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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

JcCC Ills 10 Oc-
a great error has come In
amongst Christian people respecting
the condition Of the dead. Our Cath
Ollie friends tell IS that nearly all man
kind go to Purgatory, where for cen
turtles they will undergo terrible suffer-
hgs, to purge them from sin and pre-
pare them for Heaven. Many Protes-
tant friends tell us that they have not
even this hope; that the great mass of
mankind so to q He'll of e%ternal torture,
from which there will be No escape.
We shall not quarrel with either par
ty. Both views are too horrible to be
reasonable, just or loving. We prefer
to go back to the words of Jesus and
the Apostles, and to note that accord
ing to their teachings the dead are real
" dead, and that their only hope Is. as
the Apostle declares, a resurrection
hope-a resurrection Of the SOUL Cor
inthians 1898.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07
ASBURY M. E. CHURCH
Rev. E. F.. Morris. Pastor.
Sunday services:-

sunday SerVlceS.-
The services for tomorrow (Sun-
day. are as follows: 10 a. m. sharp,
Sunday School will v All Of
ficers and teachers and every scholar
is urgently requested to be present.
Mr.. Frank Terry, Supt..
The Sunday morning class will con-
vene at the same hour in the little
church; Joseph P. Webb and Isaac
Briscoe, Leaders.
II a. M, Sermon by the pastor.
Some excellent music will be rendered
by the Junior Choir.
3 p. M, The Rev. C. G. Collins, B.
D., of st. Paul's A. M. E. Church, this
city, will preach one of his doctrinal
sermons. His choir and congregation
will accompany him.
7.45 p. M, The Epworth League
song service will be led by the pastor.
$50 D.. M, The Rev. G. NJ. Cayne,
the manager of the colored Y. M. C.
A. of Atlantic City, will preach. Some
special music will be rendered by the
Famous Senior Choir" Prof. Charles
Keller, chorister.
This church will hold it's annual
Harvest Home" and Autumn Fair
Oct. 25, 26 and 27. The church will
be beautifully decorated to CORE
spond with the occasion. A most in
teresting program will be rendered
each night by out of town and home
talent. An urgent appeal is made to
every member and friend of the
church for articles of different kinds
and contributions. In order that we
make this a grand financial success
we ask that everyone will do their
best.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

For "all the new all the time" of
Pleasantville, read The Pl%easantville
Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07
St. PAUL BEFORE FELIX
Acts Pl.:Io-aI.-Oct. 8.

St. Paul at Caesarea, the Roman Cap
ltaI of Judea-Hls Trial Before the
Roman Governor - The Charges
Brought Against the Apostle - HE
Defense-The Doctrine of the Resur-
rectIon tho Theme of His Preaching.
The Roman Governor Interested In
the Apostles Teachings-st. Paul .
Prisoner For Two Years.
SHerefn I also exercise myself to hdoe q con-
science Votd OF orense to,oard God and nsan
0hodvs. Verse IS.
~ELIX, the Roman governor Of
r. Judea, received st. Paul as a
prisoner. The Apostles enc
mics, the high priest and other
Jewish rulers, fastened down from Je-
rusalem to Caesarea, thirsting for his
blood. They brought with them a Ro-
man lawyer, named Tertullus, whose
knowledge of Roman usage and whose
skilful pleading would, they hoped, n
able them to prove that st. Paul was q
dangerous character-a sort Of anarch-
LIST. Felix was the Judge. There were
no jurors. Tertullus made his charges
and confirmed them by witnesses from
Jerusalem.
Shrewdly the Roman lawyer compli-
mented Felix along the lines of his
efficiency in preserving the peace, in
putting down every form of insurrec-
ton and in maintaining order. This
completely paved the way for the re-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

quest that the gov
ernor should rid the
land of an obnox-
ious trouble-maker
the Apostle. Wit
nesses were pro-
duced who test1-
fed respecting the
tumult in the Tenn
pie and that In
the Sanhedrin. The
Apostle was charg-
ed with being a
r~ingleader of n sect
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
S. R. Stratton, Pastor.

Services next Lords Day begin
1870 o'clock. Sermon subject, "The
Real Source of the Best Comfort"
Rally Day will be observed in the
Bible School 2.30 p. m. All former
scholars are urged to be with US, and
a cordial welcome to all who do not
attend Bible School anywhere.
Evening worship 7.30 o'clock. Sub
ject, ga Two-fold Phase of Gods
Character" Weekly prayer service
on Wednesday evening, 7.30, followed
by Bible Study under the leadership
of Prof. Francis Budd.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07
ST. JOHNS M. P. CHURCH.
Rev. w. I. Shoemaker, Pastor.

Sunday services as follows:
10 A. NJ, Love Feast and a short
sermon.
2.30 P. NJ, Sunday School.
7 P. NJ, Christian Endeavor, sub
iect, "What new work should our So
ciety undertake ?" Exodus IA, 8-15;
Leader, Mrs. Edward Hawkins.
7.45 P. NJ, Preaching by Pastor,
subject, "He that earneth wages, earn
eth wages put in a bag with a hole"
Wednesday evening, Prayer Meet
ing; all welcome.
Send The Pleasantville Press regu-
larly to your son, daughter, friend,
who is temporarily absent from town.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

ringleader Of n sect ST. a Before
called NaZarenes;. Fe"o.
and the claim was made that he had
caused trouble the whole world over.
Tertullus charged that the prisoner
was guilty of sacrilege-that he had de-
filed the Temple; and the inference
was deducible that the Apostle had
caused rioting within the holy sanctu-
airy. Witnesses were produced to prove
that these charges were true.
Felix motioned to the Apostle that he
was at liberty to answer the charges.
Then st. Paul opened his defense. He
had come to Jerusalem, not to raise an
Instruction, but to worship God after
the Jewish custom; and no witness had
testified that he was found in the Tenn
pie disputing or gathering a crowd.
The charge was untrue. He did not do
these things in the synagogues or any
where else; and his enemies could not
prove the things whereof they accused
him. st. Paul's answer was logical
and complete. Still the governor could
not understand why there should be a
commotion. Hence it was necessary
for the Apostle to explain that the
Jews had an antipathy against him
merely because of his different reli-
gious belief. not because Of any wrong
doing on his part.
The Doctrine of the Resurrection.
st. Paul avowed that he had not
changed his Jewish belief-that he still
held to the teachings Of the Law and
the Prophets, to the fundamental Jew
ish doctrine of a resurrection of the
Promise that through the resurrection
Gods blessing should ultimately come
to Israel, and through Israel to all
mankind. Genesis 1879 Further
more, he disciplined himself to keep
his conscience pure, free from VIOLA
ton of Divine and human laws.
The Apostle proceeded to explain
that he had brought aims to his ma
ton, the offerings of Gentiles who had
heard from him the Message Of Gods
grace. Certain Jews from Asia Minor
had found him purified In the Temple,
but without cry or tumult. These
Jews should have been brought for
ward as witnesses; or else those max
ing charges against him should have
specified that wrong-doing they had
found in him. Only n charge could
they make-that he had cried Out,
Touching the resurrection of the dead
I am called into question:" Surely the
governor could not think that in this
there was anything akin to rioting.
st. Paul's testimony shows that he
laid special stress upon the doctrine Of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

the resurrection of
the dead, both of
the just and of the
unjust. Alas, that
in our day this doc
tr1ne has b e n
m~easurably o 8 t
sigh of! Few
Christians ever
think of the resur-
rection. Few have
ever heard a SER
mon upon thlg sub
ipct h H. hq-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07

The only way to get the news Of
Pleasantville and vicinity. Ind get it
correct, is through the Pleasantville
Press. Where else can you get 20
much for your money?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-07
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. H. R. McClelland, Phi. D., Pastor.

Sunday services as follows:
1870 a. M, subject of sermon, "The
Holy City,"
7.30 p. M, "No Night There"
2.30 p. M, Mems Bible Class and
Sunday School.
6.45 p. M, Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday, 7.30 p. M, Prayer SER
vice.
Thursday, 7 p. M, intermediate c.
E.
All welcome to all services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
MANY NAVAL TRAINING /
CAMPS TO BE OPENED

Washington, Dec. 26.-Naval train-
ing camps similar in many respects
to the Plattsburg camp, are TO -
tablished next summer at Newport
Chicago, Norfolk. San Francisco ana
probably at Pensacola. Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels announced today.
Last summer two thousand Civilians
were trained in practice cruises on
battleships of the navy for useful
service in time of emergency or
threatened war.
This summer Secretary Daniels ex-
poets to train ten thousand mon al
the Ave camps TO be esta bi.shed ans
on vessels of the reserve fleet which
will be given over for the purpose.
Secretary Daniels also announced
that the Navy Department will un-
dertake to form and train motorboat
squadrons for use as patrol and die.
patch vessels in time OF war. Gnso-
line and oil for their craft will be
furnished free to motor boat owners
joining the proposed squadron and the
secretary will later undertake to seq
cure an appropriation from Congres4
for fuel to be used by vessels other
than gasoline launches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
SUPERIOR SOILS Of
COASTAL PLAIN SECTION

In an official document issued from
the United States Department of Agri-
culture an interesting article appears
about the famous Norfolk fine sandy
loan soils peculiar to the Atlantic
Coastal plains beginning in Virginia
and running southwark. The article
was prepared by DR.. Jay A. Ronsteel,
one of the greatest soil experts in the
world.
The Norfolk fine sandy loan is the
best known soil for truck growing.
Combined with the exceptional CHI
matte conditions found in Virginia and
southwark no better section can be
found in the world for profitable grow
ing OF truck products.
Exceptional marketing facilities af-
forded truckgrowers in Virginia in
creases many fold the possibilities in
this field
DIR. Bonsteel says:
The Norfolk fine sandy loan ex-
tends from Eastern Virginia south
ward along the Atlantic Coast to Flor
ida and thence westward. Among all
the truck soils in Use or available
along the Middle Atlantic Coast. the
Norfolk fine sandy loan easily occu-
pies the premier place both with re-
gard to it's total extent and its wide
range of possible products. 1t has
Deen FORMED AS SeullnentdIy ueI osi II
laid down under the waters of more
extended marine occupation, and later
elevated to become a portion of the
present land area.
An Ideal Soil.
physically 1t is almost ideally con-
stituted for the intensive growing OF
crops. 1t Is of prime importance for
the production of vegeta bles and small
fruit In the eastern counties of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina it is also
used for the production of corn, win
ter oats. peanuts, and bright cigarette
tobacco, and from the southern bound J.
airy of Virginia to Texas 1t is highly
priced as a cotton soil. Where local
transportation facilities are inadequate
1t is intensvely farmed FOR the produc-
ton OF vegetables and small fruits for
shipment to Northern markets
Soil surveys throughout this re-
zion have encountered a total area OF
4.346. 900 acres of this soil. and II is
possible that twenty million acres will
be found to exist Not one-tenth Of
l per cent of this total area is now oc-
cupied for truck farming, and II is
probable that not Is per cent is now
used for any agricultural purposes
other than grazing"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
TOTAL OF S1.2S5,516.f3
IN AWARDS OF PAST YEAR

Washington, d. c.. Dec. Ca
total of s1.2S5,5l6.13 was awarded
plaintiffs in the Court OF Claims dur
ing the past year. according to the
report of Assistant Attorney General
Houston Thompson. charged with the
defense of suits against the United
States. The total amount involved in
cases disposed of during the past year
was $50. 94,S22SS. Tho total involv-
ed in new ca ses so far filed, exclusive
of petitions in which the amount Is
not stated. Is $10,422.471.93.
There now are pending in the Court
of Claims 1918 general jurisdiction
cases exclusive of a large number OF
petitions known as class cases. These
suits originate usually in contracts
made by the various departments OF
the government for the building OF
battleships and other naval vessels
erection Of public buildings. improve
ments Of rivers and harbors, buildin.
and maintenance Of dams, locks and
seawalls, reclamation projects, cor
tracts for army supplies and contracts
with railroads for the carrying of
mails.
Claims for alleged use and infringe
ments of patented devices are increas-
Ing a number. A large amount of IL
ouidation before the Court OF Claims
involve. the construction OF statutes
affecting disbursements made by ac-
counting officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
SPEAKS FOR SMALL NATIONS
Paris Temps Calls President Wilson'S
Attention to SuHerings.

Paris, Dec. 2e.-The Temps. refer
ring to the principle of the integrity
Of small States as expressed in the
American note, recalls Serbia, Belgium
and Luxembourg. and asks about the
Armenian massacres. 1t quotes DR..
Martin Nepage. head of the German
school at Aleppo. the control point OF
the Armenian deportations. as saying
III the German government Is unable
to prevent the massacre of men
women and children. the work of my
school can have no moral strength
with the inhabitants"
The Temps summarized his report,
in which he says that patches of de-
ported persons numbering thousands
on their departure from upper Ar
menia, were reduced to two or three
hundred on their arrival in the south
The Temps then quotes the Turkish
president Of the committee on depor-
tations as saying: I'VE want to de-
stroy the name Armenian. The same
as the Germans desire to allow the
survival OF none but Germans, we
Turks want none but Turks"
Such are the facts and texts the
Temps adds. which we respectfully
dedicate to the impartial examination
Of Mr.. Wilson"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
VILLA HAS come
BACK N FULL V|G0R
People OF Northern Mexico Arc with
Him and He Is Well Supplied
With Arms.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 26.-Villa
will be absolutely master of all north
ern Mexico. including Tampico, within
thirty days. This is the confident as
sertion of Richard w. Cole, of Pasa-
dena, who has just returned from
six weeks visit to New York. Atlantic
City and San Antonio. during which he
conferred with leading Mexicans OF
all factions.
villa has come back to a position
of strength which makes him irwin
chile as far as Carranzista force in the
Northern tier of Mexican States is con-
cerned," said Mr. Cole today. The
people are with him and the garrisons
are making feeble resistance and for
the most part, joining his army. He
has acquired artillery. small arms and
ammunition in large quantities. His
plan is to press his advantage with
vigor. now that he holds Torreon, the
military key to the north and 1t Will
not be more than thirty days till he
will have every important city in
Northern Mexico.
That situation will not prove en-
barrassing to President Wilson, fol-
villa Is convinced that he can win
only by respecting the rights of Ameri-
cans and Europeans. He will protect
the border and stop raids. so that the
administrations border problem will
disappear"
Mr. Cole Is the man who did more
than any other American to obtair
the resignation of villa. He still be-
lieves in Carranza and attributes his
failure to make good in Mexico to the
treachery and desire for graft by the
men who surround him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
BINZEN HAS EASY
SAILING IN TENNIS

New York. Dec. Pc. H. Binzen.
of Fordham College, the titleholder.
had easy sailing in reaching the Sec
ond round in the junior national in
door tennis championship tourna-
ment, which opened at the Seventh
Regiment Armory today. He disposed
of both OF his opponents with little
effort
He first confronted w. w Hastings.
of Ridgefeld School. who bowed to
the champion in straight sets, SO
6-1. In the next round, Binzen met
James F. Ryann, of Christian Broth
ers Academy. and defeated him,
6-1, 60.
Ben II. Letson, of Dewitt Clinton
High School. winner of the national
boys championship at Forest Hills
last summer, had an easy time tri-
umphing over Goddard w. Saunders
He won in straight sets, 6-1, 81.
The victors in the majority of the
matches had very little trouble quail
flying for the second round. The most
exciting and hardest fought contes,
of the afternoon was between J. r
Rosenquest, of Pawling School. and E
d. Cummings. Three sets were re.
quired. Cummings captured the first
set, and his rival annexed the next
two. The deciding set went INTO ex-
ira races. The scores were As, =.
and 10-s There were 100 entries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
lat LEAST ONE MEXICAN
| SN|PtR KILLED N Fight
Third Kentucky Uses Machine Gun
and ROuts Men I'm Adobe
House.

FL Paso. Tex. Dec 26.--It Is re-
ported at the camp Of the Third KedA
lucky Infantry that at least one Of
the Mexican snipers who fired on the
First Battalion of the Third Kentucky
| Infantry Sunday night was killed
when the machine gun belonging to
the battalion was used to rout the
snipers who were firing at the Ameri-
! can army camp near the cement plant,
on the American side OF the Rio
Grande.
Carranza Consul Eduardo Sorianc
! Bravo said he was investigating tho
report that snipers had fired on Amer.
lean troops Sunday night. He SAD
! he had been in conference with Gem
! eral Jose Murguia, the new commands.
err in Juarez. and said General MUIR
| guia had no knowledge Of the sniping.
/ and added that he had no de faStOf
! troops stationed opposite the cemcilt
plant.
About Twenty Shippers In All.
t Major II. H. Denhardt. commanding
! the First Battalion of the Third kcn-
| lucky Infantry, at the cement plAnts
said the sniping started from the
vicinity of the little adobe house which
was used by Francisco Madero AZ hit
headquarters preceding the attack on
Juarez by the Madero forces Nav >,
1911 There were about ten snipcra
near this house, Major Denharat said.
About as many more opened fire from
| point above the house on the side
| of the mountain.
/ This shipping wa re:Irned BY our
outposts," Me 50: De- Trdt Faid. "Our
men were. forced to handun a nrst-
! line trench. which hae hc m h"itf pir-
viously near the river 10 project our
| outposts The shipping continued u1i)t
the machine gun was brought into
| action and about 100 shots fired. Then
! the firing stopped and | am sure We
| got some OF the men who were doing
the firing. unless they fled before tho
machine gun opened up. After Oean6
driven from the frst-line trench our
! men sought shelter In an adobe rouse
| and continued firing at the snipeIs
until the machine gun scatteIeu
+, them" Major Denhardt concluded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
NATHAN SIRAUS CHOSEN
CONGRESS CHAIRMAN
Jewish Gathering to be Held in Wash.
fngton Not Later Than
May 1.

New York. Dec. 26.-After a heated
meeting here last night of the execu-
tive committee of lao for an Ameri-
can-Jewish Congress-. Nathan Straus,
Of this city, was elected permanent
chairman as compromise candidate.
Washington was chosen as the place
for the holding of the forthcoming
Jewish congress. The date probably
will be not later than May l next. this
being left to an administrative COM
mittee.
At the meeting, the first of the ex-
ecutive committee thus far held, two
factions, representing opposite views
as to the purpose of the forthcoming
congress, called for a vote on their
strength.
Lively Contest ON Chairman.
Several lively tits occurred between
the members when the nominating
committee recommended A d o p h
Kraus grand master of the Independ-
ent Order B'Nai Birth. to be perman-
ent chairman.
A minority report submitted by
Cyrus l.. Sulzberger Of New York,
"deplored the fact that the commit
tee had decided to nominate as per-
manent chairman man who Is at the
head of an international secret order"
The reading of this report caused
an uproar in the hall. In the con-
fusion Henry Morgenthau. former am
bassador to Turkey. took the chair,
and implored the members to forget
petty differences"
Retire From the Race.
Mr.. kraus. who gained the floor,
denied that his organization is a secret
one and added that the rituals had
been forwarded to the Russian and
other governments. He suggested
however, that it would be better for
him and Louis Marshall. candidate
OF the faction opposed to Mr.. Kraus
to step aside in the interest of harmo-
ny. Rabbi Stephen s. Wise then
nominated Mr.. Straus, whose election
was made unanimous.
The committee divided on the ques-
tion of placing the subject of con-
structive relief for Jews abroad on the
program of the congress. An amend
ment was carried which declared tina,
1t was deemed advisable to place or
| the agenda of the congress the sub
ject of the economic reconstruction
of the Jewish communities in tne wal
zone"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
INCRHASE IN ARTILLERY
FIRE ON WEST FRONT REPORTED

London, Dec. 2s.--An increase in the
intensity OF artillery fire on the west
ern front was reported today both by
the Paris and Berlin war Offices. The
Germans claim the repulse of repeated
British patrol attacks and mention the
heavy firing in sectors OF the Ypres
salient. on both sides of the Las Bas-
see Canal and west Of Lens
In it's night statement the Paris war
office reports increased artillery ac-
tivity in the sectors of Belloy- En- San :
terre and Fouques Court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-27
RICHMOND AND OTHER
PLACES" WRITTEN UP
Sixth of Julian Streets American
Adventures Was In This City
Golfers Weekly Shows.

Richmond and Other Places" is
the title given by Julian Street, to
the sixth OF his American Adven-
lures" appearing In Golfers. This
story Of Richmond is in the Decem-
Der 30 number of Golfers. which
made its appearance on the news
stands yesterday.
Mr.. Street. accompanied by w.
Morgan. an artist, visited and studied
Richmond some time ago, and that
he studied the city and its people and
their ways. and even looked into their
feelings a bit is apparent. for he has
written faithfully of a number of the
things he learned. The illustrations,
accompanying the STORY are well
done in the style of art" at present
popular. They show scenes at the
Country Club. in a tobacco stemmery
and in Justice Johns Court. Norfolk
harbor Is the subject of one of the
illustrations.
Norfolk IL given some Of the space
taken by the article. and comparison
of that city with New York and OF
Richmond with Boston Is made that
the capital and the seaport may be
contrasted
The article does not confine itself
to Richmond, though this city Is
given the greater attention, for Wiz
ginia and Virginians. The ''unrecon-
structed." the mannerisms of the teo-
pie. their speech, are described.
Richmond's show places. the his
torical and Industrial points of inter
est OF which Richmonders are proud
are written of.
The negro forms a theme LOT the
way to the story's conclusion, which
deals with the court of Justice Crutch.
field. A number of the stories Of the
One Johns Court, familiar to nearl.
all who have ever visited Richmond
as to those who live here, are told.