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CHAPTER Ix.
Manudsn

W0TMU00Te
The surprise was easily effected,
for Colonel Cobo's men were accom-
plished In this sort Of work. Rosa.
aouehing upon her bench. heard
sothins. saw nothing. until out Of the
shadows beside her human forms ma
tsstallxed. She screamed once,
twice; then q palm closed over her
mouth and shs began to struggle ike
Q cat.
Evangelina. who had walked at the
nrst outcry. met the manuders a.
they rushed through the door. There
were shouts and curses. loudly bel.
lowed orders, . great scuflilng and
poundins Of feet upon the dirt door
Il the hut the nckety. bark-covered
walls bulged and crsaked. Over all
sounded the shrieks Of the negress
battling In the pitch-black interior
like an animal In it, lais. Then some
eos set flrs to the thatch; the flames
licked up the dead palm leaves to
the r1dgepole. and the surroundings
isaped Into view.
Rosa saw q swarthy. thickset man
IN the uniform Of q colonel Of vol.
snteers, and behind him Pancho Cue
to- Tearing the hand from her lips
for q moment she cried Cueto's
name, but be gave no heed. Rosa
shdeked his name again; then she
hard the oficer say:
"Where u the young fellowf I
Asar nothing but the sQueals Of that
common wench"
Evangellna's cries Of nge and de-
Aance ceased. and with them the
sounds Of combat From the blazing
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The moment you eat . tablet a
Papes Diapepsin all the indisestion
pain, dyspepsia misery. the sournsss.
gases and stomach acidity ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost little
at any drug store but there IL no suref
or quicker stomach relief known. Adv.
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BsssssrA, Me-
my father waa
onos troubled with
liver and kidney
troubls. He noe
only suffered pain
and distress but ~
came very nefvsua
and III rundown.
also very weak. He
took Dr.. Pisros's
Golden Medical
Discovery and wsa'
completely cure d
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CHAPTER X.
o'RslIly's Plans FaIl.

In the days that followed his call on
Ignacio Alvarado. OReilly behaved 90
openly that the secret service agent
detailed to watch him relaxed his VIII.
lance. Manlfestly this O'Reilly was
q harmless person. But the Spy did
not guess how frantic Johnnie was be-
coming at the delay, how be inwardly
chafed and fretted when two weeks
had rolled by and still ~ sisnal ~
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Military Term.

One day last summer little Ned had
an Experience" with a hornet, and
upon seeing another one on the win
dow next day. exclaimed. "Oh mamma,
here Is another one Of those sharp
shooter flies In the house."
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NJ va slvays hals and hearty ever aitsrvasda
! know Do. Pisrcss medicines arc very good
md highly i,~iosss their uss."-Ars. NiasA
Dosis
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MISUNDERSTANDING

Misunderstanding.
She-what do you thinki A bat
nearly got In my head las, night.
He-You're lucky. Mine always gst
In my feet.
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Red Cross Bag Blue should be used
In every home. It makes clothes white
a. snow and never injuries the fabric.
All good grocers, &c.
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Her occupatIon.

"What kind Of woman Is his wife.
Amanda" II think she is what you
call mandatory"
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o'RsIIly Ands himself blocked
At every step In HE efforts -
find Rosa. Finally HE hopes
receive . crushing blow. Watch
Tor tho dsvsIopmsnts In the next
lnstalIment
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UPSET STOMACH
PAPE's plAPEPsiN At ONCE ENDS
souRNEss, GASES, AclDiTY,
INDIGESTION.

Undigested foodl Lumps Of pain;
belching gas. acids and sournesa When
your stomach II all upset, here u In
slant relief-No waiting!
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Auther of "THH IRON fRAIL." 1.-THE SPolLI
"HnARr or THE SUlesET." Etc.

tcssyrsshs. sv lis,s sd Drsshsrs,
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GiUer of Life to Indian
and SteadfaSt Friend of Missionary
Yukon RiUe1-

River worship seems never 70 have
been practiced by the peoples Of the
earth. yet il would have been no
wonder If the Indians of Alaska liv-
ing along the course OF the mighty
Yukon, in the blind cropping Of their
heathen impulses, had regarded IL
with alteration for throughout CEN
trial Alaska the Yukon is the giver Of
foos 10 maintain life. The wonder IS
rather that the Indians did not wor-
ship tho river.
Aside from furnishing food for the
natives, the river plays great part
i'm the maintenance OF Christian mis-
sions 1t is the firm and steadfast
friend Of the missionary even though
at times it menaces his life. L never
forgets the lone missionary along its
1000 mile course as he often times
feels that his church and its member
ship has done when the money for
the support OF the mission and the
workers, TO buy food, shelter and
clothing comes in little driblets.
If the missionary is hungry he has
but 10 go to the Yukon, winter or
summer. and with little or no effort
except in the winter when he must
cut a hole through the ice and set
traps. food in the form of fish is
ready for his needs.
If he is in need Of shelter. from it's
swift current he can capture spruce
logs with which 10 build a cabin.
His clothing it cannot furnish. But
what heather god ever supplied his
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who lived happily on in the good
parish with which the bounty of
the Duke Of Argyle had provided
her husband.
The Heart Of Midlothian is no
table for having rather fewer i'm
portant characters, a smaller va
riety Of incidents. and less descrip-
ton Of scenery than most OF SCOTS
novels One Of the most remark
able scenes in all fiction is the meet
ing Of the two sisters in prison un-
der the eyes of the jailer Radcliffe.
The interview OF jeanne with Queen
Caroline Is also most noteworthy.
There is much humor AT the ex-
pense Of the Cameronian wing of
the Presbyterian faith in Scotland.
In this work also appears the
strange character Of Madge Wild
fire daughter OF the old crone. Meg
MurdOckson. Into her mouth is
put the famous song. Proud
Maisie is in the Wood"
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Co. The Boston POstD Published by
special arrangement with the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate. All rights re-
served)
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F tons OF freight and zoo passenE ers
+ can ascend the river 90 Dawson art
the Klondike in Canada Above
4 Dawson the boats are smaller aur
must De equipped with powerful ms
. ch.uery for battling with the swit
current
These boats connect with the
White Pass & Yukon railway a.
White Horse and in eight hours pas.
sengers. from the head OF nav-ga-
ton on the yukon. $500 miles from
its mouth. can reach SkagWay or
the coast which IS in communicate
/ by ocean steamers with Seattle Van
coUver, Victoria and other western
ports.
Has swift Current
The current OF the Yukon is swift
muddy and full OF islands and shift
Ing shoals and sandbars which
make il difficult TO navigate AT its
delta IL separates into seFera
crooked. shoal-held streams which
seek the sea in different directions.
The current continues nearly 20 the
sea and the influence of the tides
is scarcely noted 400 miles above
the rivers mouth. At low TIDE the
water on the sea coast IS freshcned
by the Yukon stream for a distance
of several miles.
Government mail is passing aIons
The greater part Of the river through
out the year. To The less accessi-
bic Offices deliveries are made
monthly in winter and fortnightly 3D.
summer in winter only letter mail
Is carried by dog-sled. In the sum
mer papers and parcels are carried
by the steamboats,
The Yukon is not only Alsska's
great commercial highway. but is
its great storehouse OF food In the
summer time great catches OF salmon
are made while the Ash is migrat-
inE 10 the clear headwaters Of the
river and its tributaries 10 spawn.
The winter diet Of dried salmon is
varied by the flesh OF fresh cells.
ling. whitefish and pickerel caught
in traps submerged under the thick
ice Of the river
Along the Yukon flats where the
river has more the appearance Of "A
marsh or lake with It's thousands OF
shoals and islands. the banks are
continually eaten out by the swift
deep current and from so TO 200 feet
OF timberland falls into the current
here and there several times "a day.
The entire Alaskan soil. under the
two to four feet Of surface soil
thawed out by the summer sun. is a
frozen mass and along the Yukon
fats 1t is a sandy, crumbly soil
which has no cohesion once the cur
rent has thawed the ice and hence
1t constantly gives away before the
entertainments of the current
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your sister said allied her when you
inquired p" jeanne could only an
swer, nothing" When the sent
ence was pronounced by the DoOms-
man, Effie's own eyes were the only
dry ones in the court God for
give We, my Lords" she said, and
dinna be angry wi me for wishin'
tive a need forgiveness.
The next morning found jeanne
Deans travelling alone and afoot on
the long road 70 London Ito see the
Queens face that gives grace" and
beg for her sisters pardon. Her
tartan screen served all the pur-
poses of a riding habit, and of an
mbella; a small bundle contained
such changes Of linen as were alb
solutely necessary She had a few
guineas, and a letter from Reuben
Butler 10 the Duke of Argyle, whose
grandfather had been under obliga-
tons OF the deepest 10 the famous
Bible Butler. grandfather of the
poor ant-schoOlmaster, now
sick at Libbertou.
She passed luckily, on the whole,
through so weary and dangerous a
journey. and al length. through the
intercecsion of the duke, secured
the pardon which she sought.
Before she reached Scotland
again, Effie had eloped with her
lover, who was in reality George
Staunton. son of an English noble
40, Tba efe+org urbo bod Ia - ~, a
when Enie was sitting ON the bench
of the condemned. did not meet
again for many years, though Lady
Staunton wrote sometimes TO Jeanne
now Mrs. Butler, wife of Reu-
ben Butler. pastor of Knocktarlitie.
Finally. by chance, Sir George
learned that Meg Murdockson. who
had attended Effie in her illness,
had not murdered the child. as they
had always supposed. He traced the
boy 10 a certain troop of vagabonds,
of which Black Donald was the
chief In an ARRAY with Black
Donald's men. Sir George was shot
by a young lad called the Whist
Ter" who proved to be the lost son.
The lad disappeared, and escaped TO
America Lady Staunton. overcome
by the tragedy, after vain efforts TO
drown her grief in society. retired
to a convent in France. Although
she took no vows, she remained
there until her death. But her in
fiuence at court accomplished much
for the children of her sister jeanne
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devotees with even food and shell
tcrP
Old Churches NJ Work.
Missions have been established
here and there along its length-in
Canada by the Church OF England,
from the Alaskan Canadian boun-
taly 10 its confluence with the Ia
mana river by the Episcopal church
Of the United States and from Ia
mana to its mouth in Norton Sound
by the Episcopal. Roman and Greek
Catholic churches. No other church
IS have any missions in the great
Yukon territory. The work in the
interior is among the native Indians.
Near the YukOn's mouth and north
along the coast the work is among
the Eskimos.
The missions schools and hospit-
ais established there are few and far
between and the workers are scarce.
The Indians OF the interior are ready
for the bodily and spiritual aid Of
-fered them, but facilities for caring
for them are lacking 1t is believed
by those who initiated the nation
wide campaign of the Episcopal
church in the United States for mob
izing the resources of that church
hat it may adequately meet its full
responsibility in the Alaskan field as
well as in it's work at home and in
foreign countries. that the campaign
Will result in increased funds and
personnel for the church's educa-
tional. medical and evangelistic
work in our northern territory.
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METHODIST.

First-Rev. Joseph n. Greene. pastor;
90 y. Main st Class meeting at l. ;OO
III. Sunday school at $3.50 a. NJ; DR..
J. H: Naus, superintendent. Public
worship at 1910 a. IN.
DR.. Greene will speak on the subject,
THE Task OF Evangelism" EpwOrth
league at $50 p. IN. subject, "Introduc-
ing Jesus to our Friends Midweek
o'clock, led by the pastor. No evening
service during the summer months.
St Paui,s MemorInI-Colfax and La
porte avs. Rev. j. L. Gardiner. pastor,
Rev. W. ]. Davidson, acting pastor Sun
school. 9:45 a. m; Oren Fulkerson, su-
perintendent.
Grace-Corner Michigan and Tut SITS.
Rev B. ID. Beck, pastor. Class meeting
at las a m Sunday school at 80 a.
IN. Glenn Whiteman. superintendent.
Morning worship at 10 40. Sermon by
the pastor, The Wayfarer Sees the star
of Hope" Epworth league ut 80 p.
IN, a meeting for young people. At 10
p. IN, union meeting at Howard parA
Grace Methodist church is TO have th
pleasure and profit for four sunday
mornings beginning next Sunday OF
Wayfarer," the theme OF the pageant,
prepared by Rev. j. Z. CrOwther, ana
given daily in connection with the cen
tenary at Columbus, o. All who attend =
ed the centenary agree that the pageant
was the browning achievement. 1t rep
resented in lights and shadows, symbols
and persons. music and speech, the
worlds bewilderment and the way out
into the clear day. Some OF the world 5
immortal music was used; the literature
is largely that of the Bible. The Way
farer" represents the discouraged Ell
ement OF human society. In the midst
OF war ana Industrial revolution and the
appalling task OF reconstruction he Is
discouraged 4le is guided from de-
spafr TO faith and service by Under
Standing. who, ,unfolds 10 him the liv-
ing presence Of the Christ in every age
triumphant over all adversely In this
series Of sermons the pastor, Rev Mt.
Beck, viii bring 10 lbs congregation enc
main lessons which were presented IN
the pageant.
River Park-Seventh st. south OF
Mishawaka av Rev. G. L. Rullson. pas
tor. Sunday school NJ $50 A. M; MAJ
shall Bail. superintendent
Lowell Heights Miner and Francis
SITS. Rev. G. ]. Gordon, pastor. sunday
scnooi at y:s5 "a m; III. {. Del0ng'
superintendent.
Trinity-Corner Blaine and Vassar avs.
Rev. Russell L. Phillips. pastor; res.
Q 80 a. IN. Rudolph Kline. superintend-
emit
Epworth Memorial. cor. Lincoln way
" and Olive St, Rev. g. W. Swltzer.
pastor. Sunday school at 9'3O' G!ehh
tiuney superintendent
StuII Memorial Church, Cor. s. Michl
can and Victoria SITS. Charles II. Lee
son. ID. c L.. pastor. Sunday school NJ
10 n. m, John Edwards, superintendent
German-Lafnyette blvd and Wayne
II. Rev II. S. Miller. pastot. SUNDAY
school ut 80 H. IT,; Jonn Koch. super.
lntendent Preaching at 1890 a m. and
80 D. N. EpwOrth league at 100
N Prayer meeting Wednesday at i:i
o. 10.
WesIeyan-T22 f. Broadway. Rev. g
Payre. pastor. sunday school at 9:3U
4 m: j. y Keller. superintendent.
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The Importance Of the Yukon in
the development OF the interior Of
Alaska can hardly be exaggerated.
II feeds the natives and the mission
aries in all seasons OF the year: 10
is the only means OF communication
with distant villages in the summer
time: il brings material for houses
in the shape of spruce logs almost 20
the very door. il has had a benef-
cent influence throughout its length
it is the principal physical feature
OF Alaska, traversing the territory
from the east 20 the west
l. Mighty River
u is the largest river in Alaska
and the NTH largest in North Amer
lea. IL is approximately $500 miles
icuE in "A great arc beginning in
Lake Bennett near the Pacific i'm
British Columbia and ending in
Bcring Sen. its catchment area is
$4,000 square miles. more than
Falf Of which is in Canada After
flowing northwest if turns TO the
at Fort Yukon. Alaska, on
the Arctic circle but again il turns
northwest at a point south OF Nor
ton Sound into the south shore OF
which il later flows. The MISSISSIPPI
pi river is longer by o53 miles.
The course of the river is divi-
ded into four sub-proviuces or ply
geographic divisions. the Upper
Yukon. extending for 40 miles.
where the river is from one TO three
miles wide: the Yukon fats. 200
miles in length the valley being
from 40 TO 100 miles in width and
the river itself from 10 10 20 miles;
the Rampant region, 10 miles in
length, the stream being from one to
three miles wide; and the Lower
Yukon, 500 miles in length. extend
ing from the junction of the Tana-
no river TO the coast the river there
varying in width from two TO three
to Is and 20 miles.
The Yukon is navigable from June
LIST to October 1st-sometimes to No
vember 1st-for a distance OF 1000
miles. or with it's tributaries. for
$500 miles. The nearest harbor for
ocean ships is at St MichaeIs on the
island of the same name. 60 miles
northeast OF the delta. There pas
sengers and freight are transferred
to fat-bottomeG boats which enter
the Yukon through the Apoon pass
where, at low tide. the water is but
four feet deep. Six feet is the
greatest draft of any river steamer
These boats, with a capacity OF 500
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again, in the Tolbooth. only to be
compelled, on his arrival there. TO
tell the whole story. lest he be con-
victed of guilt in the Porteous af-
fair And then he was sent home,
under bail not TO leave Libberton
nor 20 communicate with any mem
Der of the family Of Efie Deans.
But if his experiences were to
him incomprehensible. they were
by 70 means so to the authorities.
BY piecing together his testimony
with that of others, they rightly de-
termined that the stranger in the
Kings park. the leader of the Port
eous mob. and the father of Enie's
child We're one and tn esame per
son, namely. Geordie Robertson,
comrade of Wilson the smuggler.
very prison in which Effie Deans
was now confined. Accordingly.
they planned to capture him that
night at Muschat's Cairn. But be-
fore they could reach that place,
Robertson had time 10 beg jeanne
TO save her sister at the trial by
testifying that effie had disclosed
to her her condition. Then he es-
capped.
Merely that slight falsehood
would hive removed the case of Eff
fie Deans from under the letter of
the cruel Scotch statute. But
jeanne. steadfastly, devoutly truth
full. was utterly unable to placate
her conscience in bearing false wit
ness. Nor could the disappointment
of Exile herself whom she was at
last permitted to visit in the strong
room of the prison. alter her resOlu-
tioG He wanted that l suld be
mansworn." she said II told him
that I daurna swear TO an un-
truth"
At the trial. when Jeanne was
brought in to testify, Effie, in hu-
man weakness. cried. 90 jeanne.
Jeanne. save me-" But when the
solemn oath.-"the truth 10 tell, and
no truth TO conceal. as far as she
knew or was asked" was admins
tered lin the name of God. and as
the witness should answer to God
Mt the great day of judgment"
Jeanne. educated in deep reverence
for the name of the Deity. was ele-
waited above all consideration save
those which she could, with a clear
conscience. call Him 10 witness. And
when the advocate came at length
TO the point of asking her. what
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ed was not of himself. but because
Christ indwelt him Such COM
posture is only possible as Christ
lives in and becomes the dynamic
of ones life. When the life is thus
surcharged with the energy Of
Christ, he is absolutely independent
of circumstances Such poise is pos
sible 10 all who will unreservedly
yield themselves TO God.
III. The Fellowship of Paul and
the PhIIippian Saints CIV. 14-19)
1. The gift of this church TO Paul
is an outstanding example of Chris
tan sympathy CIV. 1870. No other
church had remembered Paul at all
in his great need, but this one rem
dered pecuniary aid again and
again, affording a fine example Of
mutual love between minister and
the people supporting him.
. The gift a spiritual blessing 10
the church Cv. 10. 'uul was pleased
with their gift not primarily for its
value 10 him. but because of the
blessing which the people derived
from giving II. II was fruit which
abounded 10 their account. 1T is
more blessed 10 give than 10 re-
ceive" CActs 2O:S5)
8. Their gift was an acceptance
act Of worship-"an odor Of sweet
smell. we'll pleasing TO God" Cv. Isl.
True Christian giving is an act Of
worship 10 God.
& Their gift would be rewarded
by the Heavenly Father O.. 49,.
True Christian giving is not on the
basis Of prudence. but by faith in
the living Cod who will make re-
compense according 10 his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.
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For Next Sunday
Copyright 1912

considerable time had elapsed since
any gifts had reached him. When
their care for him again flourished
ne was made TO greatly rejoice He
recognized that the Lord was minis
terins 10 him through these people,
therefore ne rejoiced in the Lord.
This was a very tactful way OF say
ing al thank YOU This gift was
gladly received because he was in
need and also because il assured
him that his old friends still loved
him
II. PauTs Manly Independence
CIV. 11-l3D
Though sincerely approaching the
s.ft. he would have them know.
1. He was Independents of circum-
stances ". 10. Through discip-
line OF the Lord he had learned 10
De content with his lot. He knew
that an things work together for
good rom. S:2S). so whatever he
was experiencing at the moment was
from the hand OF the loving Father.
Happy. indeed. is the man who has
learned this secret. Paul was will
ing TO take poverty or prosperity,
whatever came.
= Willing 10 take what God sent
~. 121. II il be prosperity, he
would rejoice and praise God: If IL
be adversely. he would patiently
suffer il. knowing that it was per-
mitted los the Heavenly Father be
cause il was needful for his best in
terests. This is a fine example OF
self-mastery- If a thing desired
was not forthcoming ne would not
allow his heart TO desire IL
e His faith was in Christ ". 80.
The soul-poise which Paul possess
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PRESBYTERIAN.

wSstninstcr-Scott and Lindsey SITS.
Rev. Alfred NJ Eells. II. D.. pastor: res
idence. 63S y. Scott st. sunday schOOi
az y 80 a. m: L. L. Whitcomb. superin-
tendent Public worship at 10 10 a. u
and so 2. m. The session meets be
fore the morning service Senior En-
deayOr society meets at $50 y. II.
FIrst-Corner Washington av. and La
iayette blvd. Rev. Charles A Lippin-
colt ID. D.. pastor. Miss Charlotte NJ.
Partridge assistant 10 the minister.
Public worship az 10:4J a. Ia. Ad-
dress bY the minister. Bible school az
o 80 a. N Mems Fellowship club az
Q 80 m Midweek meeting Wednes
day a. Z as p. m
TrlnIty-sohn s. Burns pastor OF
leave A II. Saunders. pastor on duty.
HOpe-Leer and Dayton SITS. Edwin e..
Neister. minister. Bible school N Q 81
a. m: Frank Retiring. superintendent
Granger--Rev Harris. pastu.. sunday
school al rs a N Divine worship AZ
10 as a m every sunday. Everybody
Welcome
Hungarlan-Corner err and Wash
inSton SITS Rev. John Desc. pastor.
sunday school at 800 a. ~. Church
services NJ 1000 a. III. lesper services
az 90 p. ID.
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BRETHREN.

FIrst-Rev G. H Rencn. D. D.. pas.
tor sunday school a 20 a. II. Harley
Firestone superinteC dent. Primary
school meets At the same nour; Miss
Margaret Whtimer. superintendent.
First Church of the Brethren-Indiana
av. and Miami St sunday school at s:oO
a. m: T. q. stanley, superintendent.
Classes for everybody.
Worship at 1880 a. m. and 80 r. n.
Frank krieder OF Elkhart viii speak
both morning and evening.
secOnd--,usnIng and Van Buren, SITS
Gev. Ralph G. Rarick. pastor. SOT Dia-
niond av- sunday school > 80 n N
H. L. Chambers. superintendent. Chris
tian Workers meeting at Gas p. n.
Church meeting at : 80 p. N.
Conference Memorial United--6l0 S 81
Joseph st Rev. u. T. Young, pastor
sunday school az . 30 9. n. Miss ASce
Gordou superintendent
Morning worship at 1913. Anthem
by choir Sermon Our Divine Ally"
Christian Epdeavor ar . O'Clock. sub
iect. 'Crusading Against IutempeS-
ance =" Prof. -. G. Miller. leader. Even
ing service at T:4j. W NJ. A has
charge Sermon 10y the pastor: With
out n Peer" Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.