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AoOabs Memorial ~. r. Church.
Boulevard and Twenty -second street.
Rev. ososes &. Williams. pastor.
eeevioss tomorrow will be 40 follow:
1850, holy communion: 7.ao. Mr..
WuitAns VIII preach. subject. CO.
operation" sunday school and other
regular me~tinss q; the usual hours.
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fraternal Spirituallsts.

Fraternal spiritualists Church.
Eden Hall. Sunday evening at 7.30
o'clock. Services conducted by Mrs.
Moore; messages by Mrs. Kapral.
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watch Night Service.

The Wilmington Christian Endeavor
Union will hold watch night services
IN Olivot Presbyterian Church. Fourth
and Broome streets. tonight. beginning
at 1890 o'clock. The societies of
Brack FIX and glamere Churches will
hold joint services I'm EIsmere Church
at 10 o'clock tonight. with Rev. Irwin
Y. Wagner in charge Of the devotional
exercises.
An Interesting program iz being Ar
ragged by the city t-nion FOR {. T..
Week of 1929. on Thursd.y ovspi,s
February 2. 6. y. rsrmlron, field ssc-
re'ary Of the e. T.. World, viii make
"n address before the members. the
place Of meeting TO be announced
later.
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tsst,akc.

Easilsh. M. ~. Church. rhirtc,h
and rsfrsil streets. Rev. ". &. sun
n~'d. rsstor. Watch night services
tonisht at ~ O'Clock. Tomorrows
services ~ follows: $40 n. M. class
meeting toao. communion service;
noou, pihio class. 2 y. m. sunday
s,hccl. aaS. Christian Endoavor ser
Vice rs. address. by Indisn chief
MNoitowor
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trvotth.

Fpworth M. w. church Tenth aud
t~r,t>ars str.ets. nov. Esscn Parks
'rN~ras. pss'or rresrhlnG tonlor-
rcw r,o'n,nx hy tho pa-'or. subject
1890. The Man Who Spoiled a
,lrsAt Record" $50. repetition of the
se.y,re by IN. choir ~ Tho Coming
-f Tho Messiah " sunday aohool
and other r.sulsr meetings az tho
usual hours
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Progressive Splrltu allsts,

First Progressive Spiritualist
Church services will be held tomorrow
evening at 7.45 o'clock in Pythian
Castle, 9o6 West street. They will be
conducted by Mrs. Ellen Goff; in
spirational lecture and spiritual mes
81 cpa
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Midnight Service.

Special services will be held between
Il and 12 o'clock tonight in ST. Steph-
ems Lutheran Church. The topic will
be blessed Seeking"
Zion.
Zion Lutheran Church. Sixth and
jackson streets. Rev. T. Hasskarl. ID.
D.. pastor. Services tomorrow as fol
lows: Morning service, i'm German,
1890, sermon, THE New Year in
Christ" evening service, $50. cantata
by the choir; Sunday school, $50 =.
m. and 2.i5 i. m.
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ENDEAvOR WORK |
BETTER CHRISTIAN
soolstiss Told How They Can
Keep Up Their Energy and
Efficiency.
conmupicatcd.

commupcatcd.
Better Christian Endcayor Socie-
ties" | Cor. 10; 81. IS, the current
Christian Endeavor toplc. II treated
by Rev. T.. q. Holloway this week as
follows.
The Christian Bndesvor Society ls
not an excuse FOR any other organisa-
tlon. Its purpose II not TO I'LL In time
on Sunday. Il Is, In It's truest sense, a
challenge. And our subject is not one
about which 20 philosophlze. n was
not arranged for the purpose or gIv4
ing leader an opportunity 60 pre-
ssnt an interesting paper. Tbs subject
n "a Challenge challenge 20 more
andeaxor. Note the 5sth verse In the
scripture refers nce--how full of clfl-
lensa II H.. Note the keywords -"sted-
fast" "unmoveable." always abound
ing work" "labour." They ring
with challenge.
Three suggestions for better socie-
ties:
I. Remember that it IL a society
Fellowship. therefore should be made a
keynote OF the organization. Too
mary Christian Endeavor societies
/ tif .lethY VitN bltlU u Intflttfr
There Is no society interest. Each
member IN not made 10 feel that he IL
part of the organisation. We should
endeavor TO make tho g. ". Societ,
az truly n society as any lodge OF
secret order. We should make The
members feel the same pride and in.
terest In Il az In any other organlza
tiup.
.. Societies often fail 10 better them
solves by losing ground already gain.
ed. Contests. etc. are held 10 impruv,
the society. and as soon as the qontas
ls over, members begin To relax. an,
10 ''recuterate" Hith n "WelI.
haven't-niissed mceting-for- two
months" spirit. To be stedfast End TN
moveablc certainly means not 10 los
esound.
J. Let every Endeavorer la consist
ent and persistent in his efforts. Th
challenge is 70 always abound" II
the work ~ the society. n the condi
ticn ~ tho aocioty a. a whole war
due ~ the efforts you had put forth
what would the society he like?
The secret of better G. ". Socletic
Is more endeavor.
More Endeayor. More Society. Nor
individual effort.
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Triat0.

SSaaily ~. r. Church. Twenty SOC
- and Church streets. Rev. Il. n.
UD0tae. pastor. PrsachiuG tomorrow
0DeNtae snA s>snins ~ the pastor.
ouotost- 1e1D. "a New Years Ser
Oeas" ~. New Tears Thoughts. /"
ouN1As sesos' and other regular
moe<iNgs af Tie usuAl hours. The
cAsr0s oAass VII! repeat their Christ
- Aashssns ~ both the morning
aHl sssalag sseV'cSs.
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~sie,.

Wesley NJ. r.. church. Llndsn and
lsckscr streets. Rev. zsck Webster
Wolfe. rsstca. Preaching tomorrow
morning and evening by tho pastor.
nattec' 1880. communion :" T.so,
Looking Forward" sunday school
snd Other regular meetings NJ the
usual hours, by special request the
chou vii repeat the anthems az both
SERVICES
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flrst-Central.

First and Central Presbyterian
Market street above Ninth.
Rev. Aquilla Webb. u. ~. III. u,
pastor. Preaching tomorrow morn
ing and evening by Rev. Aquilla webb.
Subject, 1030, ~ separated Life: "
: 7.46. "Taking stock" Sunday school,
and other regular meetings at the
usual hours. Installation uf ten dea-
cons az the morning service.
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VT. Pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant NJ. T.. Church. on the
Philadelphia pike. Rev. W. w. Sharp.
pastor. Preaching morning and eve
ming tomorrow; subject, 1890, Graft
tude and Courage" =. mo Return
over the Old Way" Sunday school
at 80, Epworth League. 730
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Scott.

soctt NJ. r.. Church. Rev. T. J.
aArd. pastor. Services tomorrow as
fcilc~s; Holy communion. 1890:
,jase meeting. a.ia sunday school 2
Hrwcrth League meeting. $40: eve
nine service, s.se. scrmon NY the pas
tor on Gods Time or The Day Of
rsrtsccsi !"
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kinsswood.

hlnsswoud NJ y. church. -Four
tssn,h and c1,ymont streets Rev. @.
" Rounds. rsstor. rreachlns morn
ins srd evening tomorrow hy the pas
t,r sunday school and other regu-
isr nee,irus nt tho usual hours.
Ms,rs r,sht services viii he held at
Al o',i~rk tonight
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I'm manuel.


Emmanuel l.. T.. Church, Seventeenth
and Riverview avenue Services to-
morrow as follows: Holy Communion.
1.s5 a. M; church school. 9.45: Holy
Communion and sermon by Bishop
Cook, IL; evening prayer and sermon,
AS.
Calvary.
Calvary Episcopal Church. Third
end Washington streets. Rev. Z. II.
Stevens. rector. Services tomorrow as
fmlows: 80 a. m. Holy Communion /:
$50. church school: 1916. choral
eucharist and sermon. subject, Bet
ey's Bargain: 7.45 p. m. evening
prayer and sermon. subject. The Fall
OF the Angels"
~. Andrews.
Services tomorrow al ST. Andrews 6
shipley and Eighth streets. Rev. Rich
ard W. Trapneli. rector, Will be as fol-
lows: Holy Communion. s; Bible class
and Sunday school, a.45; Holy Com
munion' and sermon. IL: evening
prayer and sermon. 7.46.
St Matthews Mission.
Holy Communion at s; sunda,
school at $50 y. m.
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I Nsk man,

Coo.mau M. v. church. Fourteenth
and Az roni strcs,s. Rev. w. g.
Harris. pastor. Preaching tomor-
rcv morning and evening by the
pastor, evening subject. The open
Door" SUNDAY school at l2 O'Clock.
urWorth League meeting AT y. m.
with Miss raura stewart in charge
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Wcllefonte.

Rciiefontc NJ. y. Church. Services
tomorrow viii be as follows. preach
Ing hy tho pastor. Rev. W. w Walls
~ io.A5 and As: Sunday school. ..
Two weeks revival service will he
kin tomorrow.
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Nsrvlsow street.

Harrison street VI. ~ church,
seventh snd Harrison streets. Rev.
". n. nshhsrt. pastor. Preaching
tn. rastor. sueieN io.so. "IToly
Communion" 7.So. "show Your col
oi> SUNDAY school and other rcgu-
iar in~etirsaI a, the usupl hours
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

There is nothing new in this ldea'
for it was brought UP in the leglsla-
tire several years ago and heartily
advocated by one school OF politicians
then occupying seats in one house or
both. 1t never reached the stage OF
rruition. as it was looked on with sus-
njcion by some and the opposition was
too strong for its adoption.
The theory embodied in this idea
might prove beneficial and it is Ger
tainly worthy Of a trial; but to write
this experiment into the new const1tu'
tion would be somewhat unwise. The
convention could delegate to the leg
islature or rather, order that body
to adopt a bill putting the idea into
practice and then, after its trial, i
it proved unwise the law could be re
pealed. The hackers of the moVemen
now are entirely wrong in proposing
to place it in the organic law. Sucl
experiments should be left entirel!
to the law-making arm OF the stat
government.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
WOMEN SHOULD REGISTER

Every qualified voter in the state
of Louisiana will have to register III
order to be able to vote at future cleo
tions. The old registration lists went
ont of existence December 81, last
and the registrars in every parish In
the state are now enrolling voters
again.
Comparatively few women had reg
istered at the end Of 1920, and at the
November election a number OF these
filed or refused to vote. Indications
point to a heavier registration OF the
women under the new order, but many
may forget to do so, while others, not
in sympathy with woman's suffrage,
may refuse to register and thus retain
their former status. To this latter
class nothing can be said, but to the
thousands of others, even those who
are mildly opposed to female suffrage
we can only urge them to promptly
register and vote on election day.
The question of woman suffrage
is forever settled. They are on an
equal plane with the men, and if they
desire to guard their future interests
they should lose no time in seeing the
registrar OF voters at once and hav
ing their names enrolled. At the Nov
ember election, we must recall, TIT
women in the eastern, western ant
central western states voted heavily
and this accounts for the overwhelm
ing majority OF the republican candi
date for president. The democratic
women of the south will have to fol
low the example set by their sisters D
the states above mentioned, If the!
wish to see their states remain in
position of prestige. We have hat
dinned in our ears, each census, thu
threat of reducing the south's mem
bersbip in congress because of TIT
small vote cast in national elections
The women can aid in putting an en'
N This threat by registering and Vot
ing thus swelling the south's tota
vote and causing it to show up better
~ comparison with states OF the
north and west not near as populous
as many of the south.
Let them get busy and register no"
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
LET'S GET TO WORK!

For several years Americans have
been rolling in wealth and prosper
ity, making and spending money like
multi-millionaires bnying cheap and
high-priced articles at top prices, look
ing on luxuries as everyday neces-
stiles and losing sight Of the grim fact
that the fools paradise would event
ually blow up.
Short hours and high pay was the
nationwide demand, and every In
dividual thought he was king in the
land and was privileged to do as he
pleased without regard to consequen-
ces. Production dropped as prices
mounted to unheard of levels, and the
riot Of high living went on apace.
The sudden jolt of the reaction has
awakened the people to a sense OF
their past follies, and the realization
sets on their consciousness like a
dose of nauseous medicine Dazed
by the jolt, practically the entire
throng know full well that something
must be done to clear the wreck and
rubbish of the cataclysm and restore
the country to a firmer basis.
Any fool can offer advice but it
requires wise man to put the advice
into sane practice. There is but one
solution and it is quite simple-get to
work, and work to forget the past,
with a full understanding that what is
gone, is gone, and after all only the
future counts in reckoning. High
prices, riotous living, unheard OF lux
uries, all must be forgotten, and the
people must remember that only war
and its attendant evils, miseries and
sufferings can bring on the conditions
under which we have been living and
prospecting.
so LET'S GET TO WORK-Pro-
duce and forget!
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
ncouNry" AND LEGISLATURE"

One of the members OF the conSel'd-
+ional convention says he VIII lnIlo-
d,1ce an ordnance in that body propos-
inc an abolishing of the word parish
Id designating our political suo-alVl-
sions and the adoption OF the worn
making body and the substitution Oh
.saoraral assembly for the states law
,ntroance a second ordinance propos-
ocountvo in its stead. Further, ne VIII
ing the dropping Of the appelatloh
the simple term Legislature IN us
stead.
He backs his opinion with the plea
% conformity with the custom OF all
the states of the union, and points out
that the federal government refuses
70 recognize such a political sud-dlVi-
sion as parish and that Louisiana
alone of the forty-eight states uses
tbe word parish" to designate us
subdivisions. In this he is eminent
" correct and the convention Woulu
do well to adopt the ordinance ana
rid the sttae of its anceint parish,
which. as the delegate well says, -
confusing to people from other states.
After all, the term "parish" is entire
" ecclesiastical and as church anu
state are forever separate in the Uni
ted States, the retaining of such an
annexation by Louisiana smacks OF
the ancient regime when this vast
territory was owned by a foreign gov
erument.
As for the substitution of "legisla-
ture" for general assembly" little
argument can be advanced as a real
reason for such change. While most
states use the former word for their
lawmaking body will assemble, say,
general assembly" means an assemb-
ling of the people or their delegated
representatives for the purpose Of
passing laws. The term, to the ear,
has a more pleasing sound than staid
Legislature" and the enacting clause
of laws, reading "Be it enacted by the
General Assembly g the State OF
Louisiana" sounds considerably bet
ter than il the word Legislature was
substituted. The states are not uni
form in this respect Tor instance.
one state in all its laws, uses the en-
acting term, "Be 1t enacted by the
people of the State Of -----, rep
resented in Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives." Others Use till differ
emit terms, and after all there is lit
tie uniformity and none can be ex-
pected.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
Church Society Meets

Sunday afternoon, at 4 O'Clock the |
children of Mary met at st. Landrys
Catholic church.
The meeting commenced with sing
ing by Misses Gertrude st. Cyr, Car
mine Mizzi, Aurelina Campbell, Edna
Nav Mizzi. Ruby Sandoz and Goldle
Young Miss Adele Durio played the
organ. Then followed recitation OF the
beads and the act of conservation
made before the altar Of the Blessed
Virgin. After this there was bened1c-
tion Of the Blessed Sacrament during
which the same young ladies sang.
After the benedietion, Father COL
lard made a brief address, in the
course of which he called attention TO
The sad loss of two of the most faith
ful members of the society," Mrs. Leo
mold Cahanin and Miss Isaure De1ean,
the latter of whom was president
After Father Colliard's address, the
members then proceeded to elect a
new president to replace the lamented
Miss Deiean, who had so faithfully
executed the office for some time past
Miss Antoinette Close was duly nom
mated by Miss Mime Estorge, and Miss
Mime Estorge was duly nominated by
Mrs. Clinton Andrus. Mrs. e. 2. Yea
zie was also nominated but declined
the nomination. After this nominal
lions were closed.
Miss Min Estorge was elected by
an overwhelming majority. The regis
ter of the society was given her by
Father Colnard and she will proceed
at once with her work as new presi-
dent of Sodality of the Children OF
Mary of Opelousas.
Although the death Of Miss Dejean
who had labored so unselfishly Tor
sodality during so many years, is an
incaIculable loss to the Children OIL
Mary, yet her mantle has fallen on Wor'
thy shoulders in the selection OF MISS
CbNSNSSSN'
| Estorge assumes the management OF
the society under favorable conditions
There is at present goodly member
ship for since Father Colliard's exhor-
tation to Catholic girls to affiliate with
thsi society, many names have been
added to the roll The sodality In
tends to buy a memorial window in
the church, each member is taxed
twenty-five cents per month collected
in dues of one dollar every four months,
except the Extremely young girls, who
are taxed only one dollar yearly.
Last Saturday special mass for the
Children of Mary was said for the
first time at the beautiful new altar
of the Blessed Virgin, which they do.
mated to the church.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
ms COURT AND the PEOPLE.

In. brilliant argument before the
tiurv in federal court Monday Attorney
+ austin Fontenot, defending a man
charged with iolation Of the liquor
law. stressed a point that should De
thoroughly familiar to every Amerl-
can citizen.
Mr. Fontenot said that heretofore
neonle-onlookers and indicted per
sons-approached the federal court
with awe. fear and trembling. Those
who we're to face the court on indict
mentg felt they were convicted De
fore being tried. This, Mr.. Fontenot
stated, was not in keeping with the
actual relationship between people ana
the courts.
The courts constitute the judicial
arm of the government, and in the trial
Of men charged with the violation OF
the law stand as the balance between
the prosecution and the defense. Tri-
bunals are not prosecutors and under
the legal system must Judge as to the
| rights and privileges Of both pros
ecution and defense. They can take
no cognizance OF the unjust claims
of either side but must inVaribly de-
eide a point or an exception according
to Law and without any personal pre-
JUDGE whatever.
The fear heretofore of federal courts
was brought aboEt because business
was expedited and malefactors or per
sons charged with crime and indict
ed for same were given quick hearing
and as quickly discharged or sentenc
ed, according to the verdict OF the
Jury. There has been a mistaken
idea existing that Verdicts Of fedora
courts could be set aside by the pre-
siding Judge at will If such verde
2 was not in keeping with his instruc
: lions and his opinion as to the weigh
2 Of evidence No greater error coul'
4 been originated by the human imag
: ination for in federal court as well a!
: state court practically the same rules
t apply, and the jury in all cases, is the
: sole Judge" of the law and the eVi
dence, and even in the face OF thu
, strongest testimony favorable to con
:. viction a verdict acquitting the pris
oner can not be set aside by the court
, To make any change in existing law
so that a Judge could OVerturn
; jury's verdict, would be to forever dc
i, stroy one Of the very principles OF
which this government is established
and any judge who, Of his own vol
> ton, overturns this principle, is des
tined to quick retirement.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
LIMITING TENURE OF OFFICE

Former District Attorney DeBellevue
of Crowley, elected a delegate from
Acadia to the constitutional conven-
ton, stated recently in an interview
that he would introduce in the con-
vention an ordinance limiting the ten
ure Of local officers to two terms.
Mr.. DeBellevue's arguments in sup
port Of his proposition are strong and
to the point. We have heard so much
the past few years about the twin
evils Of vote-buying and political
rings that any proposition that would
curb if not end the cancerous trouble
that has afflicted the body polite
would be hailed with delight.
Under the present system of law
only the governor and the state treas
urer are inhibited from holding office
two successive terms. AS the AGA
dia delegate well says, there is no rea-
son whatever why this inhibition
should apply to the governor and state
treasurer alone and not to every
officials, state and parish. He
faVors allowing officials to hold two
successive terms and then compelling
them to step down and out. Broadly
speaking this point is well taken and
Is very lenient on the officehoIding
class. To be more stringent, he might
have drafted in the ordinance an in
hlbltion on officeholding for but one
term, and at the same time made If
impossible for an office-hoIder retiring
from one office and running for an
other.
The delegate from Acadia cites the
Mississippi law and says it works so
well in that state that no one would
think Of changing it. However, he
must have overlooked or forgok the
fact that in that state political 3ings
have also flourished and that man
quitting an office because Of the laws
requirements Immediately became a
candidate for another, thus perpet-
tuating himself and his political fac
ton in power. Mr.. DeBellevue is on
the right track, undoubtedly, but he
could clear the track of all obstacles
II he framed in his ordinance the one
term principle and making it impossi.
bic for an officeholder to run for anv
ofrlce after retiring until he had re-
manned in private life at least ona
term. In no other way can the twin
evils OF American politics be forever
eliminated.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
WOMEN VOTERS AND POLL TAX

Mr. w. o. Hart, prominent lawyer
of New Orleans and one of the best
posted men in the state on constitu-
tional law, recently attacked the
opinion Of the attorney general that
the women voters could exercise the
right of voting without payment of
poll tax.
AS a matter OF principle, if not
of law, Mr.. Hart is eminently correct
Women having been given the same
privilege as men so far as voting and
holding office they should conform to
the same rules and regulations that
hedge in the male voter To make an
exception in their case, either by law
or legal opinion, is not in keeping with
democratic principles and if the bar
riers Of the law are such that they can
go scot free Of the poll tax payment,
then the law should be changed as
quickly as possible.
II the constitutional convention,
when 1t meets less than three months
hence, fails to write this principle into
the new organic law, it should order
the law-making arm of the state
government to take instant action as
soon as that body assemblies. 1t is a
poor law which does not work both
ways, and to place class distinction
between the male and female voters
of the state is not in keeping with
recognised principles. If it costs a
man a dollar year in order to cast
his ballot and qualify him to partici-
pate in all elections, then it should cost
every woman voter the same sum.
If man who has failed to pay his
poll tax can not vote, then why should
a woman be allowed the privilege with
out first having also paid the poll
tax?
However, that is the very situation
facing the state of Louisiana to-day.
The law elbows hot and blows cold,
with the same breath and the last
session Of the general assembly fan
ally adjourned before the complete
ratification Of the woman suffrage
hence that body can not
be criticized for not having amended
the law. The need for the change ex-
lists now and the quicker the law is
changed the better it will be for all
concerned.