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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29

everywhere, in the constitutions of the vari-
tees. The resolution asks that internal
national autonomy be given all Jewish
groups that demand it and that the
peace conference establish a Jewish state
in Palestine under the protection of Great
Britain
Recently, the Zionist commission in Pales-
tine sent out call for a constituent assem-
bly, of Palestine Jews approved by the Jew
ish government in April, 1918. All Jews
of both sexes who have reached their TWEEN
tieth year are entitled to vote and all who
have reached their twenty-fourth year are
eligible for election Candidates must be
able to read, write and speak Hebrew.
The call instructed delegates to urge
that the powers should nominate Great
Britain as their representative or trustee
and should confer on it the government of
Palestine, with view to aiding the Jewish
people in building its commonwealth; that
an executive council should be nominated
by Great Britain, in agreement with the
worlds Zionist organization, representing
the entire Jewish people"
A press dispatch, from Jerusalem, says:
"There has been great activity among
the Jews of Palestine since General Al1enby
freed it from the Turks. Efforts are be-
ing concentrated on procuring agricultural
machinery, the purchase of livestock and
development of credit facilities Everyone
seems inspired with the hope that a splendid
era of prosperity, of big agricultural, in
dustrial and commercial enterprise, is about
to OPEN"
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GREATEST ROAD BUILDING PRO-
GRAM IN HISTORY OF NATION

A Washington report, of March IL, stated
that, with full state cooperation, according
to the terms of the federal aid road act, the
United States will have total of at least
1914, 100000 for cooperative road building
during the next three years. The federal
part of these funds is assured by an extra
appropriation of 5000, 100000 in the post
office appropriation bill just signed by the
president
Officials of the bureau of roads, United
States Department of Agriculture, pointed
out that this amount of funds is the largest
ever appropriated for similar purposes and
for similar period by any government in
the history of the world, and that it enables
the federal and state governments to carry
out road building program of a magnitude
never equalled.
In connection with the great federal pro-
gram, it is also noted that expenditures for
highway work in the United States this year
are likely to amount to half billion dollars
or more. A report from Springfield, of
March IL, stated that Illinois will have
available for construction of federal aid
hard roads, on July next, approximately
S14,OO0,O0O if the legislature approves the
100000 which represents the states half
of the expense. This is in addition to the
$6O,OO0,O00 bond issue funds
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN
FIELD OF AVIATION

A New York dispatch to the Chicago
Evening Post, of March 1o, stated that the
division of military aeronautics has ar
ranged a training program for college stu
dents which will not interfere with their
prescribed courses, but will, at the end of
three years, turn them out prepared for
aviation duties.
The wonders of aviation are shown in
press dispatch from Fl. Worth, Texas, of
March "A, quoting Secretary of War Baker
as saying, in an address at that place, that,
under automatic control, an airplane, capa-
bic of carrying heavy load, and operated
without human hand, already has made
a trip of one hundred miles and landed
within short distance of the point it set
out to reach.
The device which made such a flight
possible, he said, had been kept secret and
was invented in America It is designed
as an instrument of war; and Secretary Ba-
ker referred to it as showing the possible
horrors of future wars.
A report from Australia this week, states
that prominent men of Sydney, Melbourne
and Adelaide under the leadership of Regi-
maid Lloyd, of London, have formed CAPT
talized company for the purpose of develop
ing an aerial route for mail and passenger
service between Australia and London.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
FOOD PRICES MAY DROP, SAYS
CHAIRMAN PEEK

Chairman Peek, of the Department of
Commerce industrial board, at Washington,
after a conference with food administration
officials in New York, this week, said:
Food administration officials feel it is
unfortunate that there has been such general
misunderstanding of Mr.. Hoover's state
nent that we might see wheat at $3.50 a
bushel'
'What Mr.. Hoover said was we might
see wheat at $3.50 bushe1, as it was in the
Spring of 1917, if there is free market in
wheat and uncontrolled prices
ut is clear that, as Mr.. Hoover says,
there can be no free market at present be-
cause of the unsettled conditions in shipping
and finance.
Further, the grain appropriation bill
clearly indicates that the ST 900 100000 ap-
preparation was made by Congress not only
to make good the $2.2o guarantee to the
farmers but to enable the government to
sell wheat and flour at such prices as to en-
able the people of the United. States to pur-
chase wheat products at reasonable cost.
In July the new wheat crop, estimated
at more than billion and quarter bushels,
will begin to come to market
II believe there is every rtason to expect
lower food prices in the relatively near
future"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
Tabernacle Addresses
BY Wilbur Glenn Voiva

believe that in the sight of God it crime do believe it
the proper thing but do not make any rules and regulations
about it, because the thing to do get your spirit 1t
all right for to simple ring little PIN but
if that much makes you proud, put it off.
This body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and should be
adorned naturally and in dign6ed manner
How you going preach who has her mind
on diamond rings and on her looks?
NAAMAN COMPELLED LEARN PRINCIPLE OF OBEDIENCE
Now they say "Do have to come into Zion to be healed
Isn't the Methodist Church just as good as Zion?"
Well they told Naaman dip in the River Jordan and he
had to do that there any vrture the waters of the
Jordan; but it was the principle of obedience.
The servants talked to him. and last he got
Then went he down, and dipped himself times in
Jordan according to the saying of the of God and his flesh
came again like to the flesh Of little child and he clean
But he had to do what he told Did God tell him
it? Yes; but He told him through the prophet Elisha
Do you remember DR.. Dowies illustration? have heard
many time He described two who that corner
Chicago which they say is the busiest the world
They happened be right the middle of the line and
the policeman asked them on but they said they
not going to do until the President of the United States told
them to WELL the policeman said Il the President
am here tell you move He was part of the govern
ment of this land and when he told them the
President telling them to
When God Almighty organized the Church on the day of
Pentecost He did not set adft for every go liked
and do he pleased That is the the churches are
such
Some very funny picture the other day. and
it right in line here the picture of man
from the country who parson The parson SAID 'We
how do you like the city,"
He said Il don't like it, There too many people
big crowds Why, every place you go is crowded"
Wel the parson said 'Fave you been Church yet?"
He would have found place that was not crowded
And he returned the of God he all his company
and and stood before him said Behold now know
that there God in all the EARTH but in Israel therefore,
I pray thee, take blessing Of thy servant
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The Bible Story of
Naaman the Leper
Continued from last week.

HEALING COMES THOSE WHO GOD AND WALK IN THE
When people in they waiting for the light
and if it is Trune Immersion, all right; and if it is thing all
right and whatever is they ready obey God and walk
in the light.
Now then the prophet sent messenger out but Naaman
angry He angry that he fairly frohed the mouth
He nsuted "The ida that should all this distance
to honor the prophet of God and hen instead of coming out
himself, that he should his messenger That
state of affairs! Why THOUGHT"
Yes that is just where the trouble comes Il homgM-
why you hear that everywhere Get rid of your thinking and
then you will get somewhere You your thoughts up
against God Amightys thoughts.
So Naaman said:
c Behold thought, He will surely me, and
stand and call on the Name of the Lord his Cod"
He did not know anything about the prophets God That
is the trouble with great many people, they do not know
thing about lions God. There is the difficulty
CT thought He will surely out to me- and stand and
call the Name of the Lord his God and strike his hand
the place, and the leper.
care ALBANIA and Pharpar rivers of Damascus, better
than all the waters of Israeli"
"Why do have go and wash in the River Jordan? Why
can't back home and wash in ALBANIA Pharpar They are
just good the Jordan is That what he said
And his servants and pake unto him. and said
My father the prophet had bid thee do great thing,
wodest thou have done it How much rather then when
he saith to thee, Wash and be clean?"
They brought him his You his aristocracy
had made him drunk great many people drunk other
things beside whisky Have you person who
money drunk? Some people ewelry drunk.
do not any carrying around four or
five hundred dollars her fingers think it is wicked and
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
REVIVAL OF BUILDING OPERA
TIONS PREDICTED, ESPE-
CIALLY OVER THE MIDDLE
WEST

Henry N. league, field agent for the
United States department of labor. who
has just completed a six weeks tour of the
country, from coast to coast, predicts a
decided revival of building, particularly in
the middle west.
He is quoted as saying:
There will be a great deal of public
building during the next six months The
pubic improvements program for 1912
| am convinced, will equal that of any five
years IN the country's history, and the road
building activities from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, once they are under way, will be
tremendous
he scope of improvement work is much
larger IN the west than in the east.
There IS much criticism in the west of
the governments failure to go ahead with
its own building operations. In many To-
calities federal buildings, for which sites.
plans and appropriations were made before
the war, are held tip because the original
appropriation is not high enough to cover
the increased cost of construction and adj
ditional money has not been granted"
Richard Spillane, writing for the Chicago
Even'ng Post on March II, also said:
No one capable of reading the barometer
OF business can mistake the signs
Here they are:
1. In the months of January and Feb
ruary the building and engineering contracts
signed IN that portion of America east of
the Mississippi river and north of the Ohio
exceeded IN amount those of the correspond
ing months for the last ten wears. except
l9l| and 1913, when we spent extraordi-
nary sums on munition plants and war struc-
lures. They are nearly As per cent greater
than the January-February average for the
seven years 19O0-1o0o inclusive. What is
more significant is that, while January of
this year showed well, the swell did not
begin to show fully until February. March
gives promise of still greater increase.
Z. Commodity prices continue to decline.
5. Trade reports show pronounced de-
mand for overalls and workingmen's shirts.
4. Wall street, which always is able to
forecast prosperity or depression, has given
evidence through the stock market of
pronounced revival
There is not an even distribution of the
contracts in Ohio, western PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia they are below par.
In Illinois, Iowa, Indiana. Wisconsin,
Michigan, Missouri and eastern Kansas
they are bigger than ever recorded in cor
responding months.
In New England they are below the
average.
In New York they are fair.
In Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton they are nearly twice the normal amount,
The northwest has not begun to feel the
impulse"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29

But he said AS the Lord 1iveh before Whom stand will
receive And he urged him take it, but he refused
That right That is the position take and it the
only position for servant of God to take
GIFTS FORBIDDEN MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC
APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN ZION
Take the consecraed officer in this church let him
violate the General Oversee instructions and begin
presents and the first thing you know he will the devil
Naaman going the prophet of Cod he going
to give him some money.
Many man has gone to the devil money.
Covetousness!
The love of money!
If you do keep the straight path the devil will knock
you that is all there is to it.
will tell you the money question is very dangerous
proposition
have just DESIRE and that is to do the will of God
would any brother sister knowingly for anything
in this world But will tell you the and
Zion to be of God and of the world
Some day will come around and say, LET me
have my brhright will have say II cannot do itp'
why"
Because you traded it off for little money outside
than Zion could pay you and when you blessing
get You may seek repentance with your eyes,
but there is place of repentance for you"
Mark what say!
THE WINDING UP OF THIS WORLDS AFFAIRS CALLS FOR
PREPARATION SEPARATION
Everything closing up now. Perhaps you hope Per-
haps you saying yourself "Oh hope that what he says
is not truer
heard of people the other day who sad "Oh, the
General Oveseer breaches the Second Coming just
usp Dabuse your mind of that brother sister, You have
made greater mistake in your life.
May God have mercy any who could be SO
depraved say thing of that kind!
tell you today for the housandh time: The world wind
up its affairs and you had better your house order in
accordance with what is taking place
The world is full of demons today AS approach the
climax the demons by the of millions will take possession of
and women this earth
Are you going be swept off your feet and be engufed
with the world and perish with the world?
God forbid
Strange things transpiring today
Oh how thank God that each passing day only deepens
and confirms conviction that the very closing years
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of this period God pity the who does not see It'll feel
sorry for him.
Let Zion walk straight before the Lord!
Now, back to this story for few minutes
"And Naaman said Shall there not then prav thee be
given thy servant two mules burden of earh thy
will henceforh offer neither burnt offering sacrifice unto
other gods, but unto the Lord
In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant when my
master goeth into the house of Rmmon worship there
leaneth my hand and bow myself the house of Rnon
the Lord pardon thy in this thing
And he said him. in peace So he departed from
him little way"
GEHAz, THROUGH CovErousNEss REAPED THE LErRosv OF
NAAMAN
Now, let have the sequel story of Gehaz who
was Elislas servant.
"But Gehaz the of Elisha the man of God said
Behold Master hath spared Naanlan this Syrian not
receiving his hands that which he brought but Lord
lveth will run after Him and take somewhat of Him.
$50 Gehaz followed after Naaman And when Naanan saw
him running after him. he lighted down from the chariot
him, and said, is all we'll?
"And he said all WE'LL My hath sent me- saying"
Now, he lied! He lied shamefuIy!
My master hath sent me, saying, Behold even now
there be to from Epram young of the
of the prophets give Them pray thee talent of silver
and two changes of garments
"And Naaman said Be content, take talents
urged him. and bound talents of silver bags with two
changes of garments and laid them upon of his servants
and they bare them before him.
And when he the tower he took from their hands,
and bestowed them the house. and he let CO. and they
departed.
"But he in, and stood before his master And Elisha
said him. Whence thou Gehaz? And he said Thy
servant whittier"
See how he lied! "Thy has not been anywhere
have been right here the house all the time What shame
full liar
"And he said him. Went heart with thee when
the turned again from his chariot it
time receive money and receive garments oveyard
vineyards sheep and menservants and maid
"THE LEPROSY THEREFORE OF NAAMAN SHALL
CLEAVE UNTO THEE, AND UNTO THY SEED FOR
EVER. AND HE WENT OUT FROM HIS PRESENCE A
LEPER AS WHITE AS SNOW"
May God bless this chapter to you all
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Make all remittances payable to =
WILBUR GLENN VOLIVA, Publisher.
Office of Publication, Administration Building,
Zion, Illinois, u S. A.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29

House and has gone to the governor for
signature.
The bill prohibits the manufacture or sale
OF clgarets, or possession by dealers of
them, or the making" for sale within the
state.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
JEWS IN PALESTINE ISSUE CALL
FOR FIRST ELECTION

Delegates from all the Jewish communi-
ties in Greece, at meeting in Saloniki, a
few days ago, adopted a resolution demand
ing that the peace conference grant civil,
political and religious equality to Jews
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-29
UTAH ANTI-CIGARET MEASURE
PASSES BOTH BRANCHES OF
LEGISL AZURE

The anti-cigaret bill, passed by the Utah
Senate week ago, has now passed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
ACTIVITY IS URGED
IN THE SOUTHEAST
237 Members Added to Citi.
/ zens' Association in Re-
cent Campaign.

| Names of Representatives f. G.
Lanham of Texas. w. e. Cleary of
New York and II. J. Drane of Florida
! appear upon the roster of Southeast
/ Washington Citizens Association. as
! does that of Maj Raymond w. Pull
| man. superintendent of police. Two
| hundred and thirty-seven other names
| have been added to the membership
list as result of the organized citi-
zenship drive conducted under the au-
! spices of the Federation of Citizens
| Associations.
President A. G. Hermann an
! nounced the result of the drive at
meeting last night in Tyler School.
Discuss ID. G. Suffrage.
Capt William T.. Luckett, discuss
! ing suffrage for the District, said he
was opposed to the granting of the
franchise and overturning the best
government in the country. He said
however. that he had done all in his
power to assist the drive, fully real1z-
ing that the franchise is desired by
! large majority of residents of this
city.
Lemuel Fugitt said he thought it
about time the people of the District
were made citizens of the United
states. They are not given the same
rights that are accorded children of
natives of Japan who happen to be
born in this country, he declared. and
in this connection he urged that steps
be taken to amend the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.
Urges Section Retirement.
President Hermann said that now
that war is over, it is the duty Of
every resident of East Washington to
participate in citizenship activities for
the bettermen of their section He ex-
pressed surprise that business men in
East Washington had taken so little
part in civic matters, and urged that
they become more active
John R. Mahoney told the associa-
ton that there is much work to be
done in East Washington, especially
the extreme southeast, where. he said,
the pavements are in worse condition
than they are in many country. VIII
lagos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
U. S. employees DENY
CHARGE OF IDLENESS
Ask Representative Madden to
Prove His Statement That Nine
Tenths Are Not Busy.

Denying the justice of a statement
made by Representative Martin B.
Madden of Illinois to the effect. that
nine-tenths of the government en-
ployes are idle much Of the time, the
National Federation Of Federal En-
ployes, through it's president, Luther C.
Stewart, has issued an open letter call
ing upon Representative Madden to
produce proofs for his assertion.
Since you have publicly stigmatized
from your privileged position on the
floor of Congress, nine-tenths of the
| government employees in Washington,
may we not ask you to state with the
same amount of publicity the particu-
lar bureaus or offices in which you
have seen employees neglecting their
work." the letter asks of Representa-
| tive Madden.
"It is a common principle of fairness
| that the workers should not be de-
| nounced in sweeping generalization
| with the strikers"
! Taking up Representative Mad
denis further statement that in his
| judgment those girls (the government
I workers. who live In the Plaza dormi-
/ tories) should be at home under the
/ influence of their mothers and fathers"
Mr.. Steward asks the Illinois represen-
| tative whether he is opposed to the
| employment of women. in the federal
civil service, and whether he does not
concede to women the right to be self
1 supporting? Are you not aware that
millions of women in the United States
are obliged to earn their living, and
4 claim their right to economic indie
| pendence?" continues the letter.
IF nine-tenths of the government
employees are idlers," the letter con-
cludes, 'it is question of fact Which
/ is easily susceptible of proof. We
emphatically assert that it is not a
| fact. Thousands of Industrious, eff
Gent, underpaid government workers
throughout the United States will
await with interest your substantial
, ton of the sweeping charges you have
| made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
PERSHING ASSERTS WAR
MADE U. S. UNDERSTOOD
Declares Union of All Glasses Will
Make America Leader Of
World Powers.

DETROIT. Mich, December 10
The world war has brought about a
better understanding of Americas
capabilities and set an example of CO.
operation for the world, Gen. John ].
Pershing declared here last night in
a speech that brought to an end one
of the busiest days of his tour of in
Spection. Upon this new understand
ing. Gen. Pershing said, rests the SAL
walton Of the country and the solution
of many of the veXing problems now
before the people.
The welding of all classes of Ameri-
cans into the great military and in
dustrial army that brought victory to
the allied arms, the general said, will
prove to be Americas guarantee
against radicalism and the co-opera-
tive force that viii make this country
the leader among world powers.
During the afternoon Gen. Pershing
inspected the Army depots and indus
trial plants turned over to the. gov
eminent for war work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
GRAVEYARD NOT EXEMPT
! FROM SEARCH IN IRELAND
Police Claim justification Because
of Finding Guns Secreted
Under a Tombstone.

DUBLIN, November 80 (Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
The hiding places chosen for arms
captured. in raids in Ireland are some
times very unexpected. 1t has been
made a charge against the police that
in their searches they do not spare
even the graveyards..
The police say that they are justi-
fed in this because their searches in
tgraveyards have proved fruitful. In
graveyard at kilrush. County Clare
in crevice under a tombstone three
i'rifles and shotgun, all in good con
dition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
IN MEMORY OF THE MAINE.
22d Anniversary of Sinking to Be
Observed on February Is.

sinking of the battleship Maine in the
Havana harbor will be observed I'M
Washington at st. Martins Catholic
Church with d memorial mass February
10. Rev. Eugene A. Hannah, pastor of
the church. will conduct the mass A
memorial service will be held at St
Martins Parish Hall the same evening.
Father Hannah, representing Father
Chadwick, who was chaplain of the
Maine, was the officiating clergyman at
the first observance of the sinking of the
battleship thirteen years ago, when the
ceremonies were held in a snowstorm in
Arlington cemetery
The two memorial services have been
planned by veterans of the Spanish
American war; who will attend both
services