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The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-20
Manitou Mountain.

The ground is white again. Mrs. Claud Smith is quite sick. Nearly every family has some one sick with lagrippe.
 Ramsey Earp's sister is visit ing him, he had not seen her for 19 years.
 Grandma Reynolds. who has been sick, is better at this writ ing.
 Mrs. c. c. Denniston is not we'll. We hope she will soon be all right.
 George Reynolds has rented the. Paul Smelling farm on the west of the mountain.
 Sunday School was well atten- ded at Manitou Sunday after noon Rev Sherman preache d after Sunday school.
 MT. Jim Powell is out leasing land for the Huggins.kennon- Powell Oil Co. Look ont for oil in the near future.
 Mrs. w. w. Saunders visited her mother, Mrs Mary Hawkins Sunday morning. Misse Oracle and Ethel returned home with her for dinner.
 COTTON HEAD.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-20
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
 Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents.

John House. is on the sick list this week. Two of our young folks were quietly married a few nights ago.
 We are glad to see our mill operator able to be out at the mill. It was reported last week that he was not well. If by chance you get to read this, and are not a member of the family, that reads the Specta- tor, remember you should be, and can be. Just leave $1.0O at o. N. Kellys store and you will become a member of this great family.
 RUTH.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-20
Barnes
Fresh From Our

s. H. Baily visited at J. H. -Plymales Sunday.
 The mules need fed and the COWS needs to be milked.
 We are having some more bad weather now, guess we are go ing to have winter all togather.
 Mrs. G. E.. Horton has been on the sick list but Is better at present.
 Otto Horton was thrown by a mule Sunday, but not seriously hurt.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Childers viited at J. H. Plymales Sun- day.
 Roy Turner and Otto Horton visited Ballard and Remmel Ply mai Sunbay. MT. and Mrs. Elias Turner visited uncle Sam Turner Sr, 1 Monday and Monday night.
 On account of bad weather there was not much Sunday school Sunday.
 Mrs. Mickey ketchem died at her home Fridas morning and was laid away in the Bedding oemetary Sunday afternoon.
 It being bad weather there was no litary last Saturday night but come Saturday night. and we will try 1t over.
 JEFF X MUTT.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-20

Of course Salvation Army sing ing may not be very good music. says the Dallas News, but it beats the sort of noise the other armies make.
 Mir. and Mrs. Claude Boozman and baby will leave next bTues- day for Dallas, Texas where they will reside.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-20
Local and Personal
R. H. BURRoW, Publisher

Mrs. ]. H. Dowdle was hos tess to the mothers club. Thurs day afternoon at her home.
 Mrs. D. M. Mcgraw of Altus visisted friends in Ozark Wed nesday and Thursday.
 Special line of tablets for school use or letter writing. at the variety store.
 The s. I. A. will meet next Wednesday at 3.30 pm. at Mrs F. P. Nichols home.
 c. w. Bell left Thursday after noon for Russellville in the in- terest of the lyeeum.
 June P. Clayton went to Clarksville this week to argue a land case before the chancery court.
 One of the best brands of Ex- tra Star A Star Red Cedar shing- les at $3.7O per 1000 at the OZARK LUMBER COMPANY'S Yard
 Eugene Harris. a son of J. T. Harris. enrolled Monday in the Chillicothe Business College of Chillicothe, Mo. for a course in CiyiI Service.
 Duroc-Jerseys For Sale. Several head thoroughbred early Fall pigs; the good stock kind. Phone KS, or see Allen Cullen, Route '.
 Farm Hand Wanted-Good wages paid to the right man. See
 J. w. PRUIETT, Eleven miles N. E. of Ozark, R 1.
 Ali Eichenberger has rented  the Owl Cafe and proposes to run a place where you can get a good, well cooked and skillful- ly served meal.
 Roy Bell bade farewell to home and friends Thursday morning and started out as a represent ative of the Lyceum Bureau. He will give all his time to the work, and with his spirit of enthusiasm andta faith that can remove mountains. we feel safe in saying that he will make good.
 Wm. Clayborne, one of the best brakemen on this road. fell from a box car which the local was setting out on the house track yesterday and the ear ran over his left hand crushing all except the thumb and fore finger. He was taken to Dr. Douglass > >othce. and he and Dr. Blackburn dressed the hand and be was taken ,to;the hospital at Ft.Snith k, ,ons l04 His hand will not be .amputated. He Has a wife and one child, E
 Mullen and Chancy have had their building rcmodled and are moving the picture show owe, to the confectionery building this week. The work will be completed by Saturday and the first show at the Joyland theatel will be given Saturday evening. \ A number of new seats have been placed, and under the new management the people of Ozart will receive the most courteous treatment.
 Break your Cold or Lat Grippe rrith \ fovv fnnos of D1o.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
TOTAL TAXES PAID
INSTATE S47,00O,OOO

Taxes in Wisconsin have gone up
The total tax, state, county and local,
collected in Wisconsin this year reach
es the total of s47,423, S6S, as compared
with s43,365,639 last year. The tax
rate which will be applied to the rail-
roads and public utility valuations this
year, which is the average tax rate
throughout the state, is $.013844. as
compared with the rate last year of
s.O13172. In the year 1914, when the
tax agitation was at its height, the
rate was $.013874.
The tax rate is arrived at by divid-
ing the total amount of taxes to be
collected by the total valuation Of all
the property in the state. All the prop
erty in the state is valued at $3,42e,-
797, 220 The average tax rate is ap-
piled to valuations fixed by the tax
commission on railroads and public
utilities, and this determines the
amount of taxes which the railroads
and public utilities shall pay.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
REGULAR Mttillto
FORTNIGHTLY CL' B

On Friday evening the members Of
the Fortn;ghty Literary. club met
with Attorney and Mrs. E. Aug. Ruige
and the topic of the evening. was
American Literature of To-day" E
In discussing Poetry" Miss Chris
tian wright found free verse the ten
dency. There is more of realism and
dramatic production. Percy Mackaye
is the American poet laureats at the
present time. many hold. The reader
discussed and mentioned such names
as Van Dyke. author of much in
poetry and prose; Mrs. Marks, author
of "The Piper Harvest Poem;" Jo-
seph Preston Peabody, writer of much
based on the war; Clinton Scotland,
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'.-ENF5 \ - - E[7..N q" !. .a.:.'%
So s's..:.4, z i,,.v. :~s sHe1~
70 COMPANY HAS NOT,
o..@ PROVED A SUCCESS

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p Affairs of the Farmers Cooperative
Packing company Of La Crosse, the
first institution of it's kind started in
the, United States, will. be aired in
court in that city. The plant is closed
and the business will either be wound
up through a receivership or sold.
Over $500 farmers who are stock
holders in the enterprise, are eagerly
awaiting the trial of an action started
by the. Langdon-Boyd Packing COM
pany against the. cooperative com
pany, to. recover $4,000 alleged still
to be due on the purchase price of the
plant. .
That sensational developments ex-
pected in the trial@of the case will re-
veal in part how the farmers lost over
5000, 900 in two years, is the conten-
ton Of parties to the action. It is
said that books of the company will
show that $4,000 was spent in organ.
izing the cooperative company; that
the spelling Of one batch Of meat cost
the company over $4,000, and that
acknowledgement was responsible for
the loss of thousands of dollars addi-
tional.
The sale of the property, it is ex-
pected, will not yield the stockholders
over 10 cents on the. dollar invested. -
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author of 81 Came Down from Lee
banon;" Witter Dinner, author of
the phoebe Bird" Amy Lowell, who
fits the words to the image; Edgar
E. Masters, poet of the middle west;
Robert Frost, whose lines are like 60
ing from the courthouse to the open
fields; Robert Serice, the Kipling Of
the north and Alan Seeger, who
wrote 81 had a Rendezvous With
Death" Miss Wright read num-
Der of poems showing the style, and
thought embodied by the authors. In
the discussion the idea prevailed
there were no such poets at the pres
ent time in America as Lowell. There
were many writer's Of verse, but none
that would live as some Of those Of
the poetical New England period.
Fiction
Miss Ethel S. Horton discussed fc-
ton and states that in 1915 the total
number Of books issued in this coun-
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try was 9,734, of which 919 were nov
els. The question arose whether any
of them would survive double dec
ade. Miss Horton found several kinds
or classes of novels, such as the prob
lem books, realistic and opposed to
romance. Then there are those which
have the business phase, such as "The
Pit" "The Octopus" and the like;
those which have to do with political
life produced by such authors as Win
ston Churchill and Booth Tarking-
ton; those showing defects in the ma
tional life, like "The Turmoil" those
depicting certain sections Of the coun-
try, like O. Henry's stories Of New
York state; books with a religious
flavor or social atmosphere; and those
of pure romance or adventure. The
reader said the woman question was
new in the novel, but was being de-
picted in such stories as "The I'm
leaven Bread" by Robert Grant. AL
so there is found coming from the
press the 20 let us be joyful" books,
such as MRS. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch"
Miss Horton said that much which
is produced is sometimes called cit
erary mush" and that the life of the
of the books would not be long. She
discussed some of the authors and
noted that among the recent deaths
were o. Henry, Jack London and Da-
Wis.
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Humorous Prose


v. S. Pease presented the third pa
per, Humorous Prose-" and said that
he had difficulty in finding a satisfy
ing definition OF humor He asserted
that ,humor in order to fill the require
.ment must touch some Of the funda-
mental qualities. Of human life, some
Of the racial. traits of a people. He
mentioned such writer's as. Finley Pc
ter Dunno, who created Peter Dooley;
B. L. Taylor. who placed this city on
the fried cake map by his many al
-lusions to "Bunn,. the Baker of Bara-
boo;" Abe. Martin, the quaint Hoos-
Ter; Walt Mason, the prose poet of
Kansas; Irving Cobb, who told of his
operation in such way as to make
the country laugh, and Professor Ste
phen Leacock, who has related many
small happenings that wilT five. Mr..
Pease found the humor Of today diff.
ferent from that of Holmes, Ward and
Twain,the element of coarseness now
a pronounced element. He believed
that America needed such satyrists
as Dickens and Thackery to hold the
mirror up-to do for America what
was done for England a half century
and more ago. s sa r..-~-.
All Of the papers showed wide re-
search and careful preparation. II
Mrs. J. Lloyd Smith was elected a
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member.
The next meeting Of the club will !.
be y,on.. Saturday evening, March 10,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. i
Nfngsford, County Superintendent
G, W. Davies giving the address.
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The broad ax., 1917-12-22

ENANT to rest. "And the King
brought up the Ark of God into the
City of David with gladness, with
shoutings, and with the sound of the
trumpets. Jerusalem was the seat of
Solomon IS Temple, etc. Around Jeru-
salem Nehemiah built and re-dedieated
the Walls of the City. The Life of
Jesus the Christ hovers continually upon
Jerusalem. His Great Sermons were de-
livered among this people. Here was
enacted His Triumphal Entry, The
Scenes of the awful Trial, the Sentence,
the Scourging, the Crueifxion, the
Burial, the Resurrection and Triumph
of Our Lord. Jerusalem was the Holy
Place in which the assembled Disciples
were all filed with the Holy Ghost, and
commissioned the Disciples, two by two,
to evangelize the World. "Lo, 1 am
with you Away, even unto the end of
the world" Yes, Jerusalem's Fall sig
mites the return of Gods People to
Christ the Lord, and we look forward
to the gathering of His Children with
greatest assurance that the World shall
yet be saved from the power of Sin and
Death.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
REV. sNELsoN ENJOYED HIS
BIRTHDAY Anniversary.

A grand surprise party, in commemo-
ration of his birthday anniversary, was
rendered to the Rev. DR.. Floyd Grant
Snelson, Ph.D., F. R. G. s., pastor of
st. Mary's A. NJ. E. Church, on Wednes-
day night, December 19, 1917, by the
members and friends of the popular
pastor, which was led by the members
of the st. Mary's Brotherhood, by the
PASTORS Aid Society and by the Stew
ardess Board No. .. Trustee W. A.
Dotson called the house to order and
introduced Exhorter Jathard David
Coston as master of ceremonies, who
made fulsome remarks, praising DR..
and Mrs. Snelson for their great con-
structive and efficient work in building
up st. Mary's Church. Other addresses
were made by Trustee A. d. Cecil, Sec
rotary Terrell W. White, of the official
board; Mrs. Mary Freeman, president
PASTORS Aid Society; Mrs. Carrie Viii
liams, president Stewardess Board No.
2; W. A. Dotson, president st. Mary's
Brotherhood; Steward Frank Thomas,
and responses by Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
snelson. Many birthday gifts, letters
and tokens were received by DR.. Smell
son, among them being a handsome
overeoat from Mrs. DR.. Snelson, lovely
bathrobe from the Pastors Aid, FIVE
dollar bill from Mrs. Emma Carey Rob-
inson and scarfs, handkerchiefs, purse,
etc, from others. Among those present
and contributing to the joys of the
evening were Rev. DR.. r. E. Wilson,
presiding elder; Rev. VIM. Dawkins of
Ohio, John Buckner, Josephine Buck
ner, Fannie winstead, Mary B. Kicker
son, Roxie Dotson, Jethro Henderson,
Mary Freeman, Mary Ames, Helen
Riley, Mollie Clarke, Alma Lee, Della
Stradder, Primrose SummerviIle, Julia
Armstrong, Madeline Ganaway, Mary
Thomas, Emma Pettis, Emily Byrd, Nell
lie Piper, Clara Fisher, Carrie Williams,
Lula Williams, Hattie Epps, Legree T.
Thomas, Susie Thomas, Mahala Kidd,
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Castella Ward, J. ]. Freeman, Mabel
Lee, ]. W. Snowden, Emma Carey Rob
inson, LaUrsa W. Snelson, Arnetta
Hypatia Snelson, Rev. A. ]. Bowling
and Mrs. Mary ]. Ward. A lovely re-
past was served, consisting of five as
sentiments of sandwiches, coffee, ice
cream and cake, minis, raisins and as
sorted fruits, all in abundance.
DIR. Snelson's exceptionally great
work at st. Mary's is being more highly
appreciated every day, and the church
is growing greater each day. Additions
to membership are being registered each
week and st. Mary's bids fair to take
second rank to no church in efficient
service in Chicago.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
SINS OF MODERN JERUSALEM.

SINS OF MODERN JERUSALEM
What are the Sins of Modern Jeru-
slema Thou shalt have no other gods
|efOre ME-" And yet in their defiance
this eminent Law in Gods First
pmmandment, Modern Jerusalem has
ben wOrshipping MOHAMET IN
lead OF JESUS THE CHRIST
bve exalted the KORAN OF MOHAM-
|IEDANISM INSTEAD OF THE
|IBLE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR,
|ESUS CHRIST. o, my people, Jesus
eys, "He that is not with Ne is
gainst Ne. We cannot serve God and
smmOn. And Elijah said unto his
bOple, Chow long halt We between two
pinionsg If the Lord be God follow
Jim; but if Baal then follow him."
|he gods of Baal were powerless to send
be. Then steps forth Elijah, the Man
God, repaired the Altar, took Twelve
|Ones-according to the Tribes of the
pms of Jacob, and with these stones
[iJah built an Altar in the Name of
be Lord, and Heaven answered The
PAYER of Elijah. And they fell on
cir faces shouting, "The Lord, He is
Od." How complete is the overthrow
the enemies of God, His Christ and
'is Church.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
DEATH OF MRS. DEBORAH
PRITCHARD.

Last Saturday evening, Mrs. Deborah
Pritehard, who was one of the Oldest
citizens in this city and one of the old
est members of Quinn chapel, passed
away at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John B. Hart, 4s41 Federal Street
Mrs. Pritehard was in her ninety
second year. Funeral services were
held over her remains Tuesday at Quinn
Chapel, Rev. j. C. Anderson officiating.
Interment lakewood Cemetery. Mrs.
Hart has the sympathy of a host of
warm friends over the loss of her dear
mother.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Ferdinand L. Barnett, the founder of
the above branch of the Barnett family
in Chicago, was born in Virginia and
came to Chicago in 1869. Graduating
from the North Western University
Law School in 1880, he has been active
in the practice of his profession in the
state and federal courts here ever since.
For fourteen years Mr.. Barnett
served as assistant states attorney and
during this time represented the states
attorneys Office in all habeas corpus
eases before the Supreme Court of Hi
nois. He is now an authority on habeas
corpus procedure. One of his cases
appealed from an order of Judge Lands
to the United States Supreme Court, is
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Mr.. o. F. Smith, President of the
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, State
and Garfield Boulevard, is one of the
leading bankers on the south side. By
reason of Mr.. Smiths square dealing
and up-to-date banking methods, he has
secured a large number of the thrifty
and industrious COlOred People in the
community as depOsitors. Mr.. Smith
extends cordial welcome and the best
services that his bank affords to his
Colored patrons as well as White.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Illinois State Reformatory more than
fifty young ColOred men. All these
persons he has personally assisted in
their efforts to obtain work during pa
role.
Mr.. Barnett was nominated by the
Republican party as one of the first
candidates for judge in the Municipal
Court. By the early returns he ap-
peared to have been elected by a small
majority. Later and more complete re-
turns, however, showed that he had
lost. Believing that he had been robbed
of the election, immediate steps were
taken TO contest the official count, and a
committee of Negro citizens with Z.
H. Wright as attorney took charge of
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

Christianity's British Forces, led by
General Allenby, the Capture of Jeru-
salem has a pre-eminent value, in that
this Victory will stimulate Jews and
Christians to hasten their return and
come again to Zion, singing with joy
and everlasting praises upon their lips
the Triumph of Christ. The Re-oecupa-
tion of this old blood-stained Sanctuary
at Jerusalem makes the hearts of God s
chosen people thrill together as never
before in the history of the Church; for
Jerusalem is our ancient and honorable
City of Salem, the Vision of Peace, the
Religious Capital of Bible Palestine, the
City of Peace.
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J. B. CIITHERo q CO. ARE MAKING
GOOD IN THE REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS.

The first part of 1915 ]. B. Clithero &
Co., branehed out in the real estate
business at No. W. 5lst Street. Mr..
Clithero himself, head of the firm, owns
considerable good income property, and
from that day to the present they have
made good in the real estate business.
1t is pleasure to state that the writ
er has transacted business with Mr..
Clithero and has found him to be honest
and straightforward in his business
dealings and his chief clerk, Mr.. Van
Petten, is the right man in the right
place.
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TOUCHES OF JERUSALEM
HISTORY.

The First particular mention of the
name Jerusalem" occurs in Joshua,
10 Chapter. But previous to this refer
enee, Jerusalem is spoken of as
SALEM" JERUS," "JERBUS, 4"
"BETH OLAMIM," or blouse of
Ages" and finally "JERUsALEM, -
the "Abode of Peace
King David captured Jerusalem and
made it the Seat of his throne. In like
manner, the Most High God gave Meleh-
izedek, king of Salem, both the person
and goods of the King of Sodom in vic
tory. Jerusalem was indeed the prop
er place for the ARK OF THE Gov
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

the contest. This contest was heard
before Judge Rinaker, who decided that
Mr.. Barnett had been defeated.
Mr.. Barnett has always been fore
most in promoting all progressive move
ments for the benefit of the people. He
succeeded in having endowed the Young
Mems Library Association until the
funds contributed by b. II. Kohlsaat
had been turned over to the Provident
Hospital fund and Mr.. Barnett became
one of its first trustees.
Aside from owning other property in
this city Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett, who
dearly love each and every member of
their family, reside in nice home at
1924 Rhodes avenue.
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cited as a controlling case in all habeas
corpus procedure.
Mr.. Barnett has always resisted op-
pressive and unjust prosecution against
Colored men. Very frequently he has
done this wholly without compensation
and often at actual cost to himself.
Take, for example, the famous "Chiek
en- Joe" Campbell case, which is still
fresh in the minds of us all, and is still
pending in the Supreme Court of Hi
nois.
Mr.. Barnett has assisted many per-
sons who have been imprisoned to take
new steps in life. He has had paroled
to him from the Illinois State Peniten-
tiary seven of the inmates and from the
The broad ax., 1917-12-22
SOCIAL ITEMS.
By La Ursa w. Snelson.

Last Wednesday afternoon there
passed through Chicago the Naval Base
Hospital Corps, No. 3, headed by Lieut..
Commander Rae Smith, U. S. n. r. F., in
which there are eighteen race men with
a unit of 266 others from Southern
California. Among them is Floyd Grant
Snelson, Jr., the only son of DIR. +. G.
Snelson of ST. Mary's A. N. Z. Church,
who visited his father and sisters,
bringing eight of his comrades to bid
his family adieu. Mrs. SnelsOn spread
a hasty, but delicious supper before the
young men, Christmas cake and other
dainties were served and a service of
prayer was held, which l am sure shall
never be forgotten by the departing
heroes, or the ones that were left be-
hind. Addresses were made by DIR.
Snelson, Prof. A. J. Bowling and Mrs.
Snelson. Those present were F. G. Smell
son, Jr., Geo. Baber, Oscar ID. Jones,
Clavbourne H. Stovall, S. NJ. Adkins,
F. L. Patterson, Jesse Williams Walk
err, Earl Morris, Alfred Mcdowell, all
of Los Angeles. Cal.
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CHRISTIANITY CAPTURES
JERUSAIEM

The recent Fall of Jerusalem, which
lme last Sunday, after being in the
lnds of the Turks and under the con-
Oli of MOhammedans for 1000 years,
ands out as perhaps the most notable
tent of the present World War"
mere Military Accomplishment of
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What matter if the year be long,
And your pathway fail of joy and
delight,
Tho you sing not continual song,
just hope and trust, and all will be
right.
. Do your task from day to day,
Do it with all your might;
It matters not what folks may say,
Just hope and trust and all will be
right.
5 Work for the uplift of mankind,
Strive to climb the highest heights;
Do whatever your hands may find,
Just hope and trust and all will be
right.
=
Finish whate 'er you undertake,
Be vigilant while the day is bright;
Do this for Jesus names sake,
Just hope and trust and all will be
right.
S If this pathway you pursue,
Tho the day be dark or bright,
There I'll be no deed for you to rue,
Just hope and trust and all will be
right.
The broad ax., 1917-12-22

FIRST SINS OF JERUSALEM.
Killing the Prophets and stoning the
Iessengers of the Gospel are first
|pOng the sins of the Human Race.
Away with Him, Away with Him."
hoes from the Judgment-Seat of Pi-
he. "Release unto us Barabas;" but
Jesus the Christ they shouted:
Cruelty Him, Cruelty Him" OH, st.
Iarv's, when the hearts of so-called
lristians become so depraved and
beked as that, Jesus weeps and cries
fer them, go, Jerusalem, Jerusalem. +"
Re there any Jerusalem Characters in
Ie Church this morningS Remember
lat Jesus is really looking for you
actually ering over your sins. In
lis connection we are not talking alone
pOut the Jews, perse; but concerning
! of us who have gone away to our
lois and crucifed Jesus afresh.