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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08
FAR'1'ERR?S ARE VERY
Greatly 'H0|p?'CI'
weather This Spring Has Bee, -oo
unreasonable to Start the
CrOoS

No' LOT many years have the farm,
ers witnessed a spring so unsoaeor
dole' as Is being experienced at tbn
P'eSeilt time. Several prominent apri
cuItur1Sts who have visited tbron,h
uut the entire county. report cond:.
ions most unfavorable and claim that
me average farmer is several woo1,s
Dehlnd schedule
Hardeners as well as farmers arc
complaining to no little extent Win
the exception Of one or two DAYS 1ast
week the ground has been unfit For
t1lllng. Lateness of the cold we,tbor
wi.lch is being followed by heavy
rams has practically caused a sus.
tension OF work in the rural section
which under normal conditions won1I
be well under way at this time ''
Despite the fact that heretoforo ~
.atoes have been planted on an IN,
per or occasions on ST Patricl,s da,
mere has been few if any plantoJ os
yet IN this valley and If condition
such as experienced in the nast fo,,,
Gays continue it will be some ti,oo no
'ore any attempt will be made 70 nro
pare the soil for planting.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

The II years old colored boy #
Des MOlnes, Iowa, who refused to
salute the flag, was arrested, tried
convicted, fined and sentenced in
the juvenile court. Bad way to
make good citizen A boy of at
age and pluck seems TO Us t. have
within himself the metal t!.lt .lakcs
men. That boy is a thinker ard
his future needs to be watched. Tie
flag as we view it only represents
the loyalty OF nation 20 al it. ,,ec-
PIE. Has it done Hnvtning worth
while for the postcrity Of black he
roes who kept it from trailing j.,
the dust?' One back. soldier de-
clared: Colonel I'll bring this flag
back to you or report to God he
reason why and whe II found bleed
ing and dying, and holding it up,
he said, 1t never trai ed in the
dust. 1t scars over millions of
dlsfranchlsed voters; over peonage,
lynchings, burnings, shootings and
Jlmcrowlng Of millions of colorcd
people. Not 50 long ago because
an old colored man arose and doff, d
his hat and gave Southern white
woman his seat in a street car some
white toughS fell ON him and were
beating him to death, when the
white woman threw over the poor
old Negro the skirt Of her dress and
said: hit him again if you dare!'
They stopped, because her skirt has
more protection for that poor black
man than the American flag.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08
YOUNG FOREIGNER
Converted AT JA|
Sunday Afternoon Following a S,
mon by the Rev. r. B.
Mitchell

An unusual event took place at Il
county Jail on Sunday afternoon whe
turing service BY the Christian Fl
deavOr society of the Central Churc
If Christ. and following a brief al
.reSS by the minister. Il. b. Mitchell
ION the text, How shall we escap
We neglect SO great Salvation?"
Dung AmericanItalian, Thomas Fe}
by name, serving a sentence fl.
rain riding, eXpressef a desire to BID
rlH" a christian. Sheriff Miller will
H%ly gave Mr.. Mitchell access to th{
Jung prisoner with the result thai
special service at the church
,,#t night the young man was baptizI
into Christ.
TODAY the proner influences weird
~ A|I"U "MU &c ...-a In Il
r'"@d ANA & position sccured for III
.. lA& berkeley w'oOIen Company, nd
'.2ilg weaver by trade. When seen
MS evening the young man seemed
T@TJoNed with his religious exper.
S@nco and his liberty. He will proha.
oiy remain IN the city Indefinitely.
SO far as can be learned this is the
!irst time in the history of our local
'cnal Institution that anything of
mis- character has ever taken place,
ne credit is due under God to the
Influence Of Mr.. Miller and his hui.
name and christian treatment Of those
nder his charge, to the social uplift
"ork being done by the Christian En-.
eavor societies Of the city and by no
means least to the zeal Of this the
Youngest congregation Of the city and
thelr energetic and consecrated young
minister.
This is real genuine home mission.
airy work OF the kind that is worthy
OF the support Of all christians.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

That rich Columbus, Ohio lew
who advises the Negro Pythians of
the United States to cancel their
arrangement to hold the biennial
conclave of that order in Saint
Louis, Missouri, i'll the year 1917,
is man after Our heart. This He
Drew gentleman AYERS that when
the Negro Pythians go to St. Louis
Off they don't change their mil dis }
they will spend five hundred t1ous-
and dollars there, and be thinks #
VIII show great lack of wisdom OH
their part to help enrich a CITY so
unmlndtul Of its colored population
as TO ratlty segregation ordinance,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

governor b'umoaugh, of lvlIn-
y lN'''''' states that United States
'oe"ator O'1Ver, OF the same state,
''i'''e al a'tenlpt' through third
p'r'y'a personal TREND OF the gov
e'''or' 10 olackmail him, thereby
securing his withdrawal from the
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

The Republicans of the Second
District will meet in mass convcn-
ton at Berkeley Springs on next
Saturday, April IS, for the purpose
OF nominating n candidate who will
seek election to the seat in the Ma
tlonal House Of Representatives
made vacant by the death of the
late Congressman William G..
Brown. There are numerous as
p1rants for the honor, all men Of
brains and prominence, but who
the successful man will be is real
Conundrum.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

10 be consistent, Uncle Sam
should at once recall every black
soldier who is now at the forefront
IN Mexico chasing Francisco Gpau-
cho) Villa. We say this, s;nlilv
and solely because Of the fact that
1t IS accurately reported that ORDERS
have gone out from the War De-
partmcnt at Washington to the e.
feet that no Negroes will be enlist
ed for service in the United States
Army now. This too, III fac. OF
the authorization By Congress- of an
army increase Of twenty ti,3,. nd
men
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

and rumiliate and degrade class Of
people whose loyalty is unique S
toned. The Jewish gentleman
doubtless noticed the Negroes when
they were in Columbus last summer,
was thereby taught to appreciate
them for their true worth, and the
advice he gives is that of a sage.
should be needed, and Saint Louis
be made to see that Negroes know.
how to strike back when they ara
hit.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

The Berkely Springs Post recent
~ carried nice piece Of poetry
relative to the candidacy of Mr..
Hltc for the United States Senate,
but we would like TO inform Editor
Bayer that many newspapers in the
State are publishing some mighty
interesting prose regarding Hon
A. B. White and his candidacy for
the SenatOrship.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

The article appearing in the Pho
neer Press Of April l regarding the
popularity of Squire Crider, of
Keystone, should have been credit
ed to the Mcdowell Times. While
somewhat extraneous to the matter
at issue, we might add that the
Times is one of our very best ex-
changes, and we ask it's pardon for
an error which was wholly unin
territorial.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

Rev. S. II. Norwood, Secretary
of the Washington Conference, and
successor to Rev. S. M. Bcanc as
pastor of Mount Zion NJ. +.
Church, preached twice on Sunday
last and made a favorable impress
ion on those who heard him.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

Colored people, respectable and
refined citizens of this state il thew
go into Jefferson County, either at
Charles Town or Shepherdstown,
they II find separate waiting rooms
and will be forced into i'm crow
cars on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, and made to occupy sep
arate waiting rooms. 1t has been
referred to the Public Service Com
mission, but mum has been the
word. Not only should they stop
1t, but intellectually wipe every
black law off of Our statute books
and not to cry out against them
ought 10 make them ashamed To
ask tor our votes, and by all means
should be the last to base their reas-
on on the ground that if we failed
to do so, Our rights will be taken
from us.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08
Stick to it Editor Harry G. Smith

Stick to it Editor Harry c. Smith.
Certainly the Republican party
owes us more than we owe it. We
Won our laurels on bloody battle
fields and saved the union along
with hammering the shacklcs off
our heels to the number Of four mil
lion, and with folded arms and
clam silence, they have allowed us
to be disfranchised, lynched and
burnt at the stake.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08
PROVIDE CHILDREN
WITH HOT DISHES
City and County Schools Should Not
overlook This important
Matter

IN the belief that a hot dish at
noon. If only a bowl Of milk soup
OF a cup Of good cocoa, is highly i'm
portant to school children. MANY
schools throughout the country are
elther supply regular hot luncheon
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08
J. r CLIFFORD
Attorney At Law

sfAhT4NSBURG, WEST v,Dr1sr.
PRACTICES In all the Courts Of was.
Virginia, the Supreme Conn =,
peais and the United States Cour,s
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-04-08

O liberty! the crimes that are
committed in thy name!'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

fulness and Praise" (Simper); Venite.
Mendelssohn; Gloria Patri, Mem
oelssohni re Deum, Clemens; Benedic-
tus, Atwood: sermon hymn, welcome
Sweet Day Of Rest" from Handel: dox-
otoEy, Bourgeois; offertory anthem Il
VIII call Upon Thee" (Bucl1), inciden-
tal SOLO. MISS Constance Pateman; pres
entauon or aims, Whitney; occasional,
NOT by Thy Mighty Hand" (Schu-
mann organ postlude, Kenneth W
Evening prayer music will be: Organ
pIeludet henneth W. MacCallum. pro-
cessioual, Lord Jesus, Think on Me"
iHodgesl: Gloria Patri, Clemens; Mag
nltlcat Clemens; Nunc Dimittis. Glenn
gIs' prayer hXmn, sun Of My Soul
Thou Savior Dear" (Ritter): sermon
hymn. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My
AL tbarnbN); DoXology, Bourgeois;
offertory anthem. The Sun Shall Be
No More Thy Light" CWoodward):
presentation or aims, Humfrey: recess
sional, "Alleluia, Song of Gladness"
tHadyn); organ postlude Kenneth W.
MacCallum
Trinity Methodist.
At Trinity Methodist church Sunday
Rev. W. Fisk Packard viii preach both
morning and evening. Special music
for the morning service viii be: An
them, Sing Unto God" (Schnecker);
solo, THE Lords PRAYER" (RaIO 7 T.
Coggeshan. Special music Tor the eve
ming service viii be: Anthem. 20 Lord
Rebuze Me Not" DUDLEY Bucx): solo.
Bow Down Thine Ear" (Jenke). Mrs
Evans. The quartet is composed of
Mrs. W. b. Howe, Airs. Bates DI HTFbes
Evans, J. J.. COggeshall and c. c. Bal
lard Epworth League meets at $50
p. m.
At the First Methodist EPISCOPAL
church Sunday Rev. Herman G. Porter
VIII preach both morning and evening
on the theme, The Oldest Battle in the
World At the II o'clock hour Miss
Clare Enp11 will MI a. o.
dante Religioso." by f. Thome, and as
offertOry. "Melodie Du Occur" by Ket-
elbey. The choir will sing I'll Guide
Thee Home by Petrie. At the evening
service Miss Smell will play as prelude
MELODY In A. by Parker. ana an Of
fertory by G. W. Landon. The choir
will sing The Sinner and the Song"
Dy VIII L. Thompson, and L Lay My
Sins on Jesus" by c. B. Hawley. Ep-
worth League meets at $50 D. m.
Highland Park Methodist.
At the Highland Park Methodist
church Sunday J. Landrum Graham will
speak at the morning hour and the
pastor. Rev. c. X. Campbell. viii preach
in the evening.
Alta Vista Methodist.
At the Alta Vista Methodist church
Sunday Rev. G. X. Campbell, the pastor,
viii preach in the morning and in the
evening j. Harry Henderson will speak.
Chlvary-HOustOn square baptist.
More Than COnquerOrs" will be the
morning sermon theme Of Rev. o. !.
Wade sunday at the Calvary Houston
Square Baptist church. The evening
sermon theme viii be THE Bible" in
the morning the choir will song GLORY
in the Highest" by Wilson. Paul Nafe
viii sing. Special music for the eve
Beaumont orchestra; The Watch
man" (Babbitt) male quartet; In the
Cross Of Christ I Glory" orchestra;
trombone solo, Mr.. Heise; gospel solo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12
THOUSANDS Of LAYMEN ARE
DOING VOLUNTEER WORK SUNDAYS
More Than Half of the Sum Necessary for Summer Con-
ference for Laymen Is Secured Women Win Support
for Suffrage by Voting Against Saloons; Jewish
Year Shows Gain in the Zionist Movement
laymen Of New )

christian laymen Of New York,
Newark. Philadelphia, Baltimore
- and Washington have secured
gifts Of $4,000 toward the $4,000
they say they need to establish sum-
mer conference this year on Green
wood Lake It Is stated that the
number of business and professional
men in these cities who DO volunteer
work on Sundays in their respective
churches is 5000, and steadily in
creasing. These men are superinten-
dents Of Sunday schools, leaders Of BIZ
BILE classes. presidents Of mems clubs,
tig brothers TO boys. and chairmen OF
missionary and other committees. Il
the lay members Of governing bodies in
individual churches be included, the
number is about 10000.
While there are schools Of almost
every other type, it is said there are
none to train laymen who would work
in churches. A result is said to be that
far fewer work than would do so il
there were training schools. In some
OF the cities named, winter training
schools are beginning to be conducted.
So far as can be learned, all Of the in
structors in these schools are laymen.
The instruction covers both personal
and parOchial work.
1t is reported that the proposed
Greenwood Lake summer conference
will cooperate with existing ones but
that unlike most of the others, It viii
be for men only.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

- TITLE Visits to the Holy Land
is n new evening service fea-
IL turo at the First Presbyterian
church which will be started sunday
evening. Pastoral scenes in Palestine
will be shown in stereoptican views
which will be explained by Rev Charles
J. Overstreet. who with Mrs. Overstreet
visited the HOLY Land a few years ago.
Mr.. Overstreet viii show a shepherd
coat such as are worn by the shepherss
In Palestine which he brought uach
from the Holy Land.
IfnIO Picchi to Sing.
At the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning ltalo Picchi VIII SIM
Tostrs famous prayer w hen WIN
Doubling and Dreading-' The subject
OF the morning sermon by Rev. Charles
T. Overstreet will be. "The Fruit Of the
spirit" The choir will sing, Thy
Kingdom Come" by Shelly. The eve
ming service viii inaugurate the flrsl
OF a series Of Little Visits to the Holy
Land" Sunday night viii be sheep
and Shepherd evening Pastoral
scenes. stereOptican, Of Palestine VIII
be shown for Is minutes II. q. Billings
will sing "The Ninety and Nine"
short sermon on THE Good shepherd
by Rev. c. l. Overstreet and good old
hymns like "Beulah Land and Ny
Shepherd Is the Lord" sung by all
will make an interesting hour shep-
herds coat. such as is worn in Pales-
tine will be shown by the pastor, who
with his wife. visited the Holy Land
few years ago.
westminster Presbyterian.
At the Westminster Presbyterian
church services will be held at both
morning and evening hours Sunday by
chaplain John T. ANton OF the 2Oth
infantry. In the morning his sermon
viii be on Renewed strength In the
evening he viii give the second OF
series of talks on Distinguishes Mark
OF a Christian" the subject being HIS
Raiment" The morning music will be
anthems by the choir 20 Worship the
King" (Maunder) and Sweet Is Thy
Mercy. Lord" (Bernby). The evening
music viii be; Anthem, AS Pants the
Hare" (Spohr); solo, Holy Savior
Miss Belle White.
Alturn Presbyterian Church.
At the Altura Presbyterian church
Rev. W. G. Baber will preach at II a. m.
Faith" and at Z p. m. on God in the
Ordinary as Well as the ENtraordl-
nary" Soloists: Morning, Mrs. Day;
evening Mr.. Kitchell The meeting Of
the juniors viii be at 8 p. m.
First Conversational.
At the First congregational church
sunday morning Rev. Miles Hanson
VIII preach on Some Ways in Which
Cod Speaks" A special musical ser
vice has been arranged. Harry ROsen-
stein viii sing Comfort Ne" and "Ev-
cry Valley shall BE Exalted" Prof
Aguilar will accompany. The Bible
class subject at 1915 will be THE
Religious Teaching of Epictetus"
Church of st. Clement.
Mendelssohn Nenite and Gloria
Patri will be used I'm the musical ar
rangement for the morning prayer ser
vice Sunday at the church OF st. Glenn
emit The music for the service fol-
lows: Organ prelude. Kenneth W. Mac
Callumi professional, Songs Of Thank
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12
Skepticism Is superficial.

Mr. Smith. B. Y. P. L. societies meet
at 6:45 p. m. Sunday will be special
home department day in the Sunday
school
East FL Paso Baptist.
At the East FL Paso Baptist church
the subject Of the morning sermon
Sunday by Rev. c. II. Riddle will be,
Servant as His Lord An evangelistic
service will be held in the evening.
Special music will be rendered at the
evening service by Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Millican. Miss Louise Warren is leader
OF the b. Y p. L., which meets at $50
p. m.
First Baptist
At the First Baptist church sunday
morning the subject OF the sermon by
Rev. j. +. Williams, d. D.. Will be,
More Than Conquerors." His evening
sermon subject will be. The Poison of
the Printed Page" Special music for
the morning service will be: Anthem,
"Grieve Not the Holy Spirit Of Cod
(Stainer) by the choir; solo, Behold
God Is Mighty (Alfred Wooler) Mrs.
Glen T. Scott Evening music will be n
special piece by the choir. Come With
Thy Sins 10 the Fountain; solo. Have
Courage My Boy TO Say No. Mr.. An
drews.
Evangelical Lutheran.
At the Evangelical Lutheran church
Sunday the morning service will he
conducted in German. "Christs Trans
figuration" will be the subject Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

Religion An AntIdOte.
They NAV forget him when all Is
prosperous around them. But the very
passions and faiIings of men that
serve to create war and cause nation
to rise against nation makes 1t GER
tain that religion will endure as an
antidOte to the poison as long as the
world shall stand. The awful trag-
edies of men and nations created by the
reign Of evil in the world make It i'm
possible for men to forget God. who
alone can give them relief under the
burdens that they have created for
themselves.
Heart Is stirred.
The heart is stirred to its depths
under such fearful conditions as war
brings upon men and only religion can
satisfy it's elemental needs. We may
need God Just as much in seasons Of
ease and sloth and pleasure to save
us from naother class Of dangers that
threaten to snuff out the life OF the
soul. but we are not awake to our
needs as In the times Of storm and
stress And. therefore, God, in whose
hand are all the destinies OF men and
nations. may permit war and blood
shed as his scOurge to come through
the pride and folly Of men. to wake
them up ont OF the sleep of swinish
sensuality to the everlasting realities
OF the life of the spirit. and teach
them to bark back TO him-their
father and friend. who is training the
race through their very sufferings,
through war and blOodshed to long for
and be fit for that better and happier
day when men shall beat their swords
into plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks and learn war no more.
aPrIneeOf Peace"
The day when the Prince Of Peace"
shall have extended his dominion over
all the earth and every sphere of
human 1ffa opd urhen hatred and auvy,
and jealousy shall have given place
to the true brotherhood of man in the
universal reign Of love and peace and
goodwill. May God hasten the dayl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

clears the air Of the little nothings that
occupy men and brings them face to
face with the great realities Of death
and eternity. War means that whole
peoples are brought face to face with
death. either i'm their own persons or
i'm the persons of their father, brothers.
husbands and sons who stand in the
ranks Of. battle. This great war has
applied a crucial test to skepticism
and caused it to melt away as before
the white heat of 4 furnace. showing il
to be worthless to meet the rough and
serious issues Of life.
Religion Not Forgotten.
But may not religion also be forgot
ten and lost amid the awful strenuous
ness Of war and blOodshed?
Quite the reverse for whole regiments
have been known to call upon God in
prayer when about to face swift and
almost certain death and their kindred
have crowded the churches with earnest
worshipers calling upon God to pre-
serve thir fatherlaud and protect their
soldiers on the battle front. The soul
Of man has plunged down at last below
the froth on the waves into the great
ocean depth OF life, where deep calleth
unto deep, the great deep Of the i'm
mortal spirit calling TO the infinite
deep Of the eternal spirit-God omnipo-
tent-in whom We live and move and
have our being
Wars Hnrdships.
Again, in war the hardships Of life
are often so overpowering. in spite of
everything that human skill can do
for their relief. that we realize the
helplessness Of man before the awful
burden and are driven by an over
whelming necessity to cry out for helm
to an infinitely stranger power-to
call upon God out of the depths of
misery: Give us help Oh, Lord, from
trouble; for vain is the help of man"
And so. in world that is cursed
with sin against God and man. war
with all its horrors is. in one sense,
blessing in disguise because il roots
out unbelief and makes life so horrible
that it becomes impossible for men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12
WOMEN WIN SUPPORT
InTINE AEAINgT EAInnNG-


Methodist and other temperance
workers are announcing for the first
time that Illinois women, voting at
elections, in most cases vote unani-
mously against saloons. These work
ers, therefore, proclaim their purpose
to work for woman suffrage in the
eastern states. TO the end that women
voters may help their cause. a re-
port just issued by Methodist temper
ance workers declares the sentiment
in favor OF national prohibition to have
grown rapidly within the last few
months. In giving list of prohibition
states Montana, Utah, Vermont South
Dakota, Georgia and Nebraska are
named by this Methodist society either
as certain gains for prohibition or most
promising to that end
The same society gives, in its report.
long lists OF figures showing decreases
in the production Of spurious liquors,
in the number of both wholesale and
retail dealers and especially in the
amount Of revenues collected IN taxes
and licenses by the government and
by counties. The Anti-SaloOn League
is proclaiming loudly its advance in
securing a prominent Episcopal rector
of Syracuse to quit his parish and en-
for the leagues service. The MethO-
dist society goes further and gives
figures why there will be, in its judg-
ment a big slump in liquor production
during 1915.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

zoe Pound Paper. Genuine original
English Lawn" for sale only by the
FL Paso Book Co., Mills Bldg. It's
Handy. ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12

The most economical way to buy Ham
or Bacon is by the whole piece. Be
sure it's Sulzberger's Majestic-'De-
liciously Different"-Adv.