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Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
Ruth l. Rowly.
Corresponding Sec y.
Parker.
Editor Gazette:

Editor Gazette:
have a few hours wait over here
thought would give you short note
of the S. s. convention which met with
the Mt. Zion S. S. ON Tuesday before
she fourth Sunday in June. The
of June turned out to be financial
month. The A weeks rally of the
churches was pulled off" on the 3rd
Sunday in June, which amounted Ito
1914. 40 all told The S. S. convention
closed on the 4th Sunday Money from
all sources, $2l0.10, sd. 80 and so days
one dollar pledges for the s. S. work
understand tide Mt Olive realized
upward of $4,000. Good for the East
and Mt. Olive s. S. eonyentions.. The
&. M. E. S. School met with tie A.
NJ. E. S. S. convention met at Colp.
the following week, They report
S204. CO. The constituents of the Bap-
lists convention in this end of the
state are climbing the financial ladder.
Upward and onward is their Motto.
May the Lord ontinue to bless their
efforts. Last June the East Mt. Olive
s. S. met with the Shiloh S. S. Muir
physboro. The best We were ever in.
Not quite SO much money was raised
but we had Is professions of faith and
the writer, baptized six of them as he
was acting pastor. We have some
money on hand this year to assist the
small churches and S. S. s. May every
Baptist man, woman, and child join in
the forward march of the great Mis-
sion work. The command is Go Ye. 4
This means, if you can't go, help to
send some one. ''How shall they hear
without preacher. How shall they
preach except they be sent.
Reporter.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
Picnic at Belgrade.

The picnic at Belgrade given
by the Ladies Aid OF the St.
Paul A. NJ L chuieh, Friday
July -. was deeided success.
The people OF the city were con-
veyed to this shady little nook in
buggies and automobiles.
Several from Brookport min
glcd with the crowd. while the
generous people Ct Belgrade tain
ed out TO greet US as is their us
ual custom.
Every basket was ladened with
the delacacies OF the season which
all enjoyed. Many harmless
games and sports were INDUCED
in by the young people. such as
Jumping rope, swinging. ball
game. blind mans buff. fat and
lean races and others.
Miss Margie Tandy was winner
in the tat race, Miss Viola Black
we'll won in the lean race.
Mrs Johnnie Martin, won in
the blind folded contest
Mrs. Desma Whitman, of St T..
Louis, and Miss Izora FerTell, cf
Duquoin. was present.
Everyone expressed themselves
as having had delightful time.
Reporter.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
Mrs. Bessie M. Cork,
Mistress of Ceremonies.
SPARTA, ILL.

Mr.. Editor:
Please allow me space
in your worthy paper to speak
something concerning our church
and Sunday School.
Our school opened at $50 a.
m. by the Supt. M c. Wrice,
each teacher was present.
Review by the Supt.
AtII:oo the pastor, Rev. r.
tB French ascended the rostrum
and preached a strong sermon
from Ps 3I-Ii.
At7:oo p. IN. the church held
prayer services for 40 minutes
the hour having arrived for pre-
aching the pastor read torsoript-
ure Zach. Sth chapter after song
by the choir Kew. ID G. Hutson
was introduced as the speaker
and chose for text Jer. 3I:2o
from which he preached a gospel
sermon.
Our pastor arrived from East
St. Louis. Saturday where he has
been visiting his family and stated
that there is very much unrest in
there now. owing to the recent
race riots.
Mr.. T. c. Owens, was called
TO St. Louis. last Saturday by his
son Thomas, on some Important
business.
The Golden Leaf Club will
meet IN the home OF Mrs. Agnes
Smith this week.
MRS. Sallie Goodwin and aei
sons wife OF East St. Louis, vls'
;ted their cnusin Mrs. Anna Nance
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
HARRISBURG.

Ediditor, Please allow me .
space in your paper to say that
Twas at Carrier Mills. Sunday.
II. ]. Morden, OF Oklahom a
City, Ind. preached at IL o'clock
Rev. Hilly. is need at Mt. Iii
on church, Carrier Mills.
Rev. Geo. Brown. preached at
the A. M. 4 church. and is prov
ing himself to be great preacher
The sermon he preached last
pight will be .elt by many,
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
Origin Of Christening sh,ps.

The ceremony of christening shipe
10 a survival of barbaric custom
when sacrifices were made to the
gods. and some living victim or offer.
ing was held up and its throat cut 50
tina: the blood flowed over the prov
OF the ship being launched TAe yes.
Gel was baptized In warm blood Nov
spriHkiing wine or pure water is used.
and the change has many advantages.
skoagn the symbolism remntas
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
COIfax Morris,
Circuit Clerk, Makes Coed.

In Mr.. Morris semi-annual re-
port it showed that he was able
to turn over the county a surplus
after paying all expenses attach
ed to iis office. Mr.. Morris, is
a painstaking, honest ard con
scientious man and the tax pay.
ers feel Justly proud Of the inter
est he has taken and know that
every cent collected by him wi il
be applied TO the proper place.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
From His Own Experle roc.

A west end school teache. told Q
funny one the other day The teacher
was attempting to drill tho class In
the use of the word felt" She ex.
pected some one of the children to say
"The ice felt cold" or The stove felt
hot" or something of the sort She
was much discouraged when one little
alien who had raised his hand TO vol
unteer a sentence said: II felt down
gtairs."-Boston Post.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
CAIRO.
Dear Editor:

Please allow me space in the
paper concerning the 18th street
Baptist church and Sunday School
and B Y. P. u. We are getting
along nicely.
We had with US Sunday our
missionary. Rev. ]. II. Hilly,
he preached Sunday morning and
night. The sermon was enjoyed
by all who heard it. also oui
missionary will be with the first
Sunday in August. We ask the
prayers Of each and every one.
Yours for the cause.
Edna Taylor,
ta Reporter.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20

4 was engaged in revival meet
ing with the 4oth ST. Baptist
church (Mt. Carmel. J which is
proving TO be successful. went
to 81. John $, Cache, Saturday
and held a church meeting which
eft a warm feeling WITH the mem
bers OF the church; and we be-
ieve that the church will IN owe
on nicely and we are looking for
for great results from that church
We ask that the good people oil
that community. may do wha,
can to sustain that congregation
in rebuilding their church.
was with the Ist Mi sionery
Baptist church, IL, ST. Cairo
and was in their S. S.. b. Y P.
u. and preached for them at II
o clock and 1880 p. IN. / wish
to commend them OF their attend
ance and appreciation OF their
church and missionary. am
doing what | can to build Front
line Sunday School and b. Y. P.
Us wherever GO ! ask the
prayers OF all christians that my
work may be OF great success 10
this district.
Yours for the cause,
II. Hiliy. Missionary.
24o6 Poplar St. Cairo, ill.
Care of Rev. + Bomar.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20

Rev. J. Il. Starks Will be with
us Sunday.
Mrs. Rev. Smith. is still very
low.
Anna kinkaid is still very low
Rev. Geo. Brown.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20

Cairo. Ill. July IS,

(airo, III. July I5,
To me members composing
the Educ ational Board of the
General Baptist State Associa-
ton This is to notify you that
the Board will meet with the Mt.
Moriah Baptist church oil Cairo,
Saturday Aug. I8. 1917. 1t is
hoped that each member will be
present.
DR.. ]. Prince, Chairman.
Chicago.
Mrs. frankie L. jenkins.
Corresponding Sec.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
All WeAther Good,

Sunshine is delicious. rain is refresh
Ing, wind braces up. snow is exhils
rating; there Is really no such thing
as bad weather. only aifserent kinds os
good weather.-John RuSkin. 20
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
Special to the Gazette:
By Edgar 8. B. MeCrary
CHICAGO, ILL

Sunday was indeed high day
at Olivet Baptist church. AT
Il:oo a. IN. the spacious audi
toriuin was taxed to its capaity.
1t was estimated that TO- 900 lis
tened to the discour ie delivered
by the assistant pastor Rev. Geo.
Duncan in the absence OF the pas
tor Williams The overflow
meeting was we'll attended. The
writer worshipped in the base
ment. s he was too late for the
auditorium. More than 80 ac-
cessions to the church. Six at
the overflow meeting.
Sunday was Monument day as
the Aid has purchased 4 monu-
ment in honor OF the late DR..
Fisher. ex-pas,ot OF Olivet church
The monument is just about ready.
and will cost when set up $500 90
Original Providence. Ebentzera =
Friendship and Bethesda Baptist
churches were all crowded. Tie
Chicagoian are all church goers.
Every church is doing we'll man
y people from the Southern stat
cs are uniting with the various
churches.
A A. Martin, M. w G. NJ.
of Prince Hall Grand Lodge Ma
sons was in the city and lectured
to the Ia lodges of the city Sat-
urday night. He in company
wi h A. l.. McCoo, OF this city,
Grand Secretary OF the above
named order visited Mrs. Louise
u. Webb, OF sSo7 Vincenn.s
Ave Grand Matron of Eureka
Grand Chapter. O L s. The
writer met the distinguished gen.
tlcmen at the above mentioned
place. Monday a. m Grand
Master Martin aud Worthy Ora nd
M atroo, Mrs. Webb, lett for
Rock Island, where they went On
bushes connected with the Hcme
Both are Gazette sub bscribers.
They are hard and earnest work
ers and each one is devoting much
time and energy in the interest OF
the orders.
The Chicago Giants were met
Sunday at 800 p IN. by A. B.
C.'s Of Indianapolis Ind.
Ambrose Robinson. OF Metrop-
lis, arrived IN the city Sunday
to visit his aunt, Mrs. l.. L
Young OF 3546 Forest Ave. She
lis a Gazette subscriber. S.
Mrs. I. J. Dowthard OF Of IL
lA2 Wabash Ave. was a subscript-
ion payer last Saturday.
The Sth Regiment ILL.,. N. G.
will leave the 25th inst. for en-
campment in Springfield, to PREF
pare for the present war II ne ceded
! Let all of churches in the city
appoint reporters for The Gazette
and news to reach the Office not
than Tuesday.-Revs. Thomas.
Prince Horris, Drane and Will
Jams, are asked to take this mat
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
METROPOLIS, ILL.


by request of our worthy Pres.
+. s. B. McCrary, of the B Y.
T U. Convention that every b.
Y. 7 u in the District render a
program and have rally on the 4th
Sunday inst.
We the B. Y. P. u OF the Ist
Baptist Metropolis, will render a
program at said church the hour
OF 7:3op. m. Sunday July 22, II
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
CAIRO.

To the Editor OF The Gazette
| wish to speak through your pa
per to the public. that last week
was a very busy week with me
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
just q Little Too Mues.

A business man called his stcnae.
rapher and dictated as part OF a sea.
tence quasi public institutiona- Il
came to him in typewriter fc-u
scross eyed public institutionA" Hs
aas Q new stenographer.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1917-07-20
'or two Week ks.
NOTICE.


To our women auxilliaries con-
nected with the Eas; Mt Olive
Baptist Association.
Dear Sisters the time is near at
hand for our great annual meet
ing which convenes at Murphys-
boro, H.. with Shiloh Baptist
church Tuesday beiote the se-
cond Sunday in August.
Dear sister, let US rally to the
standard and pu'h the cause OF
christianity ard humanity
Working side by side for the
betterment OF our racesand the
betteTment Of our denomination.
Sisters, let us work and pray
and God will bless our efforts.
Each one come prepared 10
take part
Mrs. M. J. O. Connor,
President.
Ruth l. Rowly.
Corresponding Sec'y.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14
TURNING SEWAGE INTO ASSET
British City Shows How Profit Can
Be Made by Scientific Handling
of Waste Effluent.

Through installation of modern sew.
erage and garbage disposal systems
many cities of this country are secur-
Ing valuable by-products from waste,
but our municipalities could probably
emulate to advantage the method
adopted by an English city in creating
an asset out of a waste effluent diff
cult of disposal, says the Manufac-
turers' Record. According to a state
ment in commerce reports by the Unit
ed States consul at Bradford, England,
that city RECEIVERS the grease in the
sewage coming from many wool-wash-
ing and securing establishments To-
Gated there and turns it into a profit
able by-product.
This grease by-product IS said to be
of value in the leather-dressing trade
and to some extent in branches of the
textile industry.
The sales of the recovered grease
by the sewage works Of the city of
Bradford were reported to amount to
$3S9,320 in 1916 at the present high
price of $122 ton, and it Is estimated
that for this year over $4,000 will be
realized from this source, In addition
to nearly $4,000 derived from the sale
Of manure or fertiliSer made from the
sludge left after the extraction of the
grease. Because Of the development
Of this by-prOduct 1t is thought the
Bradford sewage work will be self.
supporting in 1917.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14

swiftly into the lamplight. He paused,
blinking as if momentarily blinded. and
Aaire clutched at the nearest chair
for support. A roaring began In her
ears; she felt herself sway forward as
If the strength had left her knees. She
heard Dawes voice family; he was say.
ing:
Take care of my horse. Feed and
water her well, Understand? When
General Longorio comes tell him am
waiting here"
As If In dream, Alare saw the
Mexican go out, closing the door be-
mind him. Then she saw Dave come
toward her, heard him speak her name,
felt his arms around her.
Alaire did not swoon. but she never
could remember very distinctly those
nrSt few moments. Scarcely knowing
what she did, she found herself cling
ing to her lover, laughing, weeping,
feeling him over with shaking hands
that would NOT be convinced of his
reality. She was aware of his kisses
upon her lips, her eyes, her hair: he
was saying something which she could
not understand because of that roaring
in her ears.
You heard me calling" she told him
at last, "Oh, l was--so frightened !"
She clung closer to him. After time
she discovered that she was mechanic
ally nodding and shaking her head Mt
the questions he was putting TO her.
but had only the vagueSt idea what
they were. By and by she began TO
tell him about Longorio, speaking in a
sort of hypnotic murmw, as if her
words issued at his mental suggestion.
And all the time she snuggled against
his breast.
DEAREST" Dave held her away in
gentle hands. II was afraid you'd 90
to pieces like tbs, but | had TO break
through the best way l could. l learned
yo" were here and something about
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14

Hainault Forest, where the London
county council golf courses will be
closed for the remainder of the war,
bears a title that torments the anti
Quaries, some of whom have gone to
Germany for a derivation. But 'Hain-
ault" is really modern corruption Of
a word variously written "Hineholt" or
'Henholt," which stands obviously for
the Saxon hean-holt, meaning worth
less wood" This same name Of
"Hyneholt" was formerly borne by
part of the royal forest near Colches-
ter. Anciently Hainault forest COM
priSed that portion of the great forest
of Waltham which lay south and east
of the River Ruding, and was admin
iStered by the same officials as Ep-
ping foreSt.-Lndon Chronicle.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14
Danger In Municipal Pigs.

One method of disposing of garbage
IS that adopted by many municipali.
ties Of feeding 1t to pigs. Approx.
mately 10 per cent of the total col.
lection in 1909, according to reports OF
cities of 10000 and over, was han.
died in this manner. This may be a
slight Improvement over dumping it.
but only for small places where the
garbage can he handled before 1t de-
Gays. SO serious a matter is this sys-
TEN that the state of Colorado has
passed law compelling all meat mar
kets to state whether the pork sold by
them was fed on untreated garbage.
Another state board of health finds
that of 1000 hogs fed on city garbage,
33 per cent had tuberculosis. "The idea
of eating garbage-fed pork is disgust
ing" says one mayor. The eating of 1t
may be injurious.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14
A Clever Burro.

A friend tells US the following about
Rowdy, Il burro he bought as a foal
in Colorado and brought home to Mas.
SachuscttS for his children: "Rowdy is
now an aged pensioner, but he has
been as clever little pet and servant
as one could wish. His friendship for
the family COW has been one of the
distinguishing features of his career.
They used to stand side by side in
the stable, and in the pasture would
actually play tag. The COW began
years ago with her rough tongue to
lick Rowdy's face. When he attempted
to reciprocate the courtesy. his smooth
tongue made no impression. This then
is what we have seen him do hun
dred times: He would find a small
stick, take 1t in his teeth, and scratch
the COW all about the eyes, and ears
and horns" Can anyone call this in
stinct? Was such an idea tucked away
In Rowdy's brain when he was born,
Il part of his inheritance from genera.
tionS of ancestral burroS? That
would seem out of the question. We
are inclined to think that Rowdy
thought out the stick idea for himself.
Our Dumb Animals.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14

Talk about records Here's one that
apparently has every recorded record
beaten to a frazzle.
Think of it-ocean to ocean in half
a day.
We might possibly have believed 1t II
our national defense board had an.
nounced the invention of some new
and wonderful 00-mile-a-minute air
plane-but on bicycle-never-
But it's fact. On August 2 Ed
ward G. Arminger and two other young
men covered the distance in twelve
hours on bicycles-and what's more,
they did it partly on railroad ties and
loose gravel roads-and of course, it's
the first time it's ever been done.
Well, come on. What's the answer
II you must know, here it Is. They
did 1t across the Panama canal zone.
Financial American.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-14
CHAPTER XXI.
The Priest From Monclova.


That was n night of terror for the
women. Although Longoro's disc-
pine was In some ways strict, in 9th,
ers II was extremely lax. From some
quarter his men had secured Il supply
of mcScal and, forgetful Of Fellpe's
unhappy fate they rendered the hours
hldeous, There were singing and quar-.
rellng ana n shot or two sounded from
the direction of the outhulldngs. Morn.
Ing found both Alalre and Dolores
sadly ONerWrought. But they felt
some relief upon learning that the gel,
'rat had been Unexpectedly summoned
from his bed at daylight, and had rid
dcu to the telegraph Office.
Prohtng by his absence. Alaire ven.
tured from her room, raCklng her brain
90 devise some means of escape. But
soldiers were everywhere; they lolled
around the servants quarters: they
dozcd In the shade Of the ranch build
ings, recovering from the nights de
hauch; and nm armed sentinel whc
paced the hacienda road gave evidence
What despite their apparent careless
ness they had by no means relaxed
their vigilance. A round of the prem
iseS convinced Alaire that the placc
was actually guarded, and showed her
the futilty of trying to slip away. She
realized too, that even if she managed
20 do SO her plight would be little
better. For how could she hope tC
cover the hundred miles between La
feria and the Rio Grande when every
peon was an enemy?
She was standing in one of the open
SaShleSS windows when her former
protector, the old lieutenant, babe hel
good morning and paused TO smoke d
cigarette.
"Well II was great night wasn't
W" he began And we have great
news this morning. We are going &c
fight You gringos."
"I hope not"
"Yes; 1t will probably 90 hard with
you Toll me, this city of Washington
is fine city, and very rich, is it notT
"Oh, yes"
"I's fun Of loot, eh? Especially the
presidents palace? That is good. One
can never believe all one hears"
"Why do YOU ask?' Alaire was GU.
rious.
81 was thinking II would pay us to
20 there If your soldiers march upon
Mexico City, 1t would be Il brilliant
piece Of strategy for General Longorio
to invade the United States, would II
not? II would be funny TO capture
Washington and hold your president
for ransom, eh?"
every funny" Alaire agreed dryly,
"fHow would you go about it?"