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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
INTERNATIONAL
 EGG CONTEST

For the first time in many weeks the hens in the laying contest at Storrs have eased up a little. They laid a total of 4,403 eggs in the twenty-second week or virtually the same number as in the preceding woke but more than 200 eggs under the mark make in the corresponding week a year ago.
 A. Allan's Reds from Newport, k. l., won first honors for the week with a production of 56 eggs. Wind sweep Farms pen of White Leghorns from Bedding, Conn.,, got second pest place for the week with yield or 54 eggs. Merritt M. Clark's Barred Rocks from Brookfield Center, Conn.,, Cloves & Sullivan's Buff Wyandottes from Hartford, and Springdale Poul- try Farms Rhode Island Reds from Durham, Conn.,, all tied for third place with 52 eggs each.
 White Leghorn, No. 567 from Stroudsburg, Pa, laid an egg weigh ing only one-half an ounce or the smallest of the more than 4,OO0 eggs that were produced. On the other hand White Plymouth Rock, No. 1O9 from Derry, N. H., laid an egg that
 weighed four ounces or the largest that was produced during the week. In this connection it Is interesting to
 note that the records made at the
 laying contest seem to prove conclu-
 sively that hens are more likely to lay very small eggs or very large eggs
 at and during the height of the lay
 ing season. It is a more or less com
 mon belief thatAabnormally small or
 large eggs mark either the beginning
 or the end of hens clutch, but this
 theory is no longer tenable. The rec
 ords show that these unusual eggs
 are more likely to occur at the time of heavy production. Neither the lit tie egg therefore, nor the big one means that a hen has just started to lay or that she has finished and is about to become broody. The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows: Barred Plymouth Rocks
 Fairfields Poultry Farms, Short Falls, N. H. ";
 Jules F. Francais,
 w. Hampton Beach, L. I. 63s Merritt M. Clark,
 Brookfield Center, Conn. 617 White Wyandottes dIIIl, Columbia, Conn. 78s A. L. Mully,
 Waterbury, Conn. FOG Brayman Farm, Westville, N. H. 68S Rhode Island Reds Jacob B. Jansen,
 North Haven, Conn. TT Geo. w. Harris
 Westport, Conn. 75( Allan's Hard to Beat Reds Newport, R. I. 74e | White Leghorns
 A. P. Robinson,
 Calverton. N. Y. 934 J.. o. LeFevre,
 New Palt9, N. Y. 774 Hilltop Poultry Yards, Suffield, Conn 76: Miscellaneous Obed G. Knight (White Orping- tons) Bridgeton, R. I. 70s Cloves & Sullivan, (Buff Wyan- dottes) Hartford, Conn. 69: Holliston Hill F. Farm (White Rocks) Holliston Hill, Mass. 66s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

The rising generation refutes the charge that 1t is not concerned about the National Holidays, by the interest it takes in the appointment of Circus Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

4 bread card. after the German method, is to be introduced in Switz- erland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

FUNERAL. DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
REHEARSALS ON
! FOR PAGEANT
Rapid Development shown BY
Performers In Darkness
and Light Spectacle

Rapid development is being shown
by performers In the Darkness and
light" missionary pageant 10 be pro
duced IN the arena for four weeks.
commencing April 80. Two sery sue
oessful chorus reviews were held
during the week and platform par
Elephants In the north and west epi-
sOdes gathered for their nrst rehear-
sal.
Pageant Master Burren conducted
the platform rehearsals and WAS
much impressed with the FIRST work
outs. He found everybody enthush
asuc and this promises TO bring
quick results. Sam Brock and Ma
RE Norris Forrest. Of Washington. ID.
C.. are assisting Burreii. William
HoSIand IL looking after the chorus
iehearsals
According 20 Mrs. A. NJ. Gardner,
executive secretary. enrolment of
recruits for the pageant has been
most gratifying
Platform rehearsal dates. which
will be observed turnout the instruc.
ton period. have been announced as
follows
Monday, south episode, Wayne
cagtie X. OF T. hall Tuesday, east
episode. ParE hall. No. So Adams
St: Thursday north episode. WAYNE
castle hall. Friday night. west cpl
sode. WAYNE castle hall. Chorus re
hesrsals viii b. held Tuesday and
Friday nights OF each week
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
.PIOUS TRAITS
ARE CRITICIZED
Many Of Them Do Not Serve
AS Parts of True Religion,
SAYS Bishop Faber

Delivering the last Of his series OF
scsmons on True religion Bishop
Fabcr. OF Montana. in his Leaten
address 10 the Miles theater Sat
urday noon. defined the meaning Of
holiness" as Il differs from piety.
The topic OF his sermon was ~ re
hgion Of holiness" he said in part;
BY holiness NE mean something
more than ~plety Plety az meaning
reverence and solemn conscious
nesz OF dependence on God, OF being
responsible 10 God " sreking always
% please God--that Is certainly q
trnit ~ true religion. But the word
"pious has too often come a. mean
a certain outward fashion % religios-
uy. careful ubscr Fnncr or little
things especially SIs-H as might
serve Tor badges 20 mark the deyoGt
or toe converted on from the rest
% men. tAc use ~ a special Fochpn =
lazy. 90 tones ~ voice and east OF
countenarcr supposed 90 express
uues EluuIne spirituality And ali
this ls az certainly NOT trait OF true
lei 81 strive for holiness and
lc-va th, piefy 20 take care ~ itself
-nI Sc holy. FOR ! am holy. saith
H- "HAy" ia good word. for Y
means whole Wholesome ana
-heatft" derived from the same
root "Irety may have fn 30 NOR Did.
unwhoiosoine elements. holiness
cannot
Bat !, does mean a certain scrupu-
Th0uahts. desires Impulses Eas be-
f-rr they rlpen into actions. must
De- watched and checked. fhrre utust
tr un fhc detection ~ their base
rfse ard &c their hatcfuineFs go GOD
an instant loataiug and expulsion.
blessed are The pure ln heart to-
they shall see Coed. We may In
r-nl sense also reverse % and say.
coal. shev who see Cod Wit b. pure
f- heart The CHRISTIAN i1 the tenn
rla OF Co.'s spirit ~ any man de-
efe fhe temple % Cod him shall
cad Aeetrrv n ~ uur conduct
with the sights and sounds ot The
world We rannut help admitting
such defIements let ~ promptly
cast them ont To receive them con
sctcuslv and with wcicomr-~ indecent
snegestinns. rtHy imn-ir af'nn.
--nrr hooFa W. have no need 90 rad
from plavs ne have ro ~red 20
o-ia IN outrage AK inst God
~ffnli ness BID fHr ffn f-,ifut
cant q setting npn~f for Coils ser
Zee One o. tive urorh g furPt@iiF
aav uhru thsi tni ngcr the hnrsns
boulH he "hciinrEs unto tne J Hrd
'Fe meant that ~ common tratnc ~
avpY1 day NE uH IN Rat DAY - he
iesfcafaA 20 r. purposes - Gp9.
True religion in ga rnusf De tNe d"Nv
cfeanafv- % our utmost ATE rtto~s
and motives. iaaufrw ga clean, talk.
nurp lvinc ard 50 the ruri dc0tion
~ our bones anH eu business "a Iva
fhe sight nf Cod r. a. more than
fabooirg certain Uresgri bed tliuRa.
o. is honestly JUDGING fpr Ourselves
rvhat b. clean anil What ~ uuf. as
Christ would see it driving ont %
the temple what We would abhor
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
CHURCH GROWTH CUT IN HALF
SINCE BEGINNING OF THE WAR,
DESPITE RELIGIOUS WEAKENING
For Churches In America Fall on TO Amount
Greater Than Increase In Foreign Missionary Funds!

countries. for Catholic immigrant
usually continue their church rels
tionships here.
Another reason Il the terrih,
enthusiastically and commercial
l5--to which our people have beer
subjected because OF unprecedented
prosperity
Men haven't had time 20 thinh
shout the church and religious ooii
cations
However the var may have al
Iected the soldiers in the trenches
90 that they have become more r.
ligious in their thought, as effect
upon Americans has been 20 make
them more mnterialistic
And IL Is seriously 70 De question
ca whether the war has made
sNerage European soldier more
pious.
II Is well known that great reyl
walls ~ religion In this country have
Immediately followed periods OF bus
mess depression
Whatever might have been the -
feet OF hard times IN this country 2
few years ago. there is no doubt The
war dashed any signs 81 serious
revival in religious matters.
And yet there Is n feeling 81 req
religion developing in this country
II may not show itself in increase
church membership or In Increased
contributions toward church work
but men are everywhere being
drawn toward more serious things
These are perileus times. We are
awaiting. real leadership. This IS 9
DAY when prophets are needed,
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

He is a persuasive young clergy
man so much so, in fact. that out
in Wyoming he persuaded the lead
ing gambler o. the state to set ERE
TO 5000 worth % gar bling para
rhernaiia ne the 3ubllc square Of
cheyenne. and then reform.
Then the young Episcopal rector
lott the west and came 20 Toledo
20 become the rector Of So Mark 8.
Every noon except TUESDAY next
week ne viii be che MONDAY Lrntau
speaker In the Miles theater
In Toledo he succeeded in rails
ING $4,000 to clear a debt in 60
DAYS. ThIs was ccOmplshei by
persuading every one OF his church
members 10 earn the money be
gave Rich women sold their
jewels and sacrificed Faster hats
and gowns. and mer borrowed mon
ey az the banks TO help raise The
fund.
Mr.. Narris is a graduate ~ Ken
yon college. a prominent Mason 49,
charter member q tie WyouA.
chapter OF the Sons Of the Amcri
can revolution
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
PRESBY1ERIANS
PLAN MASS MEET
An Churches In City To Unite
For Great Home Mission
airy Campaign

A mass meeting OF all Detroit
Presbyterian churches viii be held
in the First Presbyterian church
Thursday night. March 10, at 7:4s
o'clock, The object Is the unfica-
tion Of the many Presbyterian or
CARNATIONS ~ Detroit tor the pro-
motion OF missionary work in De
troit aud Michigan. particularly
among the Indian and foreign pops-
Iation u ihe northern peninsula.
The organizations cooperating in
the promotion o. the mass meeting
are the Presbyterian alliance the
Church Extension committee. the
women Home Missionary societies.
the Mems club. and the Young PEG
pies societies.
The meeting has been called BY
the subcommittee OF Tho Church
Extension counlittee. and is in
charge o. the Following
The Rev flrgh Jack. Of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church. the Rev
r. NJ. Huston. OF the Trumbull-aye.
Presbyterian church. and Robert Nc
Kinnell. representing the Woodward
ave. Presbyterian.
Speakers will be the Rev. Charles
r. zorbaugh. superintendent Of
church extension work in Cleveland
and prominent In city svangeliza.
ton; the Rev Robert Benin. super.
intendent Of home missions. and Dr
w Is. Gantz. who will preside. The
Rev. Benn recently has completed
a missionary survey OF the northern
peninsula. working particularly
among the Indian population
In membership the Presbyterians
are one OF the largest bodies OF
Protestants In Detroit The mission
airy "gettogether" Is the frst OF the
kind ever attempted In this city
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
unsernrItsrs . 80 sanaus..


The annual ladies' nigh banquet
az the Detroit Life Undsrerr-rs'
association will be held McniaY
evening March 8 n tho Hotel Cad
lilac The Detroit LIE undcra rit-
rs association was organized In
1886 and its presen, membership o.
more than 2g0 Il Is affiliated with
TIE National LIE Underwriterg' as
sociation which nov. mas merfaeT-
ship OF over 5000 The speakers
Monday evening. viii be- james V
BARR. OF New York. former FMS NJ.
Fucc commissioner q Michigan. fad
pow assistant secretary Of the Net.
rDpoHtan Life Inu rance company.
tnd Alfrcd 4 HurRll. % SeWsrk.
n j.. assatant general counsel a
the Prudential life Insurance co1l-
bany. The Officers 81 the associa-
Ton are Thatcher W Root. presL
dent. Howard b. salot hrst vice
president Robert u Ryan. second
tica president Fred VI SteinJauer.
gecreary. Archie RICHARDSON. trrat-
urer.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

~ NOTES

Considerable Interest g. being
manlfested m the approaching visit
OF a. W. X, kumm. popularity known
kumm viii speak In 81. Johns Epis-
cOpai church TUESDAY evening and
IN the North Woodward PrcFpytar-
Ian on Wednesday. and in the Church
% the Kedcemer, West Iraua"piFa-.
Thursday.
The Douglass Bible class - the
CasR-ave. Mcthodist Episcopal church
showed q 800 per cent growth over
a period 90 three months. ~ ia eN-
pected that the enrolment wfit o1-
cese the zoo mark this sunday.
W y Henderson national score
tnry Of the Oide0ns viii add~eFs q
public mass meeting for men lu fhs
v NJ. C. A sunday afternoon on The
differences"
In the Fisher Memorial Methods q
" r. Sylvester. nnti-cirarettr lead
er. viii speak 10 young men and boys
on The fight In Boyviile is fuht
for manhood" Sixteen ~ the east
side sunday schools are "a De present
for this rally Fathers and sunday
present
u. n. Scott. who has been IN
charge % the religious work - The
McIrcgor Institute for the last five
years, has resigned 90 take charge
fe has been wei Known ln i.r tn-
ifgi1ur ard pHllrHIurH. wrrE 81
the CttV. r4uecfll'N With fNat uuIfIln
% 4 that has Tor ~ purpose tlc up-
various causes have iost their grp
ON ufe.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

NEW YORK. March 3.--Altho re
ligion has been making great strides
forward. especially since the begin
ming OF the war. figures show the
church in the United States has
grown In membership only half as
fast as before the war.
During rs years before 1914 the
growth Of membership In all
churches averaged S.s per cent a
year.
But during the two years Of the
war. the churches. instead OF in
creasing SO per cent in each year,
have grown JUS; SO per cent IN both
years. This slackening represents
loss OF about 1900. 600 persons
that the church would have gained
had n increased normally.
Daring the past year there was a
Eain over the previous year--the
first year OF the war vas even worse
than the one JUST closed.
While there has been a great in
crease I'm contributions toward for
eign missions. contributions for
work in this country have fallen OF
During 1916 the gifts for foreign
missions increased over $1,000 600
above those for 1915. but the gifts
for home missions. for the support
OF the churches. and for church and
parsonage building. decreased about
t1,345. 900
What are the causes for this
slump In religious interest. so far
% the churches are concerned
One reason may be the great de
crease IN emigration from Catholic
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
Eussian Plan ST
Scores Success an
Symphony Matinee

Ossip Gabrilowilsch, the RussiaL
pianist. who after several years alb
euce from a Detroit concert plat
form. has appeared three times be-
fore the local musical public within
few months. was the soloist Of
the Detroit Symphony orchestra Fri
day afternoon, In the Detroit opera
house.
Mr.. GabTiIowitsch. whom Amer
.cs will call her own with some
Justification as he has made his
home in this country for several
years. and married a daughter OF
the late samuel Clemens MARK
TvaiDb. is a musician OF unusual
gifts and equipment. He played
T.. erhoven's Concerto in f fat with
TIE orchestra with wonderful beau
~ and grace OF style. He has a pc
cu,iariy liquid tone, and his notes
while rir2ling with technical facil-
lty have beautiful smoothness ami
color. His playing Of the concerto
was lmpeccable. and the intense tn
teTest OF the large audience cul-
minated in enthusiastic and pro
longed applause Mr. Gsbiiowitsch
came back 20 bow his thanks in
Vulnerable times. but the no encore
rule Of the symphony concerts pre-
clUded any more playing
The orchestra thruout the season
has shown itself entirely capable o;
good accompaniment work for solo-
fists but q excelled itself IN its sup
port Of Mr.. Gabrilowitsoh. MI
Gales and his men are entitled to
much praise for the excellence OF
the accompaniment.
The orchestra's offerings lnclud
ed Bach's Suite in y major. Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn,
and the overture TO "Rienzi" (Wag.
nerl. These numbers received
careful rendition. and In many re-
spects showed the progress which
the organization has been making
At-Ah eEdeOhs Inv NA@9NA VI AhN -
t-oit symphony always seem happy
"A music that has sustained. flowing
qualities and they offered much
mat was agreeable and pleasing "a
listen 10 In the Haydn theme.
That the orchestra Is steadily
gaining In artistic standards. and
giving a good account Of Itself un'
der all circumstance must be pa,
EFT to all who have attended its
concerts this season. There is nc
doubt that II possesses good ma,
terial and that its conductor and
members are earnest. eager and de
termined 20 give the very best oi
themselves 20 the making OF an or
chestra that viii be q credit T.
Detroit.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

Benoist To Make Phones Here.
A group OF Detroit inventors are
uniting with Tom w. BeDoist. o. the
Benoist Aeroplane company OF Gan
dusky, In plans for the organization
OF a new company In Detroit to man
ufacture 100 aeropIanes q year.
The local men are p. w. Murphy
steven Smith and Steven Peplenski,
all expert mechanics in Detroit fac.
tories. The benoist is the second
largest company OF its kind In the
United States. The plan now II to
combine the Benoist aeropiane
specifications with those OF the De-
iroit men, which calls for an IS
cylinder engine Of f2o horsepower.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
Preston Methodist Episcopal

2srd-st. bet BAKER and rorter-sts.
KING %. BEACH. Pastor
1880 O. n. "Dndcuitiea Hegin-
ming 81 series on. Factors in the
Development % Christian Character 4"
10 D. m Jonah
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

Ten the Wsatminster Presbytefian
church sunday evening the arrtI.a
VIII be- On charge 90 The "Gldeana.
an Organization ~ Christian travel
iuU men vs. T. Henderson will speak.
male quartet VIII sing.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

The nrst Inauguration OF Presl-
dent Mckinley took place on the
centennial anniversary OF the retire
ment OF Washington 10 private life
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
|lHY|ne
||RSON' IS
DEAD
nric End of Atlanta
4 Clergyman Reveals
Life Message
vAS ATTACKED
ONCE BEFORE
: rNG RELIGIOUS RAMsLER.

- 80. b. . drink crsSea snAH
= v.s attaching some woman. he
n0cnly lsaped into a fame and
- hat never might have BEEN
= Ma he lived 10 pursue his ordt
- m1nistry. remsrkable as was
nnfter. Both the secular aud re-
no psUss, ~ well az many pull
~ now reccurting his story.
- = Itself q sermon OF excep-
- ximeiiness and power. Like
nroo. Boford has wrought more
1I1v n his death than in his
~ trss)e tale IL q simple one.
4 = q the sort that fires the
- nj stfGens the purposes:
sf, rscountsd By nrcsides thru
yoors. The effect upon theo-
r s>ndents alone is more pow
1non any classroom lessons.
Nv. q. r. Brford. who was
80 q the Moore Presbyterian
-. Atlanta. . congregation OF
49, poopie, was on his way,
~ wife. 20 take dinner with
q ~ o(nciais Of the church.
nns q women were heard Is
fom : house nearby. Some
= = trouble: ! must CO." said
onvd exprvssing in that SEN
- Mr. Du1ord the keynote OF
$3.50 ministry.
~ Instant the minister rush
~ - house whence came the
q hiutruus. A maniac. who
nnaln ons n. the women Of his
-. an6 was attaching others.
~ ehof he clergyman dead
<otnnt. 4 lev minutes later
ope ~ t1noe1R slAsn By an
r1A w. thrn1sd By the tras.
ne slain ministsr, aitho him
~. md paetsr ~ one OF tho
DeUtentious Congregations. bad
- . fsw short years won for
6(4 - extraordinary place IN
y @CnSountfy. He was the man
no1eed The helpless while not
~ missionary. II the accepted
D q that term. ne was forever
- cut the needy and the
- He went regularly 70 the
~ courts The police knew
- khe friend 81 The down-aad-
- AtlantA's famous vice cru
ooDod The ssgregafed district,
- Ne Rev @. r. Buford who
epsaed his home to receive
x>nen who had been driven oct
tbe red h9ht houses. Public
- nem Judges on the bench
c1nen On the bsat, sent cases
~ere esyond The ordinary rou-
- procedurs, 70 Mr.. Bufcrd-
- uks ths good bishop In Les
nnAaes.~ gave Of his own neces-
~ . skess needy ones. The
~ nufssd fAmiiy constantly I'M
v~uf 6ssrivstions because the
q ne house ooeyed literally
.eripsurai inJrnetions about
i.esJ. The psopis Of Atlanta
~ esoyser'an churches are
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

REV AUGUSTUS sRAoFiELo.
Grandfather Of the Rev. Irwin p
rIadneld pastor OF the Forestaye
Presbyterian church. Re died In y
catur. Mich, Friday night re was
10 years old and had served as
minister in the Methodist church
since 1878. he was born In Adams
Basin. ". Y. He leaves two daugh-
'ers. and four sons Two ~ the
latter are ministers They aye the
Rev George Bradaeid o. Con~rcga
f.gual minister in Wheaton, 3D.. snl
ihe Rev edwin a. Braddeid. a
synodical missionary in the Presby
tcrlan church In this state.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
Martha Holmes Methodist
Church

Lincoln and Putnam-aves.
REV. WAITER r. FRUIT, Pastor
10. Sunday school
1i:to; Worship. Dr. MuHser, OF In
ala.
$40. Epworth League.
40. Worship.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

He has been selected as assistant
director OF music for the Darkness
and Light" missionary pageant TO
be produced In the Arena for four
weeks, commencing April 30. In
HE WORK ManviIie will be closely as
ISOLATED with william Rowland in
grooming the army OF singers for
the biz production Howlam IA
oIrector Oh music. ~ also has been
announced that Miss Margaret
Mannebach viii be the sccompanist
thrhout the rehearsal period.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

Prfntfns--the piais sest kiRd--thst
a. rtght-Ttwe. Jeb Devty--Msin fs7a
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
EPISCOPAL
METHODIST
Simpson Tabernacle M. 4.

Cor. Of Irand River. sixth and BaEg
n. d. DTMoND. Pastor.
S.iS a m; Sunday school
II a. m: Communion.
sac D. N: Epworth League SER
vice.
100 .. m: The Folly Of Unbe-
lief
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03

James A. oarneId's hrst act after
being sworn into once was 20 kiss
his mother.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
PRESBYTERIAN

Some men hAsss lost their old
FAITH and have not found a
substitute That means SOUL
STARVATION. 1t may help
you to go to the First Presby-
terrain Church, Woodward Ave
nue. and Edmund Place, and
hear the pastor, Rev. Joseph A.
Vance, ID. d., at 1880 p. m. on
The Seasons of Faith" At
1890 a. m. The Work Of Edu-
cation"
The Detroit times., 1917-03-03
Jefferson Ave, NJ. r.

Corner Marlborough
M.NfeTER DR. " FELTON,
Morning, IL "Faliow Ground
Rvening. 1870. The Mayors Food
Plan"