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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
Entertains Class.

Mrs. ]. NJ. Fittro, Of Wilsonburg'
entertained her Sunday school class
Thursday afternoon. After various
games. refreshments were served.
All spent a pleasant afternoon
Members Of the class present were
Russell Adams. Arthur Whitner Joe
Cummins, Malcolm Teaugue and
Harold Floyd. Visitors present were
Lawrence and Donald Malone, Rob
ert and Charles Thompson, of Rey-
noldsvillc; Clarence Morgan, Of De-
troit. Mich; Paul, Truman. Allison
and Louis Fittro, and Everett Whit
ner and Zina Windon.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
nigh officials to Attend.

Imperial Prince George f. EnbanSs
of Atlanta, Ga. and Past Imperial
Prince Dan f. Summey Of Cincinnati,
will arrive in the city Monday to at
tend the ceremonial session OF TAU
Temple, No. 1863, Dramatic order
knights Of Khorassan
There will be a large class OF tyros
to take across the hot sands.
There will be parade at : p. M
All members are urged to meet at
the lodge room at $3.50 p. M
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27

A smdH but very attractive card
party was given by Mrs. John $
stone from to o'clock Saturday
AFTERNOON in her home on West PIKE
street. Auction bridge was played at
four tables Among the out OF town
guests were Mrs Bernard Wilson, OF
Wheeling, and Miss Ellen Powell, OF
Parkersburg.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
Doctor Dixon says:

1T is tho custom with many firms
to send certain classes Of goods to
their customers homes on approval.
II they are not satisfactory tho pros
pective purchaser has tho privilege OF
exchanging them. Obviously, 1t Is inn
possible for tho salesman TO know
what conditions are in tho house whore
goods go, who handles them and how
they are tried on or examined, The
possibility Of spreading communicable
disease is worry real.
"WhOn the new things so to tho
homo, curiosity and interest arc natur-
ally aroused in all the members OF
the family. Children and adults Join
in tho examination.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
Mrs. Cnster seriousIr TlI.

Mrs. Emanuel Custer Of Flindera-
ton, is seriously Ill Of sweet diabetes
at the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Sophrona Hatzel, of Pennington, ac-
cording to reports received here a
few days ago. Mrs. Custer has been
suffering from this ailment for sew
eral months.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John W Jones, OF
Clarksburg, are spending several
days on rural route No, l, guests Of
their son, Howard Jones, and fam
fly. Mr.. and Mrs Jones formerly
resided on Little Rock Camp creek,
in Sardis district.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
MI nn N1nrried Wednesday.

The marriage of Miss Gretchen
Ppindler. of Columbus, o.. to Law
renee Lynch, son of Judge and Mrs,
Charles W. Lynch, Of this city, VIII
be quietly solemnlzed at the home OF
the bride in Columbus at s O'Clock
Wednesday evening. August 81.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27

The Carter and Sheets Oil Com
pany's first test well on the William
Young farm on Halls run, TenmileI
district, is due to reach the pay about
the last of this week according TO.
the March Drilling Company's re-
port.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
Zinc Recital.

An enthusiastic audience enjoyed
the recital given by the Simpson Dis
trict Equal Suffrage League at the
simpson Creek Baptist church al
Rridgeport Friday evening.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
Is ConvalcsCont.

Miss Maudo Z. Marsh, popular
young lady of Salem Fork creek, who
has been indsposed for some time Is
very much improved at this time.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
TO OPEN STUDIO.

TO OPEN STUDIO.
Miss Burns, formerly OF Miss Ken
nedy's school, announces the opening
OF her studio In Clarksburg for piano
students on September fifteenth
Advertisement,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
THE SILENT INFLUENCE OF CHRIsT's LIFE

The remarkable thing about these references is that
these cenurons were Romans. They Gentes; they
were heather. This centurion that to Christ was
man in charge of hundred soldiers and he Roman
He was brought the heather religion but there is
thing learn about him. What had he done with the Jews
in Capernaum? He had built them a synagogue. Now
generally speaking would not have built synagogue
for the Jews unless he had interest the people, He
would not be likely to do it for show but did it
because he had interest in the Jews and their religion
He went to Christ and he besought Him for whom? for
himself? He sought healing for his servant The custom
to treat servant about the way they treat dog and
they not permitted to have anything than was
actually necessary for them to do their work So it must
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
DIVINE HEALING MEETING
r A Y E R.

Thou gracious God, Father, we thank Thee for
Thy loving tender watchcare since last met to
worship Thee.
We bless Thee for thy precious Word portion of
which have studied each day; and have not only been
instructed but edited and lifted up and blessed We thank
Thee for Thy Son. Savior and for the Holy Spirit
Comforter We thank Thee God for this another prvi
ege this side of eternity of assembling ourselves in this
place of worship We thank Thee for Thy goodness in per-
hitting make known Thee DESIRES worship
Thee to read and study Thy Word and to sing hymns
of praise Meet Thou with be Thou very near and
realize before the bessedness of thy
midst O God, Father desire that Thou shalt
be exalted This afternoon bless every present If
there midst who is unsaved may of
truth be hurled that shall pierce the heart of such
and may he cry out, what shall do to be saved?"
God hear for the SICK the afflicted and diseased,
and remember the DID, the blind and the deaf and get for
Thysef great glory among the children of Now give
good afternoon and Thy shall have all the praise
through Christ our Redeemer. Amen.
While still bowed in prayer Hymn No. 223 "NEARER
MY GOD TO THEE sung SOFTLY Hymn No. 80, CAT THE
CROSS" also sung.
The first Psalm read.
GENERAL OvERsEER- will observe that the first
three describe to the righteous man. and the next
three the ungody In the first you have
the three postures of walking standing and sitting and
they presented regular order The young man, first
of ALL when he in contact with the ungody hears
their advice their counsel and he is invited
drink to indulge in other evil That the begin
ming He walks Gin the counsel of the ungody and them
the next place you him in front of the saloon
other questionable resort standing Gin the way of Sinners
and all the people around him will be sinners Then the
next thing you find he will have lost all respect religion
the respect that nsted into his mind and heart per-
haps by godly mother godly father in his boyhood
days. and you will find him sitting Sin the seat of the
scornfu The order walking in the counsel of the I'M
gody standing in the way of Sinners, Sitting in the
seat Of the scornful."
There great many scorners at the present time
and you will find in Shiloh Tabernacle when man is
porrang the awful suerngs of the Christ persons who
are frivolous and hilarious and unconcerned
Now, OF course must not fret can't have perfec
tlon and none of angels We all have wrinkles
and shortcomings and must always as much good
in every person possibly and that God
is willing to recognize good that there is in man.
matter how little that good may be.
1Oc LA Ir,r 1c1ruc Gor,,o
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
Tabernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Vohva
Bv Wilbur Glenn Voliva

have prayed with lots Of people and have asked them
question went to poor sick just before
taken sick. [ never asked him question I his con-
dition his suffering and prayed with him and left
peace To go to in his condition and lecture him
for half hour and preach sermon, my mind is cruel
very cruel. God does not want to be in bondage
like happy religion believe in fun. Gaughter) be-
eve in getting all the fun out of this life tell you
the you laugh the longer you live Why not? You do
want to be and contracted You do not
live in all the time All of you people need
good earnest prayer and good hearty laugh (Amens
When and respondent and give up hope and
sit around and NOPE, then tell you they in grave
danger This is good plain, common statement,
Z1oN I like to people happy. If men and do
right they ought to be happy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30

have been the influence of the teachings of Christ which
in way had reached this man. that had led him TO varv
from the general practice and he showed great interest
in his servant by the way he to Jesus and besoob
Him heal him. What was the afcton of his servant9
Palsy. What did He say? He said I will come and heal
him. Was it necessary that Christ go see him in order
to heal him? (VoICEs-"No.")
Did the centurion realize that it was not necessary?
Yes he showed great faith in the Christ by His statements
What the principal why the centurion did not
want Christ to into his house? He was not worthy
That the spirit of humility There some people,
there not be many who to think that Christ
ought to consider great honor that they take some notice
of Him, and they act though minister ZION ought to
consider great honor to have them of their
meetings That the spirit of pride and of haughtness
THE TRUE MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL CAN KNOW No Color
LINE
minister of the Gospel is called to minister to all men
regardless of color of position and he has right to
make any difference whatever always noticed this
that on any particular occasion where
made where prominent people had been baptized that
of them resigned in very short time and of them
few days. and that way of doing things always dspeas
ing to God The idea of minister of the Gospel talking
about baptizng people of prominence In the day judy
ment many things will be reversed and people who
have been heard of great many times here will be
heard OF there but great many who have not been noticed
here God will know them. It means great deal for
worker in the Masters vineyard to keep himself free
these things and to retain the favor of God his Father
THE HUMBLE SPIRIT CAN ALWAYS GET CLOSE TO GOD
The centurion did not feel that he worthy for the
Christ to inside his showed great faith
when he said eff you will only say the word He knew by
the Word of God the world had been created and the heavens
and the He knew when God sad "Le there be light"
that there light and all the through Genesis where
have the of the creation God spoke and
DONE and just it when He here the EARTH and
just so it is
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
THE RIGHTEOUS AS TREE BY RIVERS OF WATER

There is very beautiful figure used here to describe
the righteous like the planted by the rivers OF
water. You know tree must have, other things
moisture And if there is lack of moisture the tree can
not grow, but it will wither away and die. The figure
presented by the Psamist is that of tree planted by
stream of WATER that is growing whose leaf never
wthers because has plenty of mosture and tree that
bears fruit it's Then there is the statement that
Whatsoever righteous does he shall prosper
The third verse portrays the wicked. "The mgodly
not So but like the chaf which the wind drveth
away" and how true that u.s. No doubt have all known
whose very names would be glad to forget because
their wcedness perhaps because of their profanity or
may be drunkenness, cruelty other great SIM
Now the statement that the ungody shall not stand in the
Judgment does not that they will not be brought to
Judgment but the meaning that they shall not stand in the
that they shall fall that they shall be condemned
Sinners have no mart or lot with the righteous For the
Lord noweh the way of the righteous but the way OF the
ungodlY shall perish
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
THE READINESS OF CHRIST TO HEAL

that this IT w is the response of the Savior
legitimate request and to the exercise of proper
faith
81 will come and heal him." "The centurion answered
and said Lord not worthy that Thou shouldes
under roof but speak the word only and servant shall
be healed"
SOME INTERESTING CENTURIONs
There are very interesting references in the New
Testament cenurons and before citing these references
would have you bear in mind that centurion heathen
Gentle, and it very remarkable thing to find
heather or Gentle interested the ministry of Jesus
Christ In order test your knowledge of the Scriptures
will ask you to give another striking recorded in
the Gospel according to Matthew concerning centurion
Now who will be the first to answer something very
striking about the centurion mentioned in another chapter
by Matthew?
would have you remember that one reference to CEN
uron is in the eighth chapter of the Gospel according
Matthew and there another very striking reference the
twentyseventh chapter where the centurion stood and
watched the Christ being cruced and after the commissions
nature and other striking things which took place the
centurion would from the record accepted Jesus
Christ and gave himself to God.
You will find that centurion ruler hun
dred" The word century hundred. A centur-
ion who had charge of hundred soldiers.
There two other striking references centurion
the New Testament One is in the tenth chapter of the
Acts of the Apostles Cornelius centurion and that
very remarkable story There another reference to
centurion. I wonder where that is. Anybody? (Ans-
wer "The shpwreck.) That is right That is just like
Australian to know her Bible. What chapter it? In
the twentyeghh chapter of the Acts sixteenth We
will No that another reference There is refer
about shpwreck in the twenty chapter and
eleventh There several references in this chapter
Forythird "But the centurion, willing to save
Paul. kept them from their purpose and commanded that
they who could swim should cast themselves first overheard
and get to land"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
CHRIST MARvELED AT THE CENTURION'S FAITH

'Now when Jesus heard it, he marveled" Here you
have glimpse of the humanity of Christ Christ the
Son of God did marvel at this No. because when
read all that written concerning the Son of God there
would he nothing in this to make Him marvel but it
the Son of Man that He marveed at the statement of the
centurion hen turned to them that followed and said
have not found so great faith not IN Israel 1t
Israel where Christ had right to expect great faith but
thera arc only two cases Christ marveed the great
faith dsnaved One other was the Syrophonecan woman
She was heathen wasn't she? Is that not often true
today that you will find outside of the churches who
will respond more quickly to the Gospel command and show
greater faith than those in the churches? At
That is true!
In the eleventh and twelfth Christ makes state
ment which might be called prophecy and in the thr-
teenth He aid the Centurion Go thy way; as thou
hast beeved be done unto thee And his servant was
healed in the selfsame hour
Ito be Continued)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
DIVINE HEALING MEETING
Continued from last weekly

JESUS SPOKE CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH TO THE LEPER
A eper comes before | wonder how the leper hap
pened to to Jesus When Christ preached the Ser
the Mount far I understand, the leper
could not have gotten closer him than safe distance
the outside because of the multitude there He not
allowed to among them but he got pretty close finally
Now perhaps the eper had heard of of the cures
Jesus had wrought You know poor eper osracized
by his relatives and friends He had to cry uncean un-
clean. No allowed to touch him. Jesus legally,
uncean when He touched him. and said, Il WILL be
thou cean.'
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
GOD EXERCISES JURISDICTION OVER MEN

Here is another thought God the Almighty does exer
great jurisdiction the affairs of and especially
over His own work. And God knows what He is doing
He is longsufferng and mercful but there time
when God will set aside Individuals when He will permit
them to be set aside because they hndrance to the
gress of His work. Now if God in His alwise Providence
permits certain things pass to take out of this
ganzation and who have joined themselves to
world and who have had any ZION them what
right have what right have you to try to prop them up
We have right
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30

believe in being very tender-hearted and very kind,
and very mercfu These the attributes OF God the
Father; but must not forget that God the Almighty is
only the God of love and mercy but that He is the God
of Judgment and that He will not always chde neither Will
He keep His anger forever And I afraid that some
people become loving that they close their eyes to inquy
and inclined up sin and to pass great many
things by that ought not to be passed by.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
THE RIGHTEOUS MAN DELIGHTS IN COPS LAW

Now righteous delights in the law of the Lord,
according to the second of the first Psalm The lav
OF the Lord suppose would be quite appropriate for
you to put it that the righteous delights in the
Word of God. It is a safe delight
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
81 WILL, BE THOU CLEAN"

Now Jesus said to the leper II will" That is the
first miracle of healing in the Gospel of Matthew.
That is beautiful hymn, II will, God helping me,
will be wholly Thine" Oh, the singing used to have in
the Central ZION Tabernace We had of the grandest
congregational singing in the world That is of the
hymns they used to sing often Oh what power it had
in it,
Jesus told the leper, "Tell no man. He had several
reasons that His time had not Every miracle
Christ wrought and every He preached, simply
stirred up the enemies to accomplish His death Did
notice that the Christ when He stirred up the enemies
instead of pouring oil the troubled waters put the prod
them still further Take that sixth Of john He did it
when they troubled Instead of explaining to
help them out, He made it harder leader sometimes
finds such necessary Why? because that is the
only way to determine whether people of ZION not
Elder Carey then pronounced the benediction.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30
BEFORE GODS WORD, EVIL MUST DEPART

At the Word of God, disease must go; at the word of
God demons must ee at the word of God deverance must
Gomez and if will only speak the word shall be done
There is where the centurion showed his great faith. He
said 81 under authority" He very different from
some in ZION CITY. We have few that not talk five
minutes without saying something about freedom.
But this under authority" and he does not
to make any complaints about it. do not any
here. That of the chief characteristics of the
Roman He authority and the great Roman empire
was held together by this respect for authority and it's strict
discipline and every Roman taught to under
authority and every who became great leader in the
army who had proven himself capable follower
say ought to be placed in authority who has not
proved himself good follower and if does not know
how to follow he does not know how to lead.
He ga under authority" He had soldiers
under his direction and he said to this Come and he
says 'I will do please about il? and to another
co. and he says II will be along next week if feel like it,
No. that not the way it roads, II say to this man. Come
and he coeh and my servant Do this and he doeth it,
HUMANITY NEEDS TO HAVE INsTILLED THE SPIRIT
OBEDIENCE
tell you John Alexander Dowie right in the great
talks that he used give nsng the spirit of obedience
into the hearts of the people, Amen There neces
sity any this people to make strike for liberty
and the right free speech The rank and file of human
ty will Always demand all that is necessary without
hortation it, What need to be taught the spirit
of true obedience There great joy in being obedient
There great joy in doing that which is right There is
joy having license and there is just the trouble
the trouble And Satan in his great efforts to destroy
ZIoN wrecking number of people by getting them to
place where they openly say eve do not believe in any
authority and will never, submit to authority;
and will never follow any men,"
ZION does want back to the wretched old con
mtee" business; and simply because man. who did
mighty work for Cod made mistakes, that does not
necessarily prove that another is going to make the
same mistakes Be your guard against the Devil for he
will try to destroy the soldiers of Christ who witness against
his kingdom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-05
HARRIERS
SUBDUE TWO RIVALS

The barriers OF Erasmus Hall High
School outdistanced representatives
from Commercial High School and the
College of the City of New York fresh
men in a triangular run over the three
mile course at Prospect Park. Brook
Ign, yesterday. IL was an easy vic
tory for the Buff and Blue men. who-e
score was II points. Commercial was
second with SO points. while the fresh
men failed to complete a team. as only
four crossed the finish line.
Individual honors fell TO Joe Rosof-
sky, the former Bay Ridge High School
student, who is now attending the City
College. He was always in the van, his
most persistent rival being James Rog-
ers. of the Erasmus Hall team. How
ever. coming down Dead Mans HILL"
Rosofsky braved a header by lengthen-
ing his stride. and succeeded in NOV
ing away TO win at the finish by If
teen yards. Edward McGonigle. an
other Erasmus starter. was third. fifty
yards in the rear of his clubmate.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-05

Chick Evans and Bob Gardner IN
their match for the amateur golf cham
pionship had come to the 18th hole
az Merton with Evans one up in nara
fought match.
When Evans, who had the honor,
stepped to the tee he had as hard
shot TO make as we have ever seen
The distance to the pin from the tee
was 215 yards. The green was so well
trapped that only narrow entrances
was allowed where only well played
shot would turn the trick.
And what is still more important
upon this particular occasion young
gale was whistling across the course
at a most difficult angle. A slice meant
disaster. A hook meant equal trouble
Even a straight shot would more tnah
likely have been blown off the line.
There was just one shot to playa
fairly low brassie, with faint pull to
hold the ball against the tide OF the
wind: a shot that required full power,
and vet deicscy Of touch that raw
chance could hardly produce. Evans
started the ball about eight feet to the
right of the cup, with just enough pull
to bore its way against the wind and
drop exactly hole high six feet to the
left for fairly possible ,.
As the ball stopped Jerry Travers,
ex-open champion, made this remark:
Beyond any doubt, considering all
conditions. that is the finest brassie
shot | ever saw"