The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-02-22
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lessons for a few months in Zion Department
of Music she had been selected, among Others
for the first time in her life to play at public
recital "a momentOus event which comes into
the lives Of many little girls in Zion these days.
who are studying in the Department Of Music
In her pretty way, she said: Il will have to
wear white dress with pink ribbon on it and
white stockings [ will have to have my hair
combed nice, with white ribbon on it, because
we have to look nice sitting up there; and
will have to play my piece from notes = but
know it all by heart. F"
The Misses Buhmann and Schelhorn, Zion s
banner Restoration workers, who have been
making a tour Of western states including Col
orado Wyoming Idaho, Montana Washington,
Oregon, California and Arizona for more than
a year past, are now in Texas, having worked
Ell Paso, San Antonio and Austin in that state
passing on to Houston. In letter received
they say eve like the people South. In Cali
forna, our work greatly hindered by the
prevalence of the influenza, although neither
Of us had it, You may send us 600 copies OF
Leaves of Healing to sell each week and other
literature for free distribution. We thank God
for His many blessings to We are having
very nice spring weather here"
A lady in Nebraska, writing to her sister
who works in the Administration Building
says: 'Have [ ever told you how much | enjoy
The Theocrat? [ never care to read much news
in the daily papers, but when The Theocrat
comes there is all the news in condensed form
I surely enjoy it. I thought at first | would
just subscribe for the Leaves Of Healing this
year as we were little short, but | decided |
needed The Theocrat, so we dropped one OF
the daily papers,
Some people in Zion say to us, when we ask
them to subscribe for the Leaves of Healing and
The Theocrat, eve buy them every week;
what difference does it make?' Well, if every
body took the same attitude would have no
papers. 1t is our subscription list which gives
us standing with the postal department, al
lowing us second-class rates. We prefer for
every householder, married unmarried, to
subscribe for both the Leaves of Healing and
The Theocrat.
The Junior Choir have started preparation
for the rendition Of the beautiful Cantata, I'm
der the Palms. by Geo. f. Root. This was
given here about six years ago, and will be
favorably remembered by all who heard it.
The text, or thereto, is taken from the book
of Ezra, and is in parallel with the present les
sons in the Bible School 1t will be performed
some Thursday evening in the near future, as
of the regular concerts.
Mrs Laura B. Long with eight children has
moved to Zion from GraysOn Virginia Mrs. !
s
one copy Of the Leaves of Healing about eigh-
teen months ago. After reading it, she immedi- !
ately subscribed for a year. At the time she
heard Of Zion, she had been trusting in God for
healing, for about twenty years, having received
a wonderful healing IN answer to prayer when |
dying Since then she has refused to call in a
doctor when she or her family were sick; but
could find no one that believed as she did, until
she read copy Of the Leaves of Healing.
Mr.. John Guggenbuhl, of 29O9 Ezra avenue,
presents the following record from II puets
which, by way OF experiment, are cross be-
tween two thoroughbred focks Leghorns and
Rhode Island Reds They were Matched in
May Of last year and started to lay in the mid
die of November. In November they laid IS
eggs; in December, 296; in January, 358.
Mr.. w. L. Kennedy, special representative
Of Shane Brothers and Wilson, Of Minneapo-
lis, business visitor in Zion on Saturday. |
lie travels large part of the United |
States, and paid high compliment to Zion
Grocery Department, saying it was one of the
best arranged stores of the kind in the country |
Deacon Gustave Schewe has accepted po-
sltion as Chicago messenger for Zion Institu- |
lions and Industries, taking the place Of Mr. |
A. M. Wilson who is retiring from the work |
after having held it for several years He will |
be under the direction of the Manager of Zion |
Department Store.
At the Concert next Thursday evening. the
entire Senior Choir will sing one of the selec-
tons being Gounods splendid chorus & 'By
BabylOn's Wave" descriptive Of the children
of Israel in Babylonian Captivity Everybody
in Zion should hear this chorus
The business of the Grocery Department Of
Zion Store the heaviest on last Saturday