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there are forty-eight. as a unit. Each
ward has a council presided over BY
the degree master. This ward council
Is in charge Of all the Stonemen 90
tivities in the ward, such as looking
after members who need assistance or
giving a helpful hand and keeping .
watchful eye on those who have ~.
pealed TO the Stonemen for aid IN
fighting their W particular tempte-
tons. The councils meet every Satur-
day night, with every man on a foot
ing Of equality and calling his neigh
Dor "brother."
Tho degree masters Of the wards
and certain other members make ups
grand council. which has generalsau-
thority over the fellowship. and then
there are district superintendent with
various duties, and finally DIR. Stone,
the president and general executive
head. In the administration offices
each member Is listed on n card ana
every effort Is made to keep In touch
with a man who once Joins.
From the general offices most OF the
work Of the organization In directed.
The dues OF a Stoneman are 10 cents q
month, a small sun that swells 10
the respectable total of s16S.000 .
year. or this half goes to tho ward
councils for their support and their
Individual charitable work and half
goes to the head office for administra-
tive expenses. Out of this fund the
fellowship hospital. the employment
bureau and the ambulance corps are
supported and the salaries Of m
ployees are paid.
The perfect organization and h
fact that its unit, the ward. Is also the
political unit Of the city, has caused
DR.. Stone to be the object of many at
lacks by those who sec another pur-
pose in the movement than that OF
teaching practical religion. II was
said that in the last Mayoralty election
the Stonemen's organization played an
important part.
The critics have pointed to the de-
sire to keep out of the organization
all men who are not citizens or who do
not intend to become citizens as being
based on something else than a patri-
otto conception of duty to tho State.
and say hat a man who isn't a citizen
can't vote. Also they say hat the
initials worn on the Stonemen's button.
which the Stonemcn say represents
their motto, Home. Church and
State" are likewise the initials of DIR.
Stone. and give this as another bit Of
evidence pointing to the organization
as being formed for the sole glorifca-
ton inc advantage of Henry G. Stone.
DR., stone r%epudlates this charge alb
solutcly, and says that h Stonemen
are so divorced from politics that they
would not even try to defeat legisla-
ton which might lead to immortality. or
to propose legislation which would
benefit the community. lie says the
organization played no part in the last
Mayoralty campaign.
II Is certain that the attitude Of tho
men who came to Brooklyn toward DIR.
Stone was not that of men toward a
political leader. They look up TO him
with remarkable affection. When he
appeared in the balcony of the Thir-
teenth Regiment Armory in Brooklyn
to speak 5000 OF his followers obeyed
his slightest word as IL under a spell.
When he asked for order he chided
them as n kind schoolmasctr might
chide a child. and "A hush fell over
them that spoke volumes for the con-
idence his way Of dealing has won for
him.
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then truly. she is wrong. OF what use
is man. indeed. If not 10 work?
Wherefore liberate man. who has so
few virtues, from the very one which
prevents him from adding to his vices?
Why tighten his labors?
Man, having ne longer to provide FOR
the needs OF woman will work less,
and then? II is this very work which
forced upon him certain hours OF dig
nifty: but reduce this work, and il
will mean his collapse and that Of
humanity.
Before the war II was the great duty
OF women to think differently. They
owed II TO men to share their efforts,
to lend them fraternal assistance,
Since the war. however, the impressive
lesson their maternity has received has
changed the character OF their illu-
sion., alas,
Man cannot be hclped-by woman
less than any one. No one can help
min-neither God, nor science. nor
art, nor family, nor love. nor even life
nor death. Nothing will prevent man
uom being what he Is. what he ever
has been the eternal fighter, the eter-
lal killer and destroyer
All that VIZ women build up man will
demolish. We Will devote thirty years
TO the making of "A man and he will
take thirty seconds for the killing OF
"A humid ii men. We will make chil-
dren and they will make cannon
In truth, ! tell you, the time is come
TO reflect. All that has been under
taken with a view to attain equality -
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and distinct desire 10 free himself
from his duties and responsibilities
toward woman, Many men say: Il
shall not marry. as I wish to remain
independents independence for him
signifies liberty, liberty signifies abuse.
Work ana cclibacy give to men indie
pendrnco and liberty, and 50 strongly
do they realize the price Of their lib
crty that they make OF IL an offensive
weapon.
II women wish to be emancipated.
independent in their turn, well and
good. only viii Woman. like man.
have the unfinChing strength to free
herself from all the charming duties
that Eve brought into fashion, VIII
these independent women, in short,
give up c%ntanglInE their poor hearts
in the masculine mustachc? Liberty
for her. Will IT he the same as liberty
for him"
Woman dreams of making her own
liviuG-!n this she is right. And of nc
longer oNacting from man hat he
should work only for hcr--in this she
defend her body, In love, as actively as
she viii defend her share of bread, IN
the factory, then She IL right. But II
her independence and liberty are &c
consist simply in living by hor owr
efforts. instead OF BY mans efforts
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men-mechanics, policemen. street car
employees. clerks and professional
men-paid their own expenses from
Philadelphia to New York to show
Brooklyn their deep faith in the fell
lowship. They marched through
Brooklyn's streets. neatly dressed.
prosperous appearing men, but with
nothing about them to distinguish
them from men OF any other part OF
the country in similar walks Of life.
except perhaps they looked a little
happier.
Brooklyn looked on and wondered.
II was "a strang manifestation Of the
strength Of a simple idea. strange that
Ia. to Brooklyn. but down In Philadel-
phia the Stonemen are an accepted
part OF the city's life.
There they have an organization
that reaches into every corner Of the
city. offering a mans aid and sympathy
to those who need II. giving men a
chance to do good IN the most direct
way. They help to cure the drunkard
and give the convict a chance to re-
store a mans self-respect and give the
necessary push upward when he
falters. II need be they reach down
into the gutter and drag a man out by
the scruf of the neck.
They have an employment bureau
for those who need WORK and large
employers in the city go to that bu-
resu when they need men. for Its
practical ef'ciency gives them the men
suited to the task. They have a hos
pital. an entire wing OF the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital. where men who
are unable to pay for treatment may
get the best Of attention. They have
an ambulance corps of more than 200
men. headed by three physiciaNs.
members OF the fellowship. who when
needed give their time to aiding their
fellow members.
But more than all this they have a
way Of making a man feel that there
are 10000 other men interested In his
welfare. giving him the courage TO be
twice the man that he was before. He
need mo- be n church member. he need
not even he IA Stoneman. he may be
just out OF prison and wanting a
chance to begin life over again.
They get him work. take him into
their councils. make him realize that
II Is he wants to be, not what he
was. that counts. He becomes a part
Of the army, men call him brother, he
feels the push OF 40. 900 men actuated
by n idea. and he straightens up his
shoulders and goes u and bucks the
world.
There Is nothing Of the ~mollycoddle
about the Stonemen. They delight In
being known as two-fsted Christians.
not the kid glove kind. MOI the least
important part Of their creed IL their
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THE president of a Philadelphia
trust company going to his Of
flee II morning recently saw
. truckman Hitting a heavy case from
a truck. The truckman's cap was
tilted over II ear. he was grimy with
labor. The banker was elegance per-
sonificd. from his polished shoes to his
gloves and cane. He smiled and nodded
at the truckman.
Good morning. brother" he said.
"Good morning. brother" came the
Nice day"
Why did these men Of widely differ
ing places in life hail each other in
this way on a common footing of
equality? Because the banker had
recognized the truckman as a fellow
Stoneman. They were both members
Of a new fellowship Of simple faith and
helpfulness. preaching a mans religion
In n mans a so appealing and ef-
fective tina it's rapid spread has been
q source OF wonder to churchmen. In
four years 1t has grown from a small
BODY In church to a membership
Of 100000, an army whose motive
power is applied Christianity. the doing
of little things to help ones fellow
man.
The other Sunday 5000 of these Stone.
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The Stranger Was Entirely to Blame
Since He Rendered the First and
Unfavorable Verdict

portance with which he invited the
ompany to regale themselves at his
Apense was sufficiently impressive to
.alse "A doubt In the old mans mind.
and he suspended judgment. thinking
that he might perhaps glimpse the
mans wad when he came to pay for
The round. But no.
Slamming a silver dollar on the bar
with entirely unnecessary violence.
while he wiped his lips with his coat
sleeve after drinking, the stranger
said: II alays understood what they
want no po' whiskey. O. co'se they
liz some what's better'n some. but the
Gen'l blief is what they amt none on
II bad. But"
He left his sentence unfinished. but
as they waited a moment for him to
conclude II they perceived that the use
OF any further words would have been
s%uperfuous. The affront, which was
manlfestly intended. he had conveyed
fully.
Moreover. the m~alevolent smile
which disfigured his c~ountenance left
no for doubt. He had insulted
the Pr rietor OF the place Willingly
and v. , taking a certain amount Of
satisfaction out OF the fact OF having
done so.
Old mar Greenlaw was as quick TO
resent contumely as anybody else. He
always kept a bungstarter handy for
the purpose OF doing 1t In extreme
cases, and on this occasion he glanced
at 1t hastily. as II to make sure that
IL yrn. In, IT, rl.tsf.tvrA al tla.n h.t
though he had no Misrepresentation as
to the strangers intent, the clrcum-
n were not yet altogether clear.
The flashing of IA single dollar was
no evidence, either for or against, the
possession OF a wad by the nan who
produced II, and pending the solution
OF the question whether the stranger
was solvent or not the old man con.
tented himself with a verbal retort,
Il. said: Them hat hain't never
drinked no good liquor afo' ain,
Expected TO to know It when they sits
Il. II I'D n knowed what yo' all was
that kyind, I'd a put out some rotgut
I've got some in the house what's good
enough TO- roustabouts an sich,"
BET yo' a hundred" said the
VI plpliibNN NHd' ~ lohkh'
H. a heap sight better n this" And he
produced the wad.
II required a great effort. but the ole
man controlled himself, Not having
am worse liquor on the premises. h
was in no position to take up the bet,
II don't never bet onto a sho' thing
he said, trying to look pleasant, but II
70 all il hell bent on putin up yo
money they Is a game o. draw In
the back room occasional. reckon
mebbe som" o. these gents II set ir
p'vid!n' 80 all insists"
Il amt playia' poker, not with M
SIGH crowd az this yer" said the
stranger b!untly, and he left the saloor
forthwith.
"Somepin' Is got to be did speedy.
said the old mar ~ncrvously after III
had gone out. Tho c'munity ain
safe with no SIGH man as him travlin
round omitted. Fust thing anybOd,
knows they'll be a rookus an he'll b
into II, Yo' all d best TO- to trail him
Bassett, an SEE what he's brunE haci
hyar afo' he gifts a chanst 70 to blow
that wsd, tn he needed 10 the cost.
o. cot II he's cotched breachiu' tn
peace"
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ings. He disapproves OF what he calls
skirts" as dress for a a
There has been too much thought
given to the outward trappings of re-
ligion." he says, "and not enough to its
practical application. Dress a man in
skirts and II man is apt to think him
somewhat skittirh. Let him look upon
his religious teacher as a fellow hui
mar being
One might think hat a man who
talks in this way about the church
might bc disliked by clergymen. ON
the contrary. they get along with him
very well. particularly clergymen Of
the Episcopal church. and see In his
movement a great force for good. Or.
Stone was assistant rector OF
Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia
four years ago. He say that he wasn't
"A very good assistant rector. Then
came a time when he was sick, sick in
mind as well as body. and he looked
around his parish for work that would
give him the greatest opportunity
for constant activity.
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and said: Where are you going"
Why, in here, Of course he said. NO,
you are not said the other man.
Why not?' The Stoneman's Fellow
ship a y So
THE man turned away and went TO
the next saloon and got the same an
swer, and II was the same at the other
two. Then these four men got around
him and took him home. Perhaps he
didn't want to go. but he went. and
they saw that he turned owe his pay
envelope to his wife. She said II wal
the first time she had received a full
pay envelope in thirteen years.
"a convict came to US and said he
couldn't get work. One OF u MEM
bers, an employer Of many men. took
him to his shop. He was put at work.
his self-respect was restored. and now
he is a good citizen. II his record
comes out II won't make and differ
ence. The Stonemen vouch for him.
"A man who wa absolutely down and
out appealed to one of our men. This
man took him home, clothed him and
fed him and let him live In his house
When a time Of peculiar trial comes
there is some one standing by his sid
eager to help him put up a good fight
The ideal Of manly helpfulness DR..
stone explained to fifty men in his
parish. There was nothing sentimental
about It: It was q practical plan OF
applied Christianity. They liked IT,
and each man went out and got an
other to join. That made 100.
The recruits In turn each got an
other, and so the organization grew IN
leaps and bounds that made Philadel-
vhia clergymen open their eyes to this
new force which was repopulating
their churches. For although DR.
Stone does not ask that a man belong
TO any church. and his organization Is
strictly non-sectarian. he has found
that after men have felt the spirit oil
the movement they have drifted natu-
rally into the churches.
THE great trouble with the church
la that 1t has gotten away from itf
simple faith Of the early Christians
DR.. Stone said in Plymouth Church on
his recent visit to Brooklyn. "Ths
church in its early days taught a be-
lief In God and "A spirit Of charity
toward ones fellows. II is only sine,
man mas ONeTldlu tHt CluI'H WIN ma
made rules and regulations that it ha:
lost some OF its effectiveness.
1t has become hard to tell what
is the church and what it teaches. and
harder still to get int a church. Tht
church makes the mistake Of paying
60 much attention to the good people
and not enough to man in the street
And the good people, Of course, are the
people already In the churches"
And here one can refer to a strange
contradiction In this organization O
Stonemen. for DR.. Stone found thai
the very human men with whom HI
was dealing insisted on giving TO theil
fellowship some Of the formalities o.
which he disapproves. As the organi'
zation grew in numbers they invested
some Of it's functions. such as that o
initiation. with Formally and ritual
and turned II into a kind Of secre
order with three degrees Of member
chip.
All that can be said OF these cere'
monies by one who saw the first de
gree administered in Brooklyn is tina
they are decidedly simple. very beauti
full and em~otionally effective. stage'
with all the art OF "a Belasco.
The fellowship is organized In rhil
adelphia with the city ward. of which
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SANITATION. lie saw that II was q
primary reason why men go to clubs.
To saloons and sometimes even to
church. on that foundation he built
his organization and gave IL the name
~ Stoneman's Fellowship. a body of
men who are interested in each other
and in each others welfare.
Fellowship is the first principle OF
IA organization he said. 1T is the
greatest thing among men. In the
name OF this fellowship men do things
that they would never think OF doing
otherwise. Let me tell you "A few
practical results of Il.
"a man who had been a drunkard
for thirteen years am to "A Stoneman
and asked for help to break himself OF
his habit. He said that his time OF
greatest weakness Vas on Friday,
when he was paid. ON his way home
he passed "A crossroads where there
was a saloon On each corner.
The next Friday he reached this
crossroads and started to 20 into the
! first saloon. \ man stepped up to him
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them. we believe that you have
upme to give us that stimulus"
And so a branch Of the fellowship
has been started in Brooklyn. but just
how well 1t will thrive away from Its
home is problematical. Fol here en-
tiers another great factor in the
growth and popularity Of the move-
ment. and that is the personality Of It's
founder. the Rev. Henry G. Stone.
Whether the simple appeal Of the fell
lowr'hip Is enough to attract men far
from the spell Of his magnetism re-
lain to be seen. To understand the
Stonemen one must first make an at
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scanty hair brushed back. His nose
gives a hawklike appearance to his
face. which is intensified by tho quick
movements OF his keen eyes. Above
all he is intensely human, his whole
name giving the impression of a
simple directness Of character. OF Il
man who could meet either the bank
president or the truckman on terms OF
equality and understanding.
He wears none Of the conventional
garments Of the church, although he is
an Episcopal clergyman, his usual at
tire being a loose fitting sack suit.
That also is a reflection of his teach
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Old Man CreenlaW Swallows an Insult
and Conducts a Profitable Jurv Trial

As Joe BaSsett was the Sheriff and
was more or less faithful To his duties
when nothing else claimed his attch-
ton, he started out Immediately. fore
seeing a fracas. Jim Blaisdell and
Sam Pcarsall. who were also in the
saloon at the time, followed along on
the chance OF finding some entertain
ment. but Jake Winterbottom resumed
his seat.
II reckon they won't bee nothin'
amazin' did" he said as he filed his
pipe.
The unmannerly man had not gone
far. however, before he encountered
another stranger in the town. as un-
couth as himself. who seemed also 10
be a prey to unpleasant emotions.
They eyed each other in no very
friendly fashion. but might have
passed without words II the path had
not been as narrow as II was. As "A
consequence OF this their elbows
touched when they met and the first
one turned instantly.
What was yo' an Amin to do?" he
inquired with exaggerated politeness.
Well replied the other with a
AiA i'biN U
mought jostle them eyes o. yo'n back
in place, | don't like the way they's
hung. Pears like they don't match,
Did yo' all cit 'em both to onct. or one
to a time?'
Il reckon yo' knows what yo' en- do
II yo' don't like EN-" said the first
man. reaching for his gun.
IL reckon yes said the other, pro-
ducing a gun Of his W with equal
alscIity, Il en- gouge n on EN-
an eat 1t, on'y ! wouldn't know which
one to begin with. an | wouldn't like
To git pizened. nohow.'
Had the two been a little further
apart. or had the Sheriff been IA little
further away. there would probably
have been no more to tell, for these
latter u%tterances were punctuated will
pistol shots. but the two were so clos,
together that they scufiled AS they
fired. and so destroyed each others
aim. And before they had succcede,
in their evident design Mr.. Basset'
had disarmed them both and had
seized n Of them in each hand, He
was a very capable man and had NJ
peer in the art OF rough and tumble
So as 1t happened the story of thu
days proceedings was only just fairly
begun.
1t was continued after a brief in.
tervai In the little saloon where oil,
man Greenlaw held court on occasion,
when he vas called upon to exercise
his authority as justice Of the peace
The two prisoners did not 60 there
willingly. but they went. Mr., Basset'
kept hold OF them,
Il reckon the drinks Is ON the co
this time" he said, painting "A little
Even so strong n man as he ann
drag two others as husky as these TIVE
were without feeling the exertion,
"Thatll he all right" said the OLE
man. setting out the glasses. 20
co'se." he added AS II to himself, "th'
price en- be took outen the costs q
COT
So they drank. ana the temper O
the first stranger was evidently no
improved. Some people are nice II
their choice OF liquor, even though
they may try To forget It In Arkansa
City.
This maj was positively surly whei
the Sheriff made a charge agains
him OF having disturbed the peace
and he pleaded not guilty, The Other
having had only one drink, was reck
less, hut not defiant.
~ reckon the easiest ways the best
Judge" he said carelessly. "I'm guilty
all right. I dsvilled this yap some
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BY DAVID A. CURTIS.

w THEN old man Greenlaw estab-
w lished himself in business in
IA little sa.oon In Arkansas
city, a stones throw away from the
steamboat landing and from the rail-
road terminal which was close to 1t,
he took advantage of a favorable con
dition the importance Of which be-
came more and more apparent as time
went N.
ANY saloon that was established in
any Of the small towns along the Mis-
sissippi River, on either side, was sure
OF a steady patronage. the volume Of
which depended entirely on the size Of
the population Of the town. Conse-
Quently there was always a saloon in
each town. And in every case the
presence OF a stranger In the town was
looked upon by the proprietor of the
saloon as an indication Of the proba-
bility that extra profit would accrue to
him.
No n who stopped In any of the
river towns vas likely to De troubled
with prejudice against the Indulgence
OF the inevitable craving for liquor
which he would experience. The eli
mate may have had something to do
with this. but the surroundings in
which he would ind himself had more.
And more strangers stopped in Ar
kansas City than In most Of the other
river towns. This was not because
they wanted to nor because they had
been there before. On the contrary.
one who had been in Arkansas city
once never went there again IL he
could avoid 1t.
But when you were going to or from
Little Rock you had to connect with
the river boats by the railroad n you
had to change from one TO the other at
Arkansas City. And the length of
your stay In Arkansas City depended
might happen to arrive or leave, which
was always a matter OF doubt, espe-
cially during a food.
Therefore in o. times Arkansas
City was occasionally congested with
surplus population. Sometimes there
would be three or four strangers there
At once. in which case there was al
ways excitement and sometimes dis
turbances. II was not in the nature of
things hat anybody who va forced
to remain in Arkansas CITY should re-
tain his equanimity, and II he did noi
clash with some inhabitam, Of the
town he would he likely t. be involved
in some difficulty with some other
stranger.
The atmosphere OF the place was not
redolcnt OF peace and a single drink OF
the liquor thai old man GreenlaW dis
pcnscd at his bar would sometimes
rouse in the breast OF the onsumer a
burning desire for universal muuier
IN such a Ease II the sufferer too an
other one things ensued.
A gloomy person OF athletic build
with uncouth n Il cast IN
his eye. stepped into old man Green
laws place one day when the circum'
atances were Of the general character
t..hicated by the foregoing outline. III
had not the air OF prosperity that
would have induced the old man TO re-
gard him with favor even though his
appearance had been less pleasing. but
the eeek-a-whoop assumption Of I'm