re-vac-
cinate the whole population of some
three and a half millions of Galicia-
AS beginning six hundred men and
women medical students at Cracow
university are taking a three weeks
practical course in learning how TO
carry out this immense work
Galicia has throughout the war been
the hOtbed of diseases, such as choi-
era. smallpox, spotted typhus and dys-
entery, and now that the hundreds OF
thousands of Poles, who fed to Vienna
and other places when the Russians
came, have once more returned to
their homes. the authorities deem It
highly necessary to take vigorous
measures to protect the health. not
only Of the inhabitants Of Galicia, but
or the whole monarchy.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-15
USQUEPAUGH
Mrs. James Taylor Returned Home
to Find Husband Dead on the Floor.

Mrs. James Taylor Returned Home,
to Find Husband Dead on the Floor.
Mrs. E L. Simmons has moved her
houshold goods to the farm of Mrs.
Herader, which was formerly owned
by Charles Worden.
Miss Mabel Hall, who has been
working for ]. c. Webster, has return
ed to Providence.
John Briggs has been working for
oliver Watson, at West Kingston.
Found Her Husband Dead.
Funeral services were held at the
church here Sunday, for James Taylor.
or Waites Corner, who was found
dead in his home, last Thursday night
His wife was away for the day. caring
for a sick sister. When she returned
home, about 8 p. m, she thought II
strange her husband had no light. She
went in the house, and found his body
on the floor. Rev. c. II. Palmer offlc-
lated at the funeral The bearers were
Q. w. Sherman, Arnold Knowles, Caleb
Cottrel and Thomas Braman.
B. c. Loeb was a caller in Exeter
Wednesday.
Joseph Hoxsie is working for DIT.
Kenyon.
John Michael is to return from r I
c. soon and engage in the chicken
business, with his sister, on the Her
ader farm.
George Niles and family of wyom-
ing, were callers here Wednesday eve
ming.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-15
HOPKfNTON
Accident at WOODEN MiII-Live Ali
gators Brought from Florida.

Services were emitted in the First
Day Baptist church Sunday, on ac-
count Of the storm.
Walter f. Mills was in Providence
on business Sunday.
Belt Broke.
Soon after the mill Of the Ashaway
Wculen company started Tuesday
morning, the big belt broke, and most
OF the help were laid off for the day.
new belt was put in place and OPP
erattons were resumed Wednesday.
Charles I. Blake, of High street,
Ashaway, is confined to his home with
severe attack of rheumatism.
To Work for Clay Company.
The Italians, who have been employ
ed in the harrington brick works, re-
Gently burned, are expected to come to
work for the Ashaway Clay company
Charles P. Eccleston has returned
nome from two weeks trip to F'lor1-
da bringing with him three small live
alligators.