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Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
By Mrs. Mary H. Spencer. Religious Editor.

Christianity is probably the worst advertised movement or thing in the world today" Rev Bernard Iddings Bell said to me in giving twelve req sons why he thinks young men keep clear of the churches.
 Rev Dr. Bell is president of St. Stephens college at Annandale-on- Hudson and for eighteen months serv- ed as senior chaplain at the Great Lakes naval training station.
 Perhaps it needed world wide con flict to prove that organized religion stood behind the government and could send men and money to minis ter to the physical as well as the spir itual needs of soldiers on the battle field and in the camps. For four years ordained clergymen in fashion able parishes and in rural communi- ties have eagerly seized this chance to get away from the routine of par ochial duties and speak as man to man to our soldiers and sailors.
 Now, after these very human and often narrowing experimences they are returning to the cities and towns all over the country with broader outlook and a more intense passion to serve mankind Many of them needed this close normal every day contact to make them understand the point of view of men of all conditions from all parts of the United States.
 How the churches will benefit by the practical knowledge thus gained is yet to be tested. Will they carry on or will they be slackers in the time of peace? Rev. Dr. Bells twelve reasons why young men keep away from the churches are worthy of the deepest consideration by every clergy. man who stands in pulpit to deliver the Gospel message. He lists the req sons as follows:
 First. Parsons who are not merely not super-human but are only semi human.
 Second. Prayers humble and sing songed, if of the Prayer-Book sort; or interminable and conventional, if made up on the spur of the moment : Third Rented pews, those prime
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r REASONS GIVEN WHY YOUNG
 PEOPLE DO NUT GO TO CHURCH

evidences of disbelief in the brother hood of man.
 Fourth. Drives and campaigns for money, those mighty extinguishers of apostolic world-carelessness
 Fifth. Ushers generally. especially the gum-shoe and the glad-hand sort.
 Sixth Sermans preached in other than plain twentieth-century Ameri- can.
 Seventh. Choirs, most of which do not sing we'll enough to help devotion
 Eight. Sentimental and introspec- tive hymns.
 Ninth Clergy who are afraid to preach God in terms of our industrial and social problems.
 Tenth Parsons who lecture instead of preach.
 Eleventh. Churches who go in for the Occult, Bahai and similar oriental pseudo-mysticisms.
 Twelfth The foolish belief of many churches that unconverted people will come to church and there get convert ed As a matter of fat people are mostly converted, if at all, outside church walls Christianity is probably the worst advertised movement or thing in the world today.
 The chief of. these twelve reasons is the first-the deficiency of most cler- gymen in virile, simple humanity; and that most young men are not natural ly irreligious. If these two things might be remembered, half the prob lem, at least, could easily be solved.
 There is also another reason why young men do not go to church and after this arraignment of the churches i Dr. Bell does not hesitate to plae l some of the responsibility on fathers and mothers who live more or less moral but quite pagan lives and where nine American homes in ten are comparatively Goddess and half of them absolutely so. i There are denominations where church schools help out the deficien- cies of parents but not all denomina- 1 tions are strong in religious instruc- tion The survey being made by the 1 lNation-W Wide Campaign of the Episco- pal Church has presented statistics which are appalling.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
Boys Department

Fifty steel lockers have been trans ferred from, the mems department to the boys department, much to the de light of the boys, for they have been without lockers of any kind for year.
 Thursday night the boys lobby was thrown open to the Hi Y and V. y. V. club and. their girl friends. Some 40 CT 50 were present throughout the evening. The various games found in the lobby and dancing were used for entertainment.
 Saturday noon the gymnasium was turned into a banquet hall for the boys department held their member ship luncheons. It is hoped that it will be possible to make these mem bership lupcheons monthly affairs. A charge of 35c plateiwas made ;o help cover the expense. All profits cn the 'luncheons will be used to buy several now things for the boys lobby A goodly amount of sandwiches, cake and potato salad was furnished by the Mothers club, who also helped serve.
 The regular meeting of the Moth CTS club was held in the boys lobby last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs John Chair introduced several important matters, amongthem being the part the Mothers club should take in con- nection with the community Hallow- e'n party to be held inthe gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A. It was also decided that no more written notices would be sent announcing the regular meetings Of the Mothers club. October 22 will be the next regular meeting and re- treatments will be served.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
THE WEEK WITH THE "Y'
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WARREN MINING DISTRICT

A special meeting of the social work committees of the Y M C. A. and Y. w. c. A will be held at the Y. w. C.. A. on Monday night, October 13, at ' o'clock. There will be presented at this meeting, a plan for the big hal lowe'en entertainment to be given in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium on the night of October 31. It is expected that this event in the interest of corn. munity service will be the largest eyer pulled off in the Warren district. ihe special subcommittee on plans and de- tails consists of Mrs. s. M Halter, II. E. Ross, Miss Martha Greelie, George Cobbe. The report of this commit tee will be presented on Monday oven ing for further detail, and no effort will be spared in the elaboration of this program, to make it joyoIs event, not to be forgotten.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
Bowling Tournament

The 16team three-men bowling tour nament will open promptly at 7:3O o'clock Monday night. October 13
 Every man is waiting eagerly to begin this great series of pin tumbling, and it is expected that before many days some remarkable scores will be rolled up by the contestants. Any export bowler in the Warren District who has not been placed on one of these teams will just give the high sign 10 the captain of these teams and he isisure to receiv e warm welcome Nearly 200 visitors and bowlers were on the alleys on Wednesday night last. The
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
HOW I BECAME A PRIMA DONNA
By ROSA PONSELLE Leading Soprano, Metropolitan Opera House New York City

proval that my heart warmed in- stantly. l did not know then. but it Is true that on that afternoon I learned my introductory lesson on studying an array of people.
 In every town we visited l contin7 ued my conscientious effort to give everything l possessed. both In tha way of voice and the actual singing I had to do. It made no difference whether 1t was a solo or a duet; l was as careful to take pains as though the result meant long-term contract at high price.
 Habits are easily formed. One gradually gets into the way of doing things either with all ones ability CT the reverse. It Is fortunate that I began so sincerely. By degrees it grew to be second nature and then 1 began to reap some of the benefits.
 Some people have a mistaken fancy that to sing twice a day, as we did, is not physically or otherwise much of a task. A few minutes use. of the voice-in their estimation and then a good time .afterward. Which is only another bit in the evil dence to prove how little folk some- times know about matters they are not conversant with.
 The nervous strain of singing be- fore many hundreds of people. all of them critical, Is considerable. In the beginning I really did not appreci- ate what fatigued me so much when. after the evening appearance. felt inclined for nothing so much as our hotel quarters and rest.
 I strove to do my best so con- stantly, without stinting the public anything in giving as much enjoy ment as I could, that at the end of few weeks l was exhausted. One evening, on reaching our rooms, my sister cautioned me.
 "You are overdoing it," she said, "and you must take things easier"
 But you told me to do the best I knew how!'
 Carmella laughed, and patted my shoulder. "Of course. within reason. You are exceeding the limits of your physical and nervous endurance"
 That was an early lesson. And 1 continued to remember. V Before long discovered little ways in which to save myself. without diminishing in the least the effects secured
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
CHAPTER Willow Vaudeville
 Helped Me.

Ever since some of the worlds greatest singing artists have ap- peared in vaudeville the attitude to- ward association in this form of professional effort has undergone a change. It Is only fair that it should; but still more should the public un- derstand that the vaudeville patrons, through having heard some of the illustrious opera stars-and some very exceptional concert singers have developed a taste for good mu- sic. Nor is 1t confined to singing alone; fine pianists and violinists find as ready a recognition for their talents.
 My earliest experiences were. as I stated in a preceding chapter, in what is known as small time" vau- deville. Our circuit was chiefly in Pennsylvania. We visited towns about the size of Harrisburg, Reading and Altoona, and were required to ap- pear twice a day.
 The day we first started out from New York. was somewhat exciting to me. The world lay ahead. and for my part l was intensely curious. Carmella, my. sister. had already spent some months in these cities, as a singer in what we call "single." That Is to say, she had no assistance in her performance save her piano accompanist.
 Carmella was a great help to me. She explained. in that train ride to our first stopping point. what might expect and how l should deport my self. Many in the audience" she warned. you will find to be as crit ical as the majority in some New York audiences. So you must not relax at any moment In an effort to do your best" I don't believe I should have done so. but I was grate- full for the suggestion.
 was concerned. but not unduly so, in that initial smalIfcity appear ance. I had tasted a bit of what New York was like; now something in another state. and in smaller community, was before me.
 Perhaps my very earnestness was evident to that assemblage, for it greeted me after my frse solo with ao nnanimous an expression of ap-
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
Christianity Up to the Minute
THE HUMBUG ABOUT DECADENT CHRISTIANITY
 By Robert Francis CoYle

Our papers and magazines and some of pulps are saying good deal about Christianity decadent-as force in the world that has lost is losing its vigor, and is slowly but surely declining in power and in the strength of its appeal They tell that Christianity longer reaches the muude that the scope of its influence diminishing; that the wealthy ignore the side and the working the other that science has away supernatural oundatons that the best thinking of the world has become aienaed from it; that the lead ership of the great moral of times pass ing other hands in short that the church has but fading glory and its is going down.
 Assertions of this kind common made with such degree of and witha doing much um that they should longer be allowed pass uncha enged call them humbug and prepared to justify tlc characterization by appeal facts which fair minded person dispute deny. propose to show that Christianity far from being decadent losing its grip
 vital and aggressive and more successful and more mighty than before.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

the Bible translated into nearly all the languages of the globe. At the beginning of the ninteenth century only an occasional gospel battery on the headlands of pagan countries; at the beginning of the twentieth cen tury a gospel battery planted in every seaport and at 10000 strategic points in the interior of every con- tinent
 Considering the difficulties to be overccme-difficulti of climate, of prejudice and hostility, of strange and in the rear, the enterprise of modern missions has been the most conspicuous success, the most vital, the most virile, the most conQuering movement in the religious history of mankind
 Add to all this the coming togeth- CT / the churches; the increasing elbow touch and cooperation of the various wings of Gods great army; the multiplying plans for concerted effort and the vanishing way of controversy and sectarianism; the growing emphasis of agreements and the fading ous Of unimportant diff ferenc:;: the increased training If sprung up by thousands within re- cent years. enlisting men of brain and braw, interesting them in mis- sions. in slum work, in rescue work, in Christian aggressiveness of all sorts-bring all these facts to mind, consider their significance, consider that they are all modern, that they all belong to present age, and how groundless, how empty. how prepos- terous. seems the assertion that i Christianity is, decadent and is swinging into the rear among the movements of our modern civiliza- tionI
 All these movements and organiza- tions upon which I have touched are branches of religion; and if the branches are so full of sap and life and fruit; if they are spreading out farther and farther every year and yielding more and more of the ap. ples of the kingdom, is it not non sense to say that the parent stock is dying?
 No, Christianity is not decadent it is crescent. It is not growing less; it is growing more as the swift years fly away. Christianity Is on the advance. The whole line is moving forward The times are full of promise. Christianity will survive and go on conquering and to conquer. It's friends will multi ply with the process of the suns The glory of God is on it and the power of God is behind it.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

9:45 a. m., Bible school, Professor South, superintendent.
 Il a: m., sermon by pastor.
 6:30 p. m., E. Y. P. U. meeting. 7:30 D. ma, song and prayer service. Theme, "Unpardonable Sins" D, m., sermon by pastor.
 Theme, "The Miracle of Nain." Special music at both services. di- rected by Professor Parker. home like church. The street cars stop homelike church. The street cars.stou in front of our church. Our motto is love- The plain gospel messages are preached in love.
 H. c. COMPTON, Pastor.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, October 12

Sunday, October 12
 Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
 Sunday school, 9:46 a. m; Earl O. Solms, superintendenr.
 Music, Prelude, fMelodie," by Jules Morning worship, Il a. m.
 Sermon topic, Quality in Social and Moral Problems" Massennet, MT. F. R. Reynolds. Offertory, piano and organ duet, "Summer Nights Dream" (Nocturhe by Mendelssohn), Mrs. Charlotte A. Gill, MT. F. R. Reynolds. Vocal solo, Miss Jean Bartonneau. Postlude in D Major, MT. F. R. Rey- holds.
 Evening worship, 7:45 p. m. Sermon topic, "The Logic of Life. D Music, vocal solo, Miss Jean Quinn.
 ALLAN KRICHBAUM, Pastor.
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Paramount Players at Y. M. C. A.


 The first attraction in the series of the Redpath Lyceum bureau will be given at the Y. M., c. A. on Wedpes- day evening, October IS at o'clock. In anticipation of an overflow audience all members of the association q, e urged to "dig up" their membership tickets, which will be the card ot ad, mission. Admission will be free to all members, their families and sweet heariS but membership tiskets must be presented. If the member is unable to come on account of the shifts, tick cts may be given to some member of the family who will present the same at the door.
 The Paramount entertainers are ac- complished artists in every depart ment of their line, and cannot help but please the most critical Their offer ings will be music, vocal and instIu- mental, also dramatic sketches. The following dates have been set for the remainder of the course:
 January 5, 1920; February 24, 1920; March 3, 1920; March F. 1920; April z, 1920.
 The committee in charge has so ar ranged these entertainments as not to conflict with or overlap the dates of the Musical Events club, so that the public may be assured ofa maximum of musical and literary events through out the coming season.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Morning service at II, at which MT. Putnam of the Y. NJ. c. A. will speak. Special music by the choir. Full choral services at 7:45 p. m. The choir will sing Incline Thine Ear Field-solos by MT. Warrington and Gilbert; also ''The King of Love My Shepherd owe-Shelley.
 CHARLOTTE A. GILL, Chorister.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
 CHURCH

Services are held in the Warren Red Cross building, across from the c. and A. office.
 Children's Bible class at 7:G0 D. m. Services at p. m.
 Topic. q will make new covenant with The House of Israeli All are welcome.
 PAUL LUTZKE,~ Pastor SIS Greene Streee, Douglas, Ariz.
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Society," Red Cross, Y. M and Y w., Churches, Schools
Churches
FIRST CHURCH OF WARREN

Morning worship at II o'clock. Subject of sermon, Signs of Christ's Second Coming" Special music by the choir. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Services in white hall opposite c. and A. building.
 Preaching at South Bisbee at 7:30. Sunday school at o'clock. Preaching service at Don Luis 7:30. Sunday school at 10:30 every Sun- day. THOS. A. MITCHELL,
 Minister.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
 Morning prayer and address. II am.
 Thursday, choir practice, s D. m.
 A musical treat will be given this morning at the Il o'clock service when several selections will be rendered by MT. Langbien on the saxophone, and MT. Berggren on the xylophone. The organ will accompany.
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News of the marriage of Miss Hazell Rowe, formerly a teacher in the high school here, who on Sep tember ?Gth became the bride of Harold Skensp. '.as reached Bi tee The ceremony took place at Vande- griff, a suburb of Pittsburg, Pa, and was a social event. An elaborate wedding supper followed. Mir. and Mrs. Skemp will make their home in Vandegriff During her stay in the district Mrs. Skemp was a popu- lar member of the younger set.
 Mrs Gerald sherman returned Monday after spending several weeks in the east.
 F Mir. and Mrs. Hoval Smith, who are visiting here and have been the Inspiration for many social affairs, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Cuth- bert at a dinner at the County Club at Douglas Saturday evening. @,.,
 Mir and Mrs, w. H. Brophy ar rived in the district last week and will spend few weeks here.
 Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Bryan will leave Wednesday for trip to Okla homa and Nashville, Tenn. They will be accompanied by their small daughter and Miss Phoebe Holt, a niece Mrs. Bryan will remain in the south two months Dr. Bryan will return about the middle of November sH
 Mrs. c. T. Knapp was hostess at an attractive luncheon Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Gillespie re- turned to Bisbee on Tuesday from a honeymoon journey which followed their marriage in Los Angeles on Sept. IT. Mrs. Gillespie was widely known here as Miss Margaret Car etto before her marriage. The couple are making their home in Tomb stone Canyon temporarily.
 MT. and Mrs George H. Cobbe and their children and MT. and Mrs. Frank Cobbe of Hereford. will leave Thursday for months camping trip near Alpine.
 Mrs. c. w. Allen entertained sev- eral friends Wednesday afternoon at birthday party, in honor of Mrs. J. E. Cain.
 Mrs. c. H. Compton was hostess at a bridge of three tables yester- day afternoon at her attractive home in Warren.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

The Spanish club is holding regular meetings every Thursday night at .he r. The meetings are we'll attended. and are proving very enjoyable Us we'll as instructive. A few interesting and well educated Spanish people are members of the club, which has a ben eficial effect on the purity of the pro- nunciation and ease of expression, be sides giving the club a cosmopolitan unge. The following officers were elected: Fl Senor Presidente. Alonzo Crittendende; Fl Senor Secretaria, Maurice Clark; Lo Senora Tesorera. E. J. Flannigan. The club meets every Thursday evening at the Y. at 7 p. m. Both men and women are eligible for membership.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

The Ladies' Aid of the aBptist church will meet on Thursday after noon.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12


 Chicago are visiting at the T. H. Fitzpatrick home on Mason Hill.
 Mrs. T. D. Dinsmore of West ViT ginia is the guest of her sister, Miss Opal Core and will spend several months here.
 Mrs. P Reimer entertained Mes danes Clint Moon, James McDowel and J. H. Hartman at luncheon Thursday
 A number of friends paid sur prise visit to Mrs. P. M. Enochs on Tuesday afternooi.
 The Anona club met Monday at the home of Miss Opal Core. Three new members-Misses Lucille Wat kins and Blanche Campbell and Mrs. Areheluta were initiated. Plans were begun for Thanksgiving dance which will be a yama yama party. The members present were Elizabeth Stamper, Lorraine Cain, Betty Buther, Genevieve Johns, Lucy Caretto, Evelyn Kennedy, Edith Ken nedy and Mesdames Ed. McGary and T. D. Dinsmore were guests at the meeting.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. c. w. Allen Thursday of last week. The afternoon was given up to White Elephant" party Fifty women were present.
 The next meeting will be held Thurs day at the home of Mrs. J. E. Clark in Warren and wilAbe on Wednesday afternoon instead of Thursday, the regular day.
 The St. Johns Guild will meet We'd nesday afternoon at the Y. w. c. A, Mrs. William Brakefield will be the hostess for the afternoon.
 Mrs. Byron Thomas, who had a ton sil operated on Tuesday, is making rapid recovery.
 The Ladies' Aid of the aBptist church will meet on Thursday after noon.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

tournament will welcome any visitors up to the capacity of the alleys.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. Byron Thomas, who had ton sil operated on Tuesday, is making a rapid recovery.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

MT. and Mrs. Will Fitzpatrick of Chicago are visiting at the T. H. Fitzpatrick home on Mason Hill.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. T. D. Dinsmore of West Vif ginia is the guest of her sister, Miss Opal Core and will spend several months here.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. P Reimer entertained Mes danes Clint Moon, James McDowel and J. H. Hartman at luncheon Thursday.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

The St, Johns Guild will meet We'd nesday afternoon at the Y. w. c. A, Mrs. William Brakefield will be the hostess for the afternoon.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

A number of friends paid sur prise visit to Mrs. P. M. Enochs on Tuesday afternooi.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

MT. and Mrs. Hoval Smith, who are visiting here and have been the Inspiration for many social affairs, were guests of Mr and Mrs. Cuth- bert at a dinner at the County Club at Douglas Saturday evening. +-.-
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mir and Mrs. w. H. Brophy ar rived in the district last week and will spend few weeks here.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. Gerald Sherman returned Monday after spending several weeks in the east.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. c. H. Compton was hostess at bridge of three tables yester- day afternoon at her attractive home in Warren.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-12

Mrs. c. w Allen entertained sev eral friends Wednesday afternoon al a birthday party in honor of Mrs J. E. Cain.