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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-26
WITH THE coLoRs."
On Board (ccnsored)

On Board (Censored)
Dec. II, 1917.
Dear folks: Well this maakes nearly
nine days on the "blomin craft and
l haven t been sea sick vet. A time on
two, tho, just bit of imagination
would have spoiled it all. The trip has
been fine so far, not nearly so bad as I
/ thot it would be. Sleeping quarters are
close but the ventilation is good. Be.
sides we are free to go on deck anytime
Everything is cooked by steam making
lit somewhata flat. The first six days
we had only one hour drill besides the
morning exercise and boat drill. Now
since a couple of companies started
rush to the kitchen, knocking down a
guard and locking the steward in
pantry the whole lot Of us have had 3
extra hours slapped on. The colonel thot
that there was too much surplus energy
displayed. There was really no call for
the rough house for all they demanded
was fried stuff, and it takes only
gnats brain to understand that such is
out of the question for the number of
men about (censored). Fewer than [
thot at first. M Co., had been gentle.
men, almost OF the man, so it sort of
rankles with us. Every pooible precau-
tion is taken for the safety Of all. We
can get into the lifeboats in short order
and they have permanent details who
have been taught how to launch them,
if by any chance the regular crew should |
fail to get around. My squad in con- I
junction with the first and second are
to let down one boat load, then our own. |
| II never go a mile after we land thio !
time without pocket map or atlas. My, |
how we would appreciate one now. Just |
learned that we are in the longitude .
named above and have used my mathe. /
matical capacity to approximate that
being in about latitude (censored) must |
be about (cen1ored) from London. When
l get a chance l will verify the PROPOSE
tion merely thru curiosity. The mine
ships surely present an impressive
sight as the maneuver about in chang
ing position. It's a little early to say
where we will eat Christmas dinner. /
hope it will be in (censored), but have
my doubts. This old boat wouldn't be
the most pleasant scene for holiday
party. | nm going to make q wild eff
fort to locate Lem at once as he ought +
to land shortly after we do, and altho
he didn t say | think he will be in Eng
land for a time. We are trying to get
acquainted with English money so they
won't iip us too badly on change. 1t
goes without saying that it seems a
hard proposition. l know the equival-
ents in American money, but when l Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-26
First Presbyterian.

"How S3,0o0,000 was invested by the
Presbyterian church last year to make
America still better is the subject of
the morning sermon by the pastor, Carl
H. Elliott.
Attorney General Brown will make
q brief address upon the unveiling OF six
additional stars to the Service Flag.
In the evening Mr. Elliott win give
the fourth and completing sermon on
" "Gontrasted Creeds and Characters ;,
entitled "Petcr S Creed, the Greed of n
World Conquering Faith. Miss Minet
Ia Magers conducts the chorus choir
both morning and evening. The sun
day school meets at 9;45 a m. Mr.. Jos
Albert, superintendent. Mid-week SER
vice ON Thursday evening at 7;4j p. m.
The subject is "The Triumph of Faith
based on a study of the following
Psalms, 46, 80, 81, -, 50, :, Il, 81 10
81, 3S, and sc.
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Leslie Methodist Eniscopal

Corner South Commercial and Meyers
Streets. Horace N. Aldrieh, pastor. 9:45
a. m. Sunday school, with classes for
all ages. Il. A. Rhoten, superintendent.
We'll equipped primary department. un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Mason Bishop.
Al a. m. public worship, with sermon
by the pastor. Theme, ga Tack Ham
mer Sermon" illustrated. Special mu-
sic by the chorus will include an anthem
"The Christian Soldier" Ashford, and
d baritone solo, "Just for Today" Am
brose. p. m. regular meeting Of the
Junior league. $3.50 p. m. devotional
meeting of the Epworth league, Topics,
"Christians Reaching Outward. " Lead
er. Miss Bertha Miller. Solo by Floyd
McIntire. 1880 IN. praise service, and
sermon by the pastor.
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First M. E. Church.

State and Church streets. X. N. Avi-
son, minister. 7l5 a. m. Mr.. Cummings
will meet the morning class. 9:45 a. m.
Superintendents John w. Todd and Mr..
o. M. Hand will give a cordial welcome
to strangers and visitors to our Sunday
school. IL a. m. sermons morning and
evening by the pastor Morning subject
ftThe Worm That Dieth Not. " p. m.
Rev. +. r. Porter will speak at the Old
Peoples Home. p. m. Miss Ruth Field
will have charge Of the Junior league.
$3.50 p. m. The Epworth leagues Miss
Jessie U. Cox will speak; Miss GEN
evieve Findley will lead the second
chapter. 1880 p, m. "No Place for Re
pentance win be the theme Of the pas
tors message. Full chorus choir under
the leadership Of DR.. Chace.
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Wilbur Daily Writes From
Somewhere In England

Mrs. Edna L. Daily has received an
interesting letter from her son, Wilbur,
who is with Company M, of which the
following are excerpts:
Dec. %, 1917.
Dear Mother:-How are youg / am
fine. Somewhere in England / guess is
all / can tell about where we are, but
it is a fine camp. Much better than
Camp Mills. We had our Christmas din
ner today, as we were on the boat
Christmas.
My! we had fine trip and unevent-
full. No subs and | was not seaSick.
The English money is hard to get on
to. One penny, cents, etc. suppose
you got my letter from Halifax. 1t was
a crowded harbor and most of the boats
were camouflaged. There were several
submarine nets guarding the mouth of
the river and searchlights. 1t would be
next to impossible to slip in undiscOver-
ed.
We were on fine transport. 1t used
to belong to the Cunard line.
Halifax was cold looking place.
would not want to live there.
England is pretty country. All the
houses are brick and made in 1900 or
some earlier date. The English are rath-
er hard to understand.
The Y. NJ. G. A. here is a wooden
building gas lighted and warm.
The English trains are sure funny.
The coaches are half as big as a steel
ear and no aisle. You get in from the
side.
Tell everybody hello for me and to
write.
WILBUR DAILY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-26

Corner Liberty and Center streets. II,
Z. Abel, minister. Morning service IL
a. m. German, Rev. J. Stoeker of the
Chemeketa Street Evangelical church
viii exchange pulpits with the pastor
in this service. Sunday school 10 a. m.
+. Kurz, superintendent. Evening SER
vice 8 p. m. Young People 5 Alliance
7:l5 p. m. Leader, Miss Ida Vogt, Pray
er meeting Thursday evening. All are
cordially invited.
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Bill" PerIiCh Worried
About His Elk Tooth

Somewhere in France, Dee 20, 1917.
Dear Art and Mrs. Art:
| received your letter dated October
10th, a couple weeks ago, bat have
been so busy most of the time, so could
not answer before this.
Also received Jesse Moore S 'Soul
Mash. !" You better keep all that stuff
at home because we have more drinks
over here than can ever be used up
( Don t you know that the French peo.
pie never drink water. tea or coffee.
and we don't see very many milk cows
over here so "there' IS a reason" for al
these "Cafes''
We have seen a whole lot of France
and expect to see some more. Nearly
every house over here has a wine cell
lar. Have seen many large vineyards
and other interesting places; saw an
old castle built in 1l53, another in
400, also saw a few castle ruins; don It
know just when they were built. Most
all the buildings over here, no matter
how small, are built of stone and put
up to stay with either tile or slate
roofs. Some old time places such as
clay buildings with straw roofs, are
still in use in some parts of France |
l saw some that Iok as though they
were there for million years.
Also saw many of these old time
wind mills with the wheel on the side !
The farmers here live in one end of
a long building; have the barn in the .
center and hen house at the other end /
Most every farmer has one or more
teams of oxen. They can sure pun n
load; but the re too slow for us Amer
leans we live too fast to put up with
as slow as they ;re The J.
French people believe in taking their
time in everything.
Art, 1 IN glad that you mentioned /!
my Elk tooth in your letter because I I
had dream about it a few weeks ago
and it some what worried ME. 1t
seemed to me in my dream that / hap
pened to be home. Don t know how [ 4
got there but I caught some guy wear
ing my tooth and as I'm getting to be
a tough guy myself, [ cleaned up on
him and in doing so busted the tooth. I,
Now ism t that enough to worry about
Gee! wish I could go walking down
the street with my coat thrown back
md that tooth showing.
This soldiers life is alright for now, !
but / would rather be free A person
night just as well be married" as be 8
over here in the army. S
Don't let too many fellows see the 6
tooth or it might come up missing some
ime. /
That sure was hard luck to have s
rour wine explode and cover the floor.
walls and clothes. I don t suppose you '
ared about the clothes and walls as
much as the loss of concord wine. I
wish I could send you some of this t
vine over here. I have seen more wine
,ver here than there is water in the !
United states. ]
Art, had to study quite a while be-
ore / could make out what you meant Y
~ "G-off". If you could hear mel
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Firgt CONGREGATIONAL Church

Liberty and Center streets. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. w. l. Staley, super
intendent Morning service at IL a. m.
Rev. R. w. Farquhar will preach at both
morning and evening service. Subject
for morning sermon, "Yet Many Things
to Say Christian Endeavor at $3.50
p. m. Pleasant Sunday Evening service
at 1880 p. m. Subject of evening SER
mon, "The Church in its Treatment of
Doubt" An educational film win be
shown at evening service. Music morn
ing and evening by chorus choir, VIM.
director. Thursday even
ing meeting at 1880 p. m.
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Jason Lee M. u. Church.

Sunday school convenes at 9;45 a. m.
A. w. Harris, superintendent. We have
"a place for you. Come with us. Morn
ing worship at IL clock. Sermon by
the pastor. Epworth league at $3.50 p.
M intermediate league at same hour.
We will unveil and dedicate our service
Flag at 1880. Governor Withycombe will
be present and deliver a patriotic ad-
dress. The Rev, j. d. Woodfin will also
speak. A cordial invitation is given to
all to be present. A. L. Lacy, pastor.
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There are the big birds. They fly here
every day. ALP the forenoon and mosy
every evening. There are twelve cylin-
der engines and believe me, the exhaust
is simply terrific. You can hear them
for miles when they get in the air. Some
times they loop the loop, fly upside
down, then pivot on one wing, and
drop a thousand feet or SO just to pass
the time away. 1t looks as easy riding
as a bicycle and 1 really believe it is
much easier than most people think.
Some are fast, some slow and others
miss and some purr like a cat. Just
like bunch of motor cars.
Good bye and good luck. Remember
that a soldier likes letters from home
better than duck likes a pond after
crossing a desert.
DALE G. LOFTIN,
Writing a friend here.
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Evangelical ASSOCIATION

18th and .Chemeketa streets. Jacob
Stoeker, pastor. 10 a. m. Sunday school
w "A. Springer, superintendent. IL a.
m. Sermon by Rev. H. Abel of the Ger
man church. The pastor, Jacob Stocker
will exchange pulpits with Rev. II. Abel
and preach at the German church. Gem
ter and Liberty streets. $3.50 Young Peo-
pie s Alliance. 1880 Divine Worship and
sermon by the pastor.
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Co. M Boy Writes a
Diary Of Trip Over

Among the letters and cards received
by parents and relatives of Co. N boys
since their arrival in England is the fol
lowing very interesting one received by
). S. Putnam, of 73O North Winter st.,
from his son, W. r. Putnam, who is a
corporal in Co. M. Mr.. Putnam wrote
his letter after the nature of diary,
telling of the trip over and the arrival
g somewhere" just on Christmas day.
The letter is quite severely censored in
places but is quite intelligent at that.
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First Christian Church.

Corner High and Center streets f. t.
Porter, minister. Bible school 9;45 a.
IN. DR.. II. C. Epley, director. Great or
chestra and class for all. Auto truck
leaves Lincoln and South Commercial
., and Highland 9;25. Worship and SER
mon IL a. IN. Sermon by the pastor.
Every member canvass for church at
tendance 2;30 p. m. Christian Endeavor
6:30 D. m. Junior orchestra. Evening
service 1880 p. m. subject "God in the
World" Strangers welcome.
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Castle Chapel, Church of the United
Brethren in Christ.

Corner of 18th and Nebraska. Engle-
wood. Morning service, 1000 Sunday
school, w. W. Rosebaugh, superintend-
ent, 1i:00 preaching by the pastor, Rev.
+. II. Neff. Afternoon service, 700
X. p. IS. G. II. Lacey Peoples, pTesi-
dent 800; Preaching by the pastor.
Thursday nights prayer meeting, led by
the class leader, W. A. Rosebaugh. All
services open to general public and all
made welcome.
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Corner of Highland and Elm streets.
Sabbath school 10 a. m. Russell Moor
man, superintendent. Meetings for wor-
ship IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Christian
Endeavor 6;15 p. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday 1880 p. m. Everybody come.
Josephine Hockett, pastor. Phone 1465.
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State institutions.

Services at the Institutions viii be
held Sunday as follows; a. m. State
Hospital, by G. f. Holt; 2:l5 p. m. Mute
School, by c. II. Elliott; $3.50 p. m.
Chemeketa Indian School, b. H. e. Penn
berton; 300 p. m. Girl Is Training School
by H. N. Aldrich; 3:l5 p m. Tubercu-
losis Hospital, BY A. f. Lacy.
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Missionary To Lecture.

The Rev. H. M. Swan, for many years
"a Missionary in India, will give an il
lustrated lecture on "India", in the
Scandinavian church, corner south 18th
and Mill streets, next Wednesday, Jan.
30, at 1880 p. m. Free admittance. Every
body invited to attend.
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At pratnm Friday

Rev. Jacob Stocker, pastor of the
Evangelical Association, 18th and Che
meketa streets is scheduled to address
a meeting at the Pratum school house
on Friday evening, January 25, on Ar
menian and Syrian relief. The lecture
will be given at 1880 p. m. and will be
free. Everybody come.
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Commons Mission.

Come to the Commons Mission, 241
State street. Regular service at p. m.
and special services every night. Mr..
Slower will preach Sunday night begin
ming at p. m, with prayer for our
boys at the front Song service 1880.
This is Interdenominational, Mrs. w. c..
Gidley, evangelist. A. Wells, superinten-
dent. VIM. Kenyon, ass t. superintend-
ont
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Central Congregational.

Corner south 10Th and Ferry streets.
H. c. Stover, minister. Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Prof. f. A. Hancock, super
intendent. No morning service. Christian
Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. Evening service
at 1880 p. m. Thursday evening meet
ing ut 1880 p. m.
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German Methodist.

Center street and Thirteenth. G. 3.
Roeder, minister. Sunday school 10 n. M.
English and German classes. Ernest
Sehindler win conduct the Epyorth Lea
que at z o'clock. Preaching by the pas
tor at II and 1880. Thursday evening
cottage prayermeeting.
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East State aud Eighteenth streets. Il.
Koehler, pastor Sunday school in Ger
man and English at 10 o'clock Divine
service at 1880 a. m. Subject "The
Law of Mine and Thine. Luther lea
que at p, m. MIR. w. Blumenherg is
leader. Evening service at 1880 p. m.
Subject; " Longing for His Courts.
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Court Street christian Church.

18th and Court streets. Frank z.
Jones, pastor. Evangelistic services with
home forces win commence at IL a. m.
Subject, "What Do Ye More Than
Othersq'' at 1880, fsWhat Shall I
Preachf" The pastor has been in the
evangelistic field for many years and
always has a successful meeting. Be
sure and attend. Bible school at 10 a.
tn. Endeavor at $3.50 p. m.
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Swedish Tabernacle M. E. Church

Corner South 18th and Mill streets.
John OVAL minister. Sunday school at
p m. Gust Anderson, superintendent.
Miss Hannah Christensen, assistant.
Sermon by the pastor at 3 p. m. Good
songs and music. All are most cordially
invited to attend.
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South Commercial and Washington
streets. II. Elmer Pemberton, pastor.
sabbath school 10 a. m. Albert Miller,
superintendent, Preaching service at IL
a. M. Christian Endeavor viii have
charge of the evening service at 7:30.
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Tells His Experience
In Army Hospital

Dale G. Liftin at present stationed at
Fort Sam Houston writes friend here
of his experience in the hospital where
he was operated on for appendicitis. The
way he treats the subject shows it will
require more than having hole chop
ped i'll them to discourage the Oregon
boys. He writes as follows:
Base Hospital, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas.
We'll kid, they We goI the old boat,
meaning me, in the repair shop. Two
weeks ago, the twelfth to be exact, l
developed engine trouble and was taken
to an expert and given the once over.
He consigned the wreck to this place,
but the thing WOuidn f run and mad IL
be toKed in ambulance business). Upon
arrival here they hoisted said wreck up
on stills, and began looking for the
weak point. They found it, clot of
carbon in the exhaust manifold (Some
call it an appeHdix). All the machinists
were of the opinion that that carbon
must come out and they calmly proceed
ed with the rat killing First they strip
ped the chassis, and put the running
gear on the work bench. Then they
disconnected the magnetic (ether).
Now you know an exhaust manifold has
no opening and they proceeded to make
one. After they had hack-sawed the
outer shell, and cold chisled out the
carbon clot, and soldered up the hole it
left, they had to acetylene weld the
outer shell again. Only, not having
welding outfit, they used cat-gut
stitches and bandages. They proceeded I
to connect the magnetic again, filled the
gas, oil and water tanks, and let her
turn over slowly. For about three weeks !
or until the engine tunes up to the reg /
ular beat of 72 to the minute During
this time they have had to keep the
tanks full, also prevent carbon deposits
in the exhaust chamber. To prevent the .
latter they use Johnston s remover, coal
oil, castor oil and EPSON salts. After
the three weeks are up if there are no
knocks, or vack fires the old ship will /,
be ready for light duty. Then when she
is all smoothed up, back again into the
service. (2 ?? !??)
BY this time you will probably have
1educed that I am again all o. X. and
feeling fine, am allowed to get up an
hour today. So am very happy.
Life in the army is just,the same as
anywhere else. You know fellow ex
oects things to be vastly different in
different parts of the U. s. But people
ire much the same everywhere. We eat
sleep and work as ever. OF course there
IRE lots of new things to hear and see.
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ministerial Association

The regular meeting of the Salem
Ministerial Association will be held
Monday morning, in the Y. M. G. A.
at 10 clock. Rev. A. Il. Lacy will pre-
sent the paper on the subject "The
Freedom of Thought and Religious
Teaching" All ministers are invited to
attand
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Reformed Church.

Corner of Capital and Marion streets
Sunday school, German and English
classes, 10 a. m, German service II a. m.
NJ. Denny, minister.
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Unitarian Church.

Services at the Unitarian church, next
Sunday at IL a. m. Sunday school at
10 a. m. Sermon Evolution i'll the
Light of Modern Knowledge. Friends
and members cordially invited.
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unitod EHanrelicaI

Cottage and Center streets. Rev. G..
L. Lowell, pastor Sunday school at 10
n. m. Worship and preaching service at
il a. m. Christian Endeavor at $3.50
D. m. Ruth Aspinwall, leader. Evening
worship and sermon at 1850 P. m. Rev.
M. e. Simpson will preach at both
services. Prayer-service Thursday even
inc.
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No 1928 North Winter street. Sun
day servises: Sabbath school 9:45;
Preaching at IL a. m. and 7:45 p. M
Prayer meeting Thursday 7:45 p. m. W.
j. Johnston, pastor.
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talk now, you would think that that
sounds soft.
I enjoyed the little note from your
wife Practice makes perfect, so Just
practice by writing more to me. You
dom t know how much we value a let
ter from any one in the states.
Wen I think I win have to close
now. Wish you both a Merry Christ
mas and also Happy New Year
As ever, BILL.
Wagon Co. |, Q. NJ. G., 1st Div. Supply
Train, A. E. F. France.
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mechanic" Aubrey Jones
Writes to Bud DeLapp

On Active Service with American Ex-
peditionary Force, Dec. 30, 1917
Dear Bud.
. Have safely reached the other shore so
to speak. We arrived in England little
before Xmas, but spent Xmas day on the
boat. 4sF4 ~
This is surely great country. Every
thing is nice and green and it ism It cold
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X
X "Men are often prejudiced
X against religion because the chur-
X ches which they-happened to at
X tend in youth urged on them an
X irrational faith. Some men new
X er recover from the idea that all
X religion everywhere must always
X be the same kind of religion
X against which in youth their
X good sense rose in revolt; they
X are in perpetual rebellion against
X religion as it was when they
X broke with it generation ago.
X But if one thing more than ano-
skther grows, expands, becomes in
X the intelligent and pure, increas-
X ingly pure and intelligent, it is
X religion
X -Fosdick's "The Meaning Of
X Faith"
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Pentecostal Chnrch OF the Nazarsne

North Nineteenth and Marion streets.
Sunday school 10 IN. Sunday services
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 1880 p, m. A. Wells, pastor.
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VIII hold their usual Bible study in
the Moose hall, corner Court aud High
An Bible students are invited. sun
day, Jan. 81 1880 p m.
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Service At Pratuln.

Rev John OVAL will preach in the
Methodist church in Pratum at II a.
m. Everybody invited.
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Go to Church Sunday
N%B Subjects of Sermons and Where They
chM Will Be Delivered in Salem Houses
"a of Worship, Tomorrow

at 10 a. m. Morning worship at IL a.
N. Christian Endeavor at 1880 p. m.
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Rural Congregational
H. C. Slower, minister. Sunday school
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