The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-02-13

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In New York city #0rAen candt-
dates gave tea parties to win votes
for themselves ii tho late election.
It maj be less expensive than the
masculine way, II It produces the re-
suits. Election time reminds ma Of
the day, several years age, when !
begau1 conversation with C0nfedeT-
ate nan. in Bridgewater, Va, who
had g5en service In more than one
battle with the blue coats. After he
learned that / was q Northerner, and
when we began talking about the
Civil War, saw his fists clench, as
he began to get warm on the sub
1oct. Even If he was fOur-score,
did not proIong the argument as he
began to flourish his fists around my
head, but pleaded hurry for my
excuse to get away from the full
FLOODED Rebel"
II seems that the Government, for
good reasons, is spending much
money for experimenting. About
two months ago, a convoy OF "
army trucks started from New York
city and in exactly 81 days they COM
pletad the 5000 mile run, entering
San Francisco, having record OF
breaking 100 bridges en- route.
have always been interested in
the cause Of education, believing that
we should improve the talents the
Lord gave us. Someone is con-
tinuallv devisfng new means Of re-
nuirsng knowledge in quick, sys-
tematfc manner. At a teachers con-
ference, / saw demonstrations with
Grafanola before q class OF boys and
girls. One that impressed me won
derfulIy was the forming OF. letters
on paper or board to the time and
music, which does not seem to be
difficult undertaking.
Verify, these are times OF money
making, regardless Of the nardsh1ps
and sacrifices Of the innocent. Re
Gently / was in q town Of perhaps
5000 inhabitants. Purchasing some
pork steak, sliced at a Tneat store at
40c per pound, was greatly sur
prised to find at another store, two
or three squares away, on the same
street the same kind and quality OF
meat at 3Oc per pound. "a laborer
is worthy his hire but "the hire"
seems to be unreasonable in many
instances.
Go We and preach the Gospel to
all nations and people, is Bible
Injunction. Up in Maine, Gospel
Ship in the form of an automobile,
was built, it being large enough to
accommodate an organ, organist, a
minister, and four singers, two ladies
with soprano and alto voices and
two gentlemen, acting the part of
tenor and bass. This Gospel Ship"
attracted attention wherever it went
and many souls were won for Christ.
The body of the machine was letter
ed with bright Scripture texts.
Tearing down and building up,
Is in evidence everywhere, even on
the farm, in storing the enormous
corn crop.
Is it little wonder that the death
rate in the thickly populated coun-
try of India, is so much above nor
ma12 A missionary writing from
India says the heat is 104 in the
shade, with a warm wind blowing
A party of missionaries, travelling
across part of the great country,
found their supply of water ex-
haustsd, and none in sight. Coming
to an old we'll, by tying together
belts and suspenders, they got sup
ply Of water from well, in their
canteens. 1t was. cool and reviving
so no questions vera asked as to
whether it was clean or pure.
When we read of starvation in the
far East, we hardly can realize what
it means. OF course, Ssoms of us
know what it means to lose the bene
at Of meal or two, but picture an
emaciated child, not able to walk,
caused by hunger and lack of nu-
triton! How thankful we should b.
that our loved ones do not suffer
thus, with no brightness ahead.
We will not need to go to foreign
countries to see people starving, ac-