The Brinkley argus., 1917-11-23
FROM THE GOLDEN WEST
Ex.Brinkley Man Writes Interesting Letter from
 California.
Redlands, Calif., Nov. 14, 1917.

ltCuldlIuo, NIdlll., ANONs IT, IOi5. The Argus, Brinkley, Ark.
 It seems to me that it has been quite a while since I had say to the Argus readers, and as have just now two topics of some interest, l venture short essay. First, 1 wish to mention my little experience with the apple crop near here. During the last week in October and the first day of November I spent up at Oak Glen, country neighborhood some sixteen or eighteen miles from Redlands, where the altitude is near 5000 feet above sea level, and where they grow as fine apples as they do in Washington and Benton counties, Arkansas. The man 1 picked for had about sixteen acres in eighteen-year old trees. He told me he thought he would get 5000 boxes of an A, of best grade, besides hundreds of bushels of the second grade and culls. The greater part of his were of Roman Beauties and Wihe-Sap varieties. It was quite a treat to me to get out in that high altitude, where the air was crisp and bracing, the water was the best and they fed us sumptuously. There were some twenty or twenty-five picking, haul ing, asserting and packing the ap- ples.
 Then on Saturday the 3rd inst, 1 went to Yuciapa, valley between here and Oak Glen, to an apple eX- hibit. There are some 4000 acres in fruit, mostly apples, in the Yuca- ipa vicinity. They have been hav- ing annual exhibit since 1911, and this year the trees being older, they say their exhibit was the best of all. At any rate, they had under their big tents the finest display of apples | have seen since the St. Louis ex- position in 1904. People came even as far as Los Angeles to visit the ap pie show.
 The second item of interest was the great Laymen's Missionary Movement Convention held in San Bernardino the 11-13 inst. It was one of the most satisfying religeous meetings it has ever been my privi- lege to attend. I quote from the s. B. Sun: When 800 laymen joined in the opening hymn of praise at the Methodist church Sunday evening, it furnished such male chorus as San Bernardino never heard before, and such an occasion and inspira- ton as the old town never dreamed of. It was the formal opening ses- sion of the Laymen's Missionary convention. To those not familiar with or in close touch with the work of the Laymen's movement. 1t came as crashing revelation of great force abroad in the world of which they knew not, and to the thoughtful it could only point the way to some twentieth century Pen tieost where the souls of men had been touched with the spiritual fire that burns it's way through every obsticle and lines up up to the slo- gan: "The World for Christ" Dr. William E. Giel on"The Ascent of Man., said that he spent four years in earnest search for person who has no religion, but that in all his search he did not find single one. He is man who has travelled very extensively, has been at it for twenty-five years, and seemed to be familiar with all parts of the globe. Nearly every one of the Protestant churches of Southern California had representative men there who told of the work of their respective churches, what they were endeavor- ing to do in a financial and spirit ual way And they were all men Of great spirituality as was shown in their speeches. And during the Mems meeting there was great meeting of Women at another big church in the city. All this is so different to what it was thirty-five | or forty years ago, when there was strife and pickering, and debating among the denominations. Let us all praise God for the gospel of the |