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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-22
THE NEGRO AND RELIGION

LIE NEGkO AND kEL1G1ON
Is the Negro losing his stronghold on re-
Egion? A writer in the Boston, Mass, Ev
ening Record, Philip A. Holmes, seems to
think that this is the case:
The growing indifference of the Negro to-
ward Christianity is becoming very appar-
ent. This indifference is especially notice
able among the Negroes Of the younger gen
GRAFTON. Indeed, so strong is this spirit OF
Indifference to Christianity that it is bor-
dering on agnosticsm. But why Christian
ity does not appeal to the younger and
thinking Negro is not difficult to explain.
First the Negro has reached the convic-
ton that Christianity, as preached and
practiced, is not the great moral force or
agency for good that they are asked to be-
lieve it is; it has, therefore, utterly failed
to instill effective good and noble thoughts
in the minds Of those under it's influence.
The younger Negro points with alarm to the
persecution Of his race under the influence
of Christianity. The Negro argues further
that the Christian Church has watched with
vacant unconcern the burning alive of his
people at the stake-men, women and chill
dren-and their persecution worse than
man of the Middle Ages. And in view of
these inhumanities perpetrated against the
Negro, the Christian Church has remained
passively quiet. It is, therefore, preposter-
GUS to expect the Negro, in virtue OF his
education, to subscribe to Christianity when
the very agency Of Christianity beckons his
persecution These are facts that cannot
be ignored.
Mr.. Holiness however, seems to feel that
agnostcism will prove definite factor IN
the Negroes advance:
H.
the responsibility for the Negroes drift in
to the realm Of agnotcism. But the grow
ing agnostic tendency Of the Negro is en-
bematic Of increasing racial intelligence,
for as intelligence spreads, superstition and
fear will be dissipated; and in superstition
and fear, Christianity is deeply rooted. 1t
is common knowledge that religious super
stition and fear have kept not only the Ne
gro, but many other peoples of the world
in both physical and mental slavery. Well
might Shakespeare say that "fear is the
dagger of mans mind and superstition the
instrument with which he assassnates his
soul.''
The American Negro has always been
devout subscriber to Christianity, but, as a
result, he became indifferent toward his
earthly welfare; he has submitted to every
kind Of human persecution, believing, as it
were, in the Christian teaching: vengeance
is Mine; I will repay thee" Consequently
the Negro ''turned the other cheek" So
it u.s. then, that the Negroes have been the
most Indifferent people on earth toward
their human rights, except possibly peoples
Of the Middle Ages. The Negroes belief
in the Christian teaching, "Servant, obey
thy MASTER" became a part of them. So
the growing agnostic tendency Of the Negro
should not be wondered at
The Negro is beginning to see for himself
that the Christian Church has failed to
preach and practice that noble theory of
human brotherhood and the right action of
man to man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
TWO NEW CARS

We purchased predecessors
land and used Ford abou which will be sold for the
fair offer Take We won't them long
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
PREWITT EVANS MARRIED

The marriage Of Miss Bess Hag-
gard and Mr.. Allen Prewitt Evans,
both of Winchester, was solemnized
at the home of the bride in that
city last Tuesday, the Rev. R. l..
Motley officiating. Mr.. Evans is a
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlton Evans,
of Columbus, Miss, formerly of this
city, but has been making his home
in Winchester for some time where
he holds a good position. He is a
grandson of Mr.. Allen Prewitt, of
this county, and frequently visits
here where he has host of warm
friends. His bride is a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Haggard, of
Winchester, and is charming Blue
grass Belle. After a short bridal
trip the young couple will return
and make their home in Winchester.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
STRONG EVIDENCE
Is the Statement of This Mt. Ster-
ling Woman.

Backache is often kidneyache;
A common warning of serious kid
ney ills.
"a stitch in Time saves Nine
Don't delay-use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Profit by the experience of Mrs,
L. B. Wren, III Locust street, Mt.
Sterling. She says: Several years
ago / had an attack Of kidney trou-
BILE. l suffered with my back, felt
dull and tired and had dizzy, ner-
vous headaches. My kidneys acted
irregularly too. / read of Doan's
Kidney Pills and used them as di-
rected. They helped me by relieving
the back aches and other symptoms
of kidney trouble"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Wren had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
HISTORY OF KENTUCKY's
PART IN THE WAR

The Kentucky Council of Defense
wishes to keep before the public the
historical work which is now being
done under its supervision in every
county in the State, and to ask the
assistance of every person who has
relative in the service.
County Historians have been APP
pointed in practically every county
in the State. The first work which
they are undertaking is to get re-
cord Of every person in the service
from their county, and to write this
record on WAR RECORD sheet.
These sheets win contain the name
and address Of the soldier, the name
and address of his parents, his age,
the camp where he received first
training military address; promo
tons, casualties, etc.
1t is said that the record of each
man in the Civil War was not OBJ
tanned until a few years ago. But,
if the relatives Of soldiers win lend
their aid now, while information can
easily be obtained, the records of
each man in the service from Ken
tucky can be made within a few
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

Relatives here have received word
that Byron.D. Wood, son Of the late
Henry s. Wood, Of this city, who
was in a draft quota that was sent
from Catlettsburg last year to
Camp Meade, Nd, has been dis
charged from the Army and is now
at West Liberty, w. Va, visiting his
mother, Mrs. Iva d. Swaffield.
Mr.. Bright Cockrell, son Of Mr..
and Mrs.. N. O. cockrell, arrived
home last week with his honorable
discharge from the Navy in his
pocket. Mr.. Cockrell joined the
Navy shortly before war was de-
clared and has seen considerable
foreign service with battle cruisers.
He was accompanied home. from
Norfolk, where he was discharged,
by his wife, who went last week to
visit him.
Jimmy Becraft, son of Mr. VIM.
Becraft, who joined the Marine
Corps more than, a year ago, has
been given his honorable discharge
and has returned to Mt. Sterling.
Jimmy has been stationed at
the Marine Training Camp at Guam
tico, Va, for several months and
was expecting overseas service
when the armistice was signed.
Frank Hill, former bookkeeper at
the Montgomery National Bank,
who was drafted several months ago
and assigned to the Naval Reserve,
returned home last Week with his
discharge. He has been stationed in
Chicago. His mother, who has been
with her son during his army SER
vice, returned with him.
John r. Thomas and Russell
French, who have been in the United
States Navy for several months,
have been discharged and have re-
turned to Mt. Sterling. They each
saw considerable service in trans
porting the army overseas.
doodle" Mcdonald, of the United
States Navy, arrived home on fur
Tough last week for visit to his
father, John Mcdonald. His ship
has been doing transport service
and landed at New York few days
ago.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Mr.. James w. Hon, of near
Grassy Lick, this county, has re-
ceived a message announcing that
his son, Sgt. Walter j. Hon, had
been wounded slightly in action in
France several weeks ago. Later
news, however, stated that the boy
had completely recovered and was
with the Army of Occupation along
the Rhine in Germany.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
WED AT SHARPSBURG

License was issued here Tuesday
for the marriage Of Mr.. Arthur
Bradford, farmer of Shelby coun-
ty, and Miss Daisy Estelle Blevins,
of Bath county. The wedding GER
emory was performed at Sharps-
burg Tuesday evening. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S,
Blevins, of near Sharpsburg.
Old papers for sale. Apply to
this office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

months.
These records, when completed,
will be bound in permanent form and
made part Of the records Of the
county.
1t recently came to the attention
Of the Kentucky Council Of Defense
that a Kentucky boy had given his
life in the performance Of a most
heroic act, for which he had been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross after his death, and that there
was no permanent record of this
award in his county, and that his
parents had destroyed all letters
they had received from the Govern
ment, not understanding the nature
and value of the letters.
Fortunately, the State Council had
record of this award of the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, and the
citation, which read as follows:
"Private .-..................... displayed
great GOODNESS and courage under
heavy barrage when he unhesi-
tatingly went forward to destroy
wire entanglements, and continued
this extremely hazardous work un-
til killed."
This information has been fur
nished to this boys home county,
and his name and record, together
with this citation for bravery, will
be made a part of the permanent
records of the county.
The county Historian of this coun-
ty wants the name and address, and
military record of every person in
the service from the county with a
statement of the casualties, promo
tons, newspaper articles, etc.
If you want the record of your
soldier boy to be placed in the re-
cords of your county, go at once to
the Historian of, your county, get a
WAR RECORD blank, fill it out,
and return it to the Historian. This
appeal is directed particularly to
the mothers and sisters of soldiers.
Do not stop here. Give a part of
your time to the County Historian
and assist her or him in getting in
formation as to the soldiers in your
part of the county.
Soldiers now returning from the
army are urgently requested to call
on the County Historian, fill out a
blank for themselves, and urge other
returning soldiers to fill blanks and
thus aid the County Historian.
Let us now get the military record
of every man in the service.
The Historian for Montgomery
County is Miss Mary E. Turner,
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
DIES IN PARIS

Mrs. Nellie Cain, wife of Pete
Cain, well known Bourbon county
road contractor, died last Monday
night at her home in Paris Of com
plication Of diseases. The burial
took place Thursday morning.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band, three sons and one daughter.
She was sister of Mrs. George
Rassenfoss and Mrs. Marguerite
Jacobs, of Mt. Sterling.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

The Nebraska Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs has condemned high
hells, low-cut gowns and face prepa-
rations. - Memphis s-Scimitarl
What not something about the three
C's, cocktails, cigarettes and cor
setsi
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

The readers Of this paper VIII be
pleased 70 learn that there IL at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 70 cure In all It's stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have 50 much
faith In the curative power Of Hail
Catarrh Medicine that tass ss1sf . s,he
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address r. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

Children should be seen making
deposits on Bonds, and parents
should be heard encouraging them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
ONE WEEK ONLY

liberal discount from the s for cash This unusual
opportunity to get bargain while sale lasts
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04

AMERICA STILL needs you
THAT MEANS YOUR time and
SOME Of is cummings.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-02-04
AFTER SICKNESS
THEY GAVE
HER VINOL
And She Soon Got Back
Her Strength

New Castle. Ind.-"The measles
left me run down, no appetite. could
not rest at night, and took a severe
cold which settled on my lungs, so /
was unable to keep about my house,
work. MY doctor advised me TO take
Vinol, and six bottles restored my
health so / do all my homework, in
GLIDING washing. Vinol is the best
medicine / ever used. Alice Record.
as7 So. nth ST.. New Castle, Ind.
We guarantee this wonderful cod
liver and iron tonic, Vinol, for all
weak, rundown, nervous conditions
W. S. LLOYD, Druggist
and druggists everywhere
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
HYGIENIC
Sensational Fielding Is
Feature in Picnic Game

East Waterford, Pa, July 26. -
East Waterford and the Port Royal
A. C. met on the fair grounds of Port
Royal during the Juniata County
picnic day of Thursday. Both teams
played excellent ball. The sensation
al fielding of Patterson. and pitch
ing of Hinebaugh being features of
the game. This was the first defeat
for the East Waterford A. c., for
weeks It having come through a
hard schedule during the season to
date, with winning four-fifths of its
games among them being the strong
Mercersburg A. c.. who had never
suffered defeat until the Fourth of
July, and Hustontown, A. C. cham
pions of Fulton county. BY agree
ment seven innings was to be played
but the winning run was not scored
until the eighth. The score by in
nings:
R.HE
E. Waterford 003 90 o 0 O-s 2 3
Port Royal 20 l 1 0 IA 4 2
Batteries-HinebauSh and Long
Meloy and Frankhouse and Frank
house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
ELEVEN BOYS
ARE DROWNED
Flat Boats and Canoes Are
Tipped Over by
Waves

Springfield, Mass, July 26.-Eleven
boys, all members of the Springfield
Boys Club, were drowned yesterday
afternoon in Big Pond. East Otis,
when a fiat boat and several canoes
in which they were being towed,
were tipped, over by high waves.
The boys, who were in camp with
AZ other boys on an island, had been
on the mainland for athletic sports
and were being taken back for din
ner About half way across, a high
wind came up. causing a wave to
partly fill a fiat boat, with water
When the launch towing them turned
to go back to the mainland, other
waves quickly filled the boat and it
soon sank. Some of the boys held
on to the boat, but when one of the
youngsters lost his hold, all of the
others on that side of the boat started
to rescue him. This caused the boat
to turn over and all lost their hold.
Other boys, who were following in
canoes, padded into the struggling
mass of humanity and some of these
were capsized also. accounting for
other drownings. Leonardo Santas-
Zero, who was one of the four dircc-
tors in the launch, when he saw the
panic among the boys, jumped into
the water in an effort at rescue. He
was soon pulled down by the struggl-
ing boys and drowned with the
others
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26

POST OFFICE
Yankees Winner in All
Matches in Canada Golf

Hamilton, Ont, July 26.-American
pairs won all five matches yester-
day in the four-ball contests between
the United States Golf Association
and the Royal Canadian Golf Asso-
citation at the Hamilton Golf and
Country Club at Ancaster.
Two matches were decided on the
final green when Canadian players
missed puts. In these Chick"
Evans, Chicago, and E. NJ. Byers.
Pittsburgh, defeated William Nc
Luckie and w. J. Thompson. Toron-
to, and Jerome Travers and Oswald
Kirkby, New Jersey champion. out
played T. B. Reith and F. S. Nc
Dougall, Montreal. Reith and Nc
Dougall led on the first nine holes,
2 up. but fell down on the second
nine.
Remarkable putting by Francis oui-
met, former American champion, en-
abled Ouimet and John G. Anderson,
New York. to defeat George S. Lyon
and Godfrey Turpin. up and to
play.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
Entries For Big Contest
Are Not Coming Promptly

Entries for the local tennis tour
nament which starts on Monday
afternoon, July %, are not COM
ing in satisfactorily. Officials of the
Harrisburg Park Tennis Association
look for strong competition but
would like to have local players
send in their names at once.
A meeting of the tournament
committee will likely be held on
Monday evening, when final regula-
tions to govern the tournament will
be drawn up and a final date set
for the receipt of entries.
AS originally announced, the tour
nament was to begin next Friday
but members of the tournament
committee last evening expressed
their individual belief that it might
become advisable to postpone the
date until Monday, August 4.
The Reading tennis team is sched-
uled to meet the Harrisburg Park
Tennis Association next Saturday,
and the matches will likely be run
off on the Reservoir Park courts.
While this would not greatly inter
fere with the start of the city tour
ney, it is believed that the Reading
match will afford spectators more
interesting tennis than the prelimi-
naries of the big tournament. In
addition to this fact. the delay in
the forwarding of entries may make
it advisable to postpone the original
opening date of the city tournament,
as has been pointed out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
One-Legged Pigeon Wins
One-Thousand-Mile Fly

New Castle. Pa, July 26.-"Stum-
py." the one-legged homing pigeon
owned by James p. Cook. arrived home
winning 1000-mile race staged by
the members of the New Cstle HON.
ing Pigeon Club, of the American
Racing Pigeon Union. "Stumpy"
made the flight from Kansas City in
seven days two hours and 81 min
utes. The flight was made through
transforms. strong winds and other
adverse weather conditions.
The bird is the only pigeon in this
city that has ever made a flight of
1000 miles. and is believed by local
pigeon authorities to be the only
one-legged pigeon that has won a
100-mile race. The bird derived its
name from the fact that following
another flight the owner found it
in his loft with one foot hanging by
mere shred. 1t has taken part in
the 500-mile race and two 60-mile
events, since that accident.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
MOTIVE POWER HAS REVENGE LANDING ON WEST End ST. MARY WINS
MOTIVE POWER HAS REVENGE;
HUMBLE WEST END LEADERS
mold TIME BALL GAME

pensteers drive was one of the fea-
lures of the game.
Their final runs were made in the
fifth. Etter went out second to first.
McCurdy walked and stole second.
Brown then hit to third, who threw
the ball into the bleachers, permit
ting McCurdy to score and putting
Brown on second. Brown went to
third on Garverich's single and the
latter took second on the throw in.
Eberly then followed with a double
to left, scoring Brown and Garverich.
Stewart grounded out, third to first,
and on this play Eberly scored from
third, which position he took when
an attempt was made to catch Gar
werlich at the plate. Stricken then re-
lieved Winters and ended all fur
ther trouble by striking out Wea-
yer.
Brilliant work featured the playing
of Eberly and McCurdy for the VIC
tors, and w. Euker and Palmer for
West End. The score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
Specie A. c. Winner in
Game With Camp Hill Team

Specie A. c. won last evenin,.s
contest from Camp Hill A c.. score :
to &. The Harrisburg boys played a
great game. Camp Hill being unable
to hit Gerner, who famed seven men,
heptord the star Camp Hill twirler,
could not pitch and Thomas went on
the mound. tanning ten men.
Specie boys are not pleased with
reports printed this morning and the
management offers $3.50 if it can be
proven that they had Motive Power
and West End men in their lineup.
These two Harrisburg teams PLAYED
last night. The fly ball alleged to have
been dropped by Fry was a long hit
by Nose Swart8 and went into the
tree. Three men scored.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
ART BLACK IS
SHUT-OUT BOY
Hands St.Mary's Team White
wash Defeat; Fly Balls
Drop at Wrong Time
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
LAST NIGHTS SCORE
Galahad. Z; st. Mary's, 0.

Art Black, Belmont and Galahad
star pitcher, slipped the black spot
to st. Mary's last night in an Allison
Hill contest, and like Billy" Bones.
count. Incidentally, Black set rec
ord for strikeouts in a league contest
when he whitfield Is out of possible
81 batters. Not content with his
three hits. After that he was just
beginning to get warmed up.
Galahad had two big innings in the
second and fifth when they sent run
ners over the plate in punches. Four
runners counted in the second and
ed Black the entire game for st.
Mary's. When runners were on bases
the artful tosser put on speed and
struck out the batter. Gluntz. Rheam
connect with the ball. All three bat
ters struck out in the second.
Galahad's score would have been
much lower but for several fly balls
that should have been easy outs.
Hun" Rheam caught three fly balls in
the third inning, retiring the Galahad
side. Boyles had three outs in the
fourth round for st. Mary's.
The Sostar brothers, who look more
alike than the Siamese twins, started
the game as battery but Joe left
the catchers box early in the con-
test because of an injured finger.
Kirby replaced him.
Scorekeeper Bowers was puzzled in
the fourth as to how to score a play
in which Cobaugh and Gluntz figured.
Marty" drove one over the edge of
the building in left field, and Co
baugh by brilliant running captured
the pill for an out. But Umpire Neb-
niger had run over to the third base
line, to see If the ball was fair, and
was unable to see the play made by
Cobaugh. In the meantime Gluntz
reached second, and since the umpire
did not see Cobaugh make the catch.
the runner was given a two-base hit
on a spectacular catch by "Cobie."
Tho