The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-25
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. W.

of Healing, paid for by the people in The
Bethel, arrived safely | rejoice and thank
all the friends who are cooperating with us
in Edinburgh. Many copies already have
been mailed and given to those in various
parts of Scotland who have never seen nor
read Leaves of Healing, and we trust the
glad news will be blessing to some"
Three hundred more copies of Leaves of
Healing are being sent to Miss Davidson
by the people of The Bethel.
In letter from Elder Guy K. Neal,
dated October 10th, he writes as follows:
1--WE sold ninety Leaves of Healing this
week and distributed ffty-one hundred cop
les of the Vaccination Number. l got an
auto twice. Once we went to Battle
Ground, Brookston and Chalmers in one
day and put out the Vaccination Number,
and once we went to Buck Greek, Colburn
and Delphi. I intend holding meeting in
Frankfort on Thursday night and in Brook
ston on Friday night"
An urgent call is made for more help
by Zion Baking Industry, Zion Apron and
Handkerchief Factory and Zion Candy Fac
tory. All persons who can do so are asked
to help out at this time even if they can
work only half of each day. A canvas is
being made of Zion families throughout the
city for the purpose of locating all persons
who will lend hand in clearing away the
volume of work in those institutions 1t is
also hoped that Zion people living else
where will write at once to A. E. Sach,
Manager of Zion Employment Department,
and make arrangements in regard to NOV
ing here and securing work.
Mr.. Edgar w. Croft, Zion correspondent
OF the Chicago daily newspapers, left on
Wednesday, having accepted an invitation
to make flight in the celebrated Lawson
passenger airplane from Dayton, Ohio, to
St. Louis. He took a quantity of Leaves
of Healing with him for distribution to
persons on the field as soon as they alght
from the sky; also copies to present to the
mayors of Indianapolis and ST. Louis. re-
spectively. Mr.. Croft made trip, in this
same airplane, to Rochester, New York
few weeks ago, on its initial trip.
Mrs Clarence Huford of Chicago. was
guest of Mr.. and Mrs David Norton last
week. Upon her return, she took her little
four year old daughter with her whom
she brought here and left with Mr. and Mrs.
Norton last July, in order that she might
be away from the Chicago environment for
the summer and receive the benefit of Zion
training. Mrs. Hufford expressed herself
as well pleased with the progress the little
one has made. Upon visiting the Zion
Schools, she was much impressed, especi-
ally with the Scripture teaching and the
opening devotionals.
Poultry raisers in and around Zion City
will learn with relief that the coyote which
has been menace to chickencoops for the
past SIX months, destroying hundreds of
dollars worth of poultry, has been killed
A reward had been offered for the animal
by Mayor Clendinen. The coyote was
brought here from Nebraska as pet, when
a pup, but escaped and has been running
wild, eluding the efforts of many people to
exterminate it.
A lady who but recently heard of Zion,
writes: Il received another copy of Leaves
of Healing and read the sermon in it. In
all the religious literature I ever read,
never read anything so inspiring and soul
stirring as these sermons. In fact when I
have read them, | have been actually so
overcome with conviction that | have had
TO get down on my knees and ask God to
help me live the Christian life better"
Elder Van B. Shumaker writes from
South Bend, Indiana, as follows: about
ZOO people were present at our meeting in
the LaSalle Theater on last Lords Dav
forenoon, good attention being given. At
the service and during the week we sold
1873 copies of Leaves of Healing. In the
afternoon we held cottage meeting at
Niles, Michigan"
Messrs. A. O. Lee and Alfred Butler
shipped carload of furniture from Mime
apolis to Zion recently, the car coming
through in two days Mr. and Mrs. Lee
have moved into the northeast tower of
Zion Home, while Mr. Butler and family.
who arrived in Zion City on Tuesday night,
will occupy the Schuessler residence on
Thirty-third street
Mr. and Mrs Charles Brady. of Spo-
kane, Washington, who have been visiting
relatives in Ohio and Missouri, arrived in
Zion City last week to visit with their
daughter, Mrs. E. R. Congdon Mr. Brady
has gone on to Spokane but Mrs Brady
will remain for another month.
Zion Photographic Studio has Just re-
ceived an entirely new line of backgrounds.
A much better lens has been procured for
the camera, and the portrait room has been
newly decorated. The Studio is getting
ready for the holiday rush and expects to
begin keeping open evenings very shortly.
Zion Feed Store is very busy-consider
ably more so than at this time last year.
A nice lot of stock has been received lately.
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