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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-03

strength of the denomination is marsh
well be called staggering.
1t is now nine months since the as
sembled national delegates of the
Northern Baptists met in Denver and
after providing entirely new and mod
ern church organization machinery set
the face of 100000 people toward a
five year effort, necessitating expendi-
lures that will total at least $1OO, 0O0,-
900. The urgency of the world situa-
ton, viewed from the Christian stand
point and made clear in detail to the
convention through a 150-page item
lied survey of the fields needs, has
worked like multiplying leaven. Thou
sands upon thousands of copies of that
survey have been distributed in an
swer to individual written requests.
The UNCONVENTIONAL program is
known officially as the New World
Movement of Northern Baptists. 1t is
defined as IAN attempt to apply vigor-
ouSly the principles of Christianity to
the problems confronting the world"
The shadow of many ills, the stresses
and pain of humanity, struggling to
give a new order birth after the cata-
clysm of war has swept away old
standards and safeguards, are the ba-
sic urges behind the Baptist effort.
Tit churches involved, believing the
call to service imperative and fated
only to grow larger, have decided to
pledge the entire 500, 900, 900 Baptist
fund in one financial "drive" between
April 81 and May 2. My purpose here
is not to discuss the task involved In
the raising of such a sum. The i'm
petus of aid and cooperation from nu-
merous other denominations working
together in the Interchurch World
Movement will aid the Baptists greatly
in their money campaign, a larger one
than any other denomination faces this
spring.
What must interest the general pub
lie in considering the huge undertake
ing are some very practical questions.
Through what channels does the
church hope to effect the application
of the Christian ideal and the Chris
tian machinery toward a l%essening of
unrest? How clearly and wisely have
the church leaders viewed the situa-
ton? Do they work with a seeing vi
sion of the tremendous ground, phys
ically and spiritually speaking, that
they must cover? How definite and
concrete are their plans?
No one who has read the report of
the Field Survey Committee of the
Northern Baptist Convention can rea-
sonably doubt the ~earnestnessp with
which the men behind the New World
Movement are striving to be practical.
The scope of the Americanization
plans indicates the trend. Children in
the Sunday-schools will be asked to
treat the children of the foreign-born
as friends. Baptist women will be
asked to cultivate friendship as indi-
viduals with foreign-born women. Mis-
sions will be established in mining,
manufacturing and logging districts
where the native proportion of the
population is small.
Speaking of future citizens" the
report of the committee says:
1--WE cannot honestly preach to them
and teach them national ideals if we
are silent while they, because they are
strangers, are being exploited. 1t is
our Christian duty TO assist in the bet
tering of factory conditions, standards
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-03
Buddhism Seeks to Regain Grip

are taxing the ability to meet them.
In their struggle to restore the pres
tige of Buddha the Occident has fur
nished Buddhist leaders with an idea.
One of their most active agencies is the
Young Mems Buddhist Association.
which drew it's inspiration from the Y.
NJ. G. A.
Before 1924 it is hoped to be able to
send 90 new missionary families, as
well as "a new women missionaries and
four doctors to supplement the 90 mis-
sionary families, 81 single women and
four doctors and two nurses now in the
field.
Especially is there need for greater
medical service, as the present force
gives medical attention to more than
10000 persons a year. Most of these
are not in the cities and centers of pop-
ulation. The British Government pro-
vides for work in such centers. Mis-
sionaries in the field estimate that
some 90 per cent of those who die in
the non-Christian field suffer to the
close without the attention of a doctor
or nurse.
Plans favored by the General Board
of Promotion favor the use of 25 au.
tomobiles in this region, estimating
that the activities of the missionary
can be tripled by this equipment.
Construction of 25 new school build
ings TO replace outgrown plants and re.
lieve congestion, the establishment of
a school in trades and arts and the
founding of new schools for girls are
renorted as immediate necessities to
forestall Buddhist efforts.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-03

I of EMPLOYMENT for women in industry,
living conditions of foreigners and So
cial, educational, civic and religious
opportunities for the foreign-born."
From Czecho- Slovakia, from Japan,
RIGA, observers have been writing in
unanimous agreement that conditions
abroad are even more unsettled than
in America. The belief of the church
that the Christian ideal Is the one So
luton will make itself felt through an
investment of practically $~l0,OOO,0OO
for new equipment in foreign mission
fields. This will be in addition to nor
NAL operating expenses. Plans include
the sending out of 22S new missionary
families and 176 single women mis-
sionaries and the erection of 1873 mis-
sionary residences, PAL missionary
schools, 76 dormitories, rs church
buildings, 5 industrial schools and 10
hospitals.
In China, one of many mission fields,
five new high schools for girls will be
established. IAN intelligent woman
hood is absolutely necessary for the
permanent regeneration and Christian
ization of the Orient" says the report
which led to this plans adoption.
One domestic trend of the New
World Movement will be a steady
hammering on the problem of minis
ters' salaries. The average salary of
the 1923 ordained Baptist ministers in
the United States is $1.S7 a day, or
1858 a year. Only eight out of every
hundred receive as much as $1,000 a
year.
Many amusing and appealing letters
have been received since it became
known that a determined educational
campaign to remedy this condition is
under way. One letter from Peru,
Ind, says:
"In my opinion the greatest finan-
cier of the times Is not Frank Wander
lip or J. Pierpont Morgan. The wife
of the average minister has all of the
great fnanciers of the country beaten
to a %standstill. If the same degree of
efficient management as has prevailed
in the ministerial household could be
applied to our industrial and political
institutions we could successfully CON-
pete in the markets of the world and
come off victors."
In hone of the welfare features of
the Baptist program will the evange-
lical note be subordinated. DR.. J. Y.
Aitchison, director of the General
Board of Promotion of the Northern
Baptist Convention, has summed up as
follows the keynote spirit of the eff
fort.
at is always necessary to remember
that neither money nor buildings nor
additional workers serve to express
the terms of the New World Move
ment. 1t is not a campaign. 1t is the
advance of an ideal. The raising of
the money and the spending of the
money are incidental to the supreme
task of offe ring Christianity like a
healing bandage to the wounds of the
world.
"We are going forward on the theo-
nv that the denomination or the church
or the man who hangs back now, Ia
what President Roosevelt would have
called a 'pussy-footer.' Where Chris
tianity dominates, there cannot be
lust and greed and hate. Certainly
! there cannot be Bolshevism
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-03
BY LUPTON WILKINSON.

The 10666 churches which constitute the Northern Baptist convention
moving forward this spring in a program termed by their leaders one OF
the most significant unified advances a Christian body has yer made. Thirty
four state convention headquarters are teeming with activity n tn entire
strength of the denomination is marshalled, ready for a task whose size may
well be Gale agger
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-03
NORTHERN BAPTISTS MASSINC
FORCES IN $1OO,OOO,OOO DRIVE

Big Sum Asked in One Movement to Fulfill Five-Year
P~rogram-Personal Service of 100000 Mem
bers to Be Used to Make Huge Pledges More
: e. ve-Educa to Be Feature of
Great Activity, Both in u. S. j.
and Abroad.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12
In Answer to the Road Paving

have lived on the Island over
four years, and have seen more
progress since l came here than
| ever heard of before ON the
Island. Although | don't call the
main road from the north end to
the south end of the Island very
good, considering the amount Of
work put on it. And as far as 1
am concerned | would like to see
the paving go through. The roads
are worse from my place, out to
any place, than any / know Of on
the Island, and yet / am in favor
of a good main road first, then
build roads to each farmer s
residence later on. 1t did not take
long for the county to use our
tax money on the paved road from
Des Moines to Seattle, and you
will meet u touring cars to one
truck on an average. But now,
because the Island want S to build
about 10 or II miles of road it
seems out of the question to some
people.
If we don't get good roads
pretty soon, our land won't be
worth much, and as far as taxes
are concerned we could stand it
to pay a little more if necessary.
Some people right now have had
to pay double jitney fare enough
to pay their extra taxes for sever
al years on the paved road.
Another thing, | don't approve
Of the road boss having three men
with two teams ride around on the
road grader stirring up the cobble
stones that are packed in the road
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

the signature of h. q. Williams.
We can say, also, that we heartily
endorse the suggestions brought
forward, especially the one con
corning the spiritual education of
the child and the merits of the
teacher on the line of spirituality.
We think he has overlooked one
important point, however, and
that is the necessity of keeping the
teacher, if possible, longer than
one year. We think it is not pos
sible to judge correctly the merits
or dement's Of the teacher or the
parents of the school during the
first years work. II takes that
long to get acquainted-the teach
er with the scholars and patrons
and the children and parents with
the teacher.
We hope the public will take
up this subjec; and discuss it
through the News-Record. Crit
cism and agitation can do no
harm if personalities are elimi-
mated,
Geo. S. Bonnell.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12
The PEOPLES FORUM
.KEkgnaMMNANakalszNasxNxNx

improvement in any way, would
like to know why II would not be
far better for the whole Island to
have all the roads graveled than
Just one trunk road payedl.
With the opening OF the Tacoma
ferry we are going to be right on
the Seattle-Tacoma Route and
naturally we will want an attrae-
tive road for this traffic, but it S
question whether we wish to in
yite the traffic which merely
speeds past the door to the posi-
tive danger of children as well as
older people.
Mr.. Editor, | believe the whole
Island is in your debt for raising
this discussion at this. time. Let S
thrash it out so everyone will be
satisfied that whatever action is
taken will be for PUBLIC benefit
and not for the benefit Of some
paving concern. | don't wish TO
suggest any Interior motives at all,
but l personally know of more
than one paving company who
have maintained a regular set of
agents whose business it was to
canvass for names on paving petit
lions. A suspicion of this kind
can best be destroyed by every
body coming out into the open
and comparing IDEAS.
Respectfully yours,
A. p. Casey
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

of Christian service, however com
paratively insignificant, if the ser
vice is rendered faithfully. Nor,
does such fuliillment involve any
emotional demonstration, neces-
sarily.
Then the manner of witnessing
for Christ is much a matter of
special individual gift, which
either is a native principle and put
into action through the receiving
of the power, or it is created by
the power
One may have the gift to evan
geiize individuals and communi
ties, while another may but have
the gift of intercession, the main
objective of which is the same,
evangelization. But let not thos>
who are empowered to directly
evangelize censure those who are
empowered to directly perform a
different service. Paul says there
are diversity of gifts, but all by
the same spirit. This must be so
to meet the diversity Of needs of
the church and of the world. But
the aim Of all service performed
through the power of the Holy
Ghost is the same-the evangelical
ton of the world for Christ.
The last summary of the whole
subject is simply this: First,
there can be no spiritual power
save as it is obtained through per.
soually receiving into the heart
and life the Holy Ghost. Second,
there can be no universal claim
made to this power upon the basis
of demonstration, hence there
must be charity practiced where
now there is criticism offered. Let
not those who are not led to emo
tionally demonstrate their power
criticise those who are SO moved.
The manner of demonstration is
and win be to this class seemingly
very much out of order, yet since
it is supported by such undeniable
evidence it cannot be iustifiably
condemned. On the other hand,
let not those who are moved to
very audible demonstrations con
denim to the pit those who are not
so moved. Since we do not have
the power to make such assign
ments. however much power we
may claim to possess. we should
not attempt to usurp the power
that belongs to Him who knows of
the gifts and will Judge accord
ingly.
Last, let 5 not ccnsure ourselves
too severely for not having the
power because it is not more dem
onstrated in the conversion Of men
and women. We need bu, to find
onr proper place in life and in
that place positively witness for
the truth and leave the result for
eternity TO reveal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

bed. The best way to fill the ruts
is to put in fresh gravel and pack
ii down as much as possible.
As far as She old Portage land
ing is concerned, a new dock could
be built with less expense than
the road could be paved TO the
Portage-Des Moincs dock. But,
don't let that worry us. The main
thing is to get the main road good
from the north end to the south
end and then put in good short
roads TO the main roads later.
As far as the laughing at Nashon
Heights is concerned, l think it
is practical, | don't think the
wind hoihers very much. Only a
hard north wind, aad we don I
have them very often.
don't doubt but what it has
cost half as much already to gray
erel the roads on this Island as a
paved road would have cos; m the
first place.
One thing sure, If we don I pull
together Wen not GET anywhere.
We will be in the same old rut
for years to come, and | think we
should do an we can TO make
Vashon Island more beautiful and
more home like. You old settlers
surely ought to be able to stand
it 10 build better roads than |,
as | am new settler. | would
like to see the Island boom and
when tourists come here they can
say that we have at least II miles
OF drSt-class road.
yashoD, Wash. r. Thurston,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

stration Of this power Then. the
Psalms abound with suggestions
and celebrations TO a demonstra-
ton of this same power Then the
church in all its effective history
has had men and women 10 dem
onstrate in most emotional man
ner a power that could not lee
questioned And today there are
in the church sdch demonstrativo
representatives; nor are they.
many of them, OF the minor ele
ment So, the positive class holds
sufficient evidence to suhstantiate
lis position.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12
Editor News-Record .

We have read with great inter
est the articles that have been
published from week to week in
your paper III regard to school
control and school matters, under
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

more home like. You old settlers
surely ought to be able to stand
it 10 build better roads than |,
as | am a new settler. | would
like to see the Island boom and
when tourists come here they can
say that we have at least II miles
OF iirSt-class road.
YashoD, Wash. r. Thurston,
Sermon preached last Sunday
morning on the subject of power,
at the Presbyterian Church, by
r. G. Williams, the pastor, on the
text: Acts Is.
Rev. Williams said in part {:
Power is the coveted requisite
Of all realms of human life. The
society belle covets the power of
social leadership, The artist covets
the superior power of transmits
sion and reproduction. The dra-
matist covets the power of elor
cution The lecturer covets the
power Of oratory and persuasion.
But there is power greater than
all of these, il is spiritual power,
and this is the possible possession
Of all.
Now, to get at this subject
proftably it must be considered
with reference to its three-fold
nature.
The Source of Spiritual Power
First, the source of this power
must be considered. According
TO the text the source of this pow
er is The Holy Ghost. This eiimin-
ates creed, dogma, religious pro
fesSion, church afiiliatiou, sacra-
mental modes, catechism, contir-
nation, ecclesiastical position and
authority as being even contribu-
tories of the real source of spiritu-
al power. Il lies exclusively in
the one source mentioned. which
is the prerogativc of the church,
and which the church in the cor
porate respect possessed for about
three hundred years after its orga-
nization, at which time apostasy
set in, then il was that a malignant
power took possession of the
church's principle and for many
centuries the church was void of
its natural power. Luther struck
the false power a blow which
crippled il and permitted return
of the spiritual power, which de-
yeloped through the conservation
of the elect element of the church,
which in time again become the
actuating force of the church and
the world.
But again, this power was fore
ed out by the clements of material
ism, Journalism. commercialism
and many other isms entering the
corporate system of the church
so that again the church became
void of its chief function of power.
It is to be hoped that this power
is not forever gone from the
church. Perhaps il will never re-
turn in amy general manner this
side of the Millennium. But indivi-
dually the church is gaining back
her power which is evidenced
both by desire and demonstration.
The Demonstration, or Manifesto
ton Of Spiritual Power
The second feature of this pow
er is its demonstration, or mani
feStation. Concerning this there
are two positions taken. They
may be termed the positive aud
negative classes. The positive
class hold to the idea that the
demonstration Of this power con
sists in emotion even that borders
TO the line Of the conspicuous and
spectacular This class has soinf
evidence to support its claim On
the event Of Pentecost, when this
power first fell upon the church,
there was much emotional demon
stration of it. so much so. that
there was what the world would
term babbling of tongues. Again,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-12

Geo. S. Bonnell.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
-'..-.-1
EAST CHARLESTON

Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Lucia of West
Burke were guests at E. w. Burke
over Sunday
Miss Grace Barney has finished her
labors at Camp Winape and is visit
ing relatives in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bailey of
Sawyerville, P. O., are guests OF
his sister, Mrs. Austin Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diershire of Yer
shire spent the weekend in town
Mr.. Diershire supplied the pulpit
while here.
News is received of the birth of a
SON to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilder
at Albany. Friends here extend
congratulations.
C. E. Society Thursday evening at
7:45. Topic for September %, Good
7:45 Topic for September %. Good
work, Finding it, Doing it. Leader
Mrs. Albert Tangue.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22

Plan to come.
Ira Wheelock ana
e fSeiSr to f Orleans. As tt5h@ eV BI hal
hoped that their stsn one yea|
l gpest Re permanent as - tS orlea !
has always been . Mrs, Mrs; W
6 6a the church work s and incl nelp
ity. enurch and cd
The funeral of it'll
S Mas a ned at her late ho aStVla 3
officiating. There wo y. Z. Sd
tributes sent by friends IL MANI a.
setts, New Hampshire an "a wa
by friends. Much syn nrc frOa
pressed for the sorrowing many I'm |
grandparents and other 4 fr;ea
W We wish to thank all Of ons
Doth of Coventry and G or our l |
were SO kind to US durin wrl "a
elon' sickness and burial If 'a ns
girl Especially would We u % 0u
friends for the 1u we tha
flowers. Nav God ,;a nSdny be
all. Eola Smith, Fe"a
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. 81
Edison E. Smith. y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
COVENTRY

Mrs. E. GLADDEN. is suffering with
neuritis in her right arm.
Mrs. Effie Smith of North Wood
stock was home to attend the funeral
of her little niece, Sylvia Smith.
A. E. Edmunds and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. Ri. Hancock visited Mrs. Rose
Brooks Sunday at her home in North
Troy.
Fred Chevier of Montpelier, who
has been driving one of the state
trucks, returned home Monday to
attend school at Burlington.
There will be harvest supper and
social in the Congregational yestrv
Friday evening, September 24th.
There will be fine supper served and
pleasing program after supper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22

committee. This tavern stood on
the site of the present Valley House.
The present Valley House was built
on land now owned by J. G. Turn
bull on the high river bank Just op-
posite the railroad station, and was
moved, probably about 1878, to its
present location.
Ito be continued next weekly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22

Every motor highway
and byWay throughout
picturesque New Eng
land and NeW York is
q part of the long
+" S0cony Trail"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-24
NESBITT

Those Mr.. H, D. Station and fami-
ly on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. w
A. Caldwell, Of Marietta, Mr.. and Mrs
Noah Frey and Children, of Camp
Ground, and Misses Matte and Lau-
ra Carlisle, of this place.
Mrs. A. w. Grizzle and daughters
Ethel and Nellie, and Mrs. H. D. Sta
ton were Saturday visitors of Mrs.
J. F. Blalock.
Miss Lou Station and brother Lew
is were weekend visitors of Mr.. ]. S.
Brown and family near Macland.
Mrs. Annie Caldwell and little son
George, are visiting Mr.. W. A. Cald-
well and family in Marietta at this
writing.
Wishing The Journal and it's read
ers Merry Christmas and Pros
porous New Year.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-24
Beautiful line of Ivory Goods
Hodges Drug Co.
MT. CALVARY.

The weather has opened up very
fine this morning ond it looks like it
might be a fair Christmas. Tho we
are hoping Santa Claus, will not for
get us it looks gloomy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Hardage had
as their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Johnson from Marietta, Mrs.
w. E. Hardage and children and their
daughter Miss Laura Hardage of At
lanta.
Mrs. Sherley Smith and little Hazel,
and Mrs. Henry Walden and baby
of Dublin, arrived Sunday for a few
days visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Chance of Can
ton spent Saturday night with rela-
tives here.
Misses Lille Bell and Virginia
Smith spent the weekend with rela-
tives in Marietta.
Mrs. c. L. Cunningham and little
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-24

with their parents.
Mrs. J. P. Frasure spent Saturday
with Mrs. John Walker.
Mr.. John Pope is visiting relatives
at Blue Ridge.
Mrs. Ollie Carnes and family spent
Sunday with her brother at Pine
Mount.
The B. Y. P. U. met Sunday night,
group number two and group num-
Der three working together render
ed an interesting program.
Let everybody remember Sunday
School at one o'clock on next Sunday.
To The Journal and its readers, a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.