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The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
AN EFFECTIVE SUNDAY SCHOOL

question up office today and debated with
considerable real interest What the today doing
about the Sunday School the question: After thinking
about the important matter turned the question squarey
around and asked pontedWhat the Sunday School doing
FOR the young We didn't jump conclusions based
Indifferent observation casual thinking decided
the subject somewhat carefully.
At the outset most interesting eec-
tive Sunday school class composed of the finest type young
The spirit and enthusiasm existing unusually delightful
that sought definite information concerning the class
The Sunday school located in St. Paul. To be exact
the held every Sunday Central M E. church,
not far from the heart of the Sanity City, The membership
totals sixyeven neookng redooded earnest sincere Chris
tan real Americans 1t made heart
beat with to learn that there young in this
country entirely different from the type.
Not only did find splendid group of young men, but
also discovered wonderful organization that tied young be-
tween the of sixteen and enne securely the church,
church. Think means, Reader.
Here in St. Paul church, great problem seemingly has been
solved Every churcworker knows the difficulty of keeping the
young interested in the church. Many minister has
praying ferveny for solution of the mighty important
problem has been sincerely seeking door that into full
Sunday school of young but for unknown
not found that much desired and needed conditional Sunday
school that holds the at the when he needs the
influence of the church possibly than other time
his life Certainly the church needs the between the
ages of sixteen and wentyone We think Kappa
of the Central M. E. church meets long felt want.
The Kappa Chi does succeed doing the thing that
impossible The young in this class had interest
church that extended the week. the month"; the
year. Surely that something The young of the
Kappa Chi stand soy for honest and fair athletics appreciate
the better things in music a wholesome valuation
of social life, understand the necessity for Christian living
The members of the Kappa Chi their apels the
Cross of Christ They ashamed stand before world
Sunday school lads Existing within the group beautiful
loyalty delightful friendlness and understanding
of another Truly it seemed they brothers
Christ.
We learned that the office of the Kappa Chi Mcclure
building, St. Paul. Minnesota We that letter ad-
dressed there will bring information regarding and meth
DDS of organization of the Kappa Chi
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
XXX
l AM WALTON

came to thee Oklahoma, but few years ago found
place for myself that gveth that which
lcty.
came with an itching within which permits peace
unless am on the front page of the newspaper
seek the spectacular FOR nothing attracts attention
which to me is honey sweeter than saccharine
Whatever stands between and personal euogy surely
will crush like an apple in a cider-press.
readeth Shakespeare especially Julius Caesar" there
can learn much concerning Butu who to inspiration
hateth the Khan most violently that thing thorn In
flesh and causeh me much pain where ego dweleth.
Let no man question my ways of impulse am fury
when aroused will brook interference When speak, the
dog that baketh shall have his tail apuated one inch behind
his ears.
Ask not about thine affairs Neither must thou speak
to me of rights liberties Thou pickle and am the
brine, so learn to endure my brackish ways
am as tickle chorus girl, changeabe vane on a
coWbarn nevertheless that privilege mne not thine
the right rdecue or bettle.
doth pardon the murderer when choose to do soand
often do But that to thee neither here there Jurors
NUTS ures must be nuy and act behalf of the man
that hleth and is sent to the 'pen" for punishment
Recklessy spendeth the peoples money have fed the
multudes with sandwiches and not paid for the bread
and meat consumed sliced not the beef thin thou not
that the state ayeth Which makeh the celebration cheap for
me, so worry not concerning my wife's hat
The Invisible Empire demandeth that cease NV childish
downsttng and babyke upstandngs caeth forth the
soldiers and ordereh the nghrs my state lest thew
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Sectarian Institutions Take Their
Place and Funds.

Johnstown, Pa, -. = Thirteen
public schools in one county of this
state have been closed and succeeded
by sectarian schools it was reported
by a county superintendent.
In some counties state appropria-
tions for public schools are being used
for sectarian schools, he reports.
The report was read at a meeting
of the Progressive American League,
where resolutions were drawn indors-
ing a national department of educa-
ton with a secretary in the presi-
dents cabinet.
Protestants should look out. Scores
of our public schools may be closed
one of these days if Rome continues
to grow. 1t is coming. Tolerance is
on the drive. You do not believe it?
All nighttime will tell!-Mo. Valley
Independent.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
OREGON SCHOOL
Law IN COURT

Washington, D. C.-National Capt.
tai educators are intensely inter-
ested in the legal test to be
made of the Oregon school law.
Suit for a test of the constitutional
ity of the bill, which became law at
the general election last November,
has been filed in United States Dis
trict Court by Catholic Society.
Adopted after bitter fight in the
last Oregon election this law makes
it compulsory for all children below
high school age to attend the public
schools. 1t has been generally re-
garded as an effort to drive private
schools out of business, and Catho-
lies have looked upon it as aimed es-
pecially at their institutions.
Proponents of the law, which in
cluded heavy majority of the citi-
zens of Oregon, maintain that as the
institution of a state are the pro-
duct of, and live or die by the char
acter of it's citizens, the state has a
right to say how and by whom its
future citizens are to be trained. OPP
ponents of the law see in it an in
vasion of the rights of the individual
to train his child as he pleases.
1t is noted that the law does not,
as has been claimed, drive out the
private school, since private instruc-
ton is permitted children who are
taught the same subjects for the
same period of time, as are taught in
the public schools.
The test of the Constitutionality of
the law has been looked for ever
since its enactment, and the results
of this court action will be most
carefully considered by educators and
legislators in other states, who are
only awaiting a definite pronounce
ment on the Oregon law before imi-
tating similar legislation in their own
jurisdictions.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
NEGRO Wanted TO
ENTER PLATTSBuRC

The National Association for the
Uplift of Colored Gentlemen seeming
ly has got another job of work to do.
The Plattsburg IN. W Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp, since its incep-
ton open only to white soldiers, re-
fused to accept a smart young negro
who tried to force himself into the
ranks recently.
Now the uplifters want Secretary
Weeks to kiss the rookie and apol-
ogize.
The War Department has offered
to provide separate training camp
for negroes If enough of them wish
to serve. There are few applicants,
however.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
CONSIDER THE CIRCUS

Clrcuses are constant source OF
attraction to me. Perhaps, at my
age ought not to confess that such
frivolity as circus draws me from
my desk, but the fact remains that
see all the circus parades and all the
circus performances that take place
in this town.
And when I go to a circus I want
to go clean through it-from "Hot
Dogs" to the "Grand Concert"
start in at the corner of the lot
with long glass of red lemonade
passing quickly to the popcorn man
and the taffy man, and with my
pockets well filled with peanuts to
feed the elephants, I make my way
to the side show.
It is the last circus that I at.
tended that furnishes me with the
subject for my letter to you to-day;
When I arrived at the sideshoW
l made careful examination of eve.
ry banner because in no other way
can one fully understand and appre.
ciate the wonders inside the tent.
This particular sideshow advertised
an Educated Horse" that could all
but talk-an Educated Pig" that
was supposed to have a better educa,
tion than some people-an Educated
Monkey" that was guaranteed to be
the missing link.
Armed with the trimmings" that
go to make ones trip to a circus
successful, 1 paid for my ticket and
entered the tent.
The show man was just preparing
to exhibit the Educated Horse"
Tapping the leg of the horse, he
asked the animal how old he was
The horse stamped eight times with
one of his right feet, which told US
that he was eight years old. Next
the horse was asked what date of
the month it was, and he went over
to some blocks and picked up one
upon which was painted the date of
the month.
Next the educated pig was ex-
hibited. He rolled a barrel about,
on the platform.
Now it was the Monkeys turn
and the trainer handed him a plug
of toacco. The monkey bit off a good
generous chunk-rolled it about i'm his
month and spit at box of sawdust
and hit it squarely the first pop-did
it better than I have seen some men
do it.
Then that show was over.
Now, were those animals educated L?
No! They were only trained.
Animals cannot be educated. They
can be trained to do certain things
when their surroundings are just as
they were when they first learned to
do the trick.
Change the surroundings-change
the location of that block and the
horse could not find it. Change the
location of that box of sawdust and
the monkey would not spit in it.
So it is with some men. They can
be trained to do and to say certain
things, but they cannot be Educated"
Selected
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
THE BIBLE
"A translation
Boston Transcript

A professor at the University of
Chicago has undertaken to supplant
the King James version of the Bible
by what he calls an american
Translation" his three and a half
years. work was completed last
Thursday. This professor says eve
use words ineligible to the Amer
lean ear" Why is this necessary?
Is not the Bible understood in Amer
lea today? Have we so lost the
knowledge Of our own language that
we can no longer understand the
finest example of it? Is the one book
of all others acclaimed by English
speaking peoples the world over to be
''the noblest monument of English
this book to be thrown in
to the discard?
The Chicago professor undoubted-
ly meant well. But when he attempts
to do away with great work of art,
when he tries to supplant a manual
of faith ingrained in US by all the ties
of holy belief by three and a half
years work, he shows that his sense
of proportion is lacking. Of course
what he proposes cannot be done.
A quotation from his "American
translation" will show how uninspired
and matter of fact his version is.
When read in contrast with the same
passage in the King James version, it
suggests comparing an automobile
horn to a cathedral organ. Here is
the Chicago professors "transla-
ton" of Jesus feeding the multitude:
The disciples said to Him:
"Where can we get bread enough in
this solitude to feed such a crowd?"
Jesus said to them:
Glow many loaves have you?"
They said:
"Seven, and a few small fish,"
And so it goes. Contrast the same
passage in the gospel according to St.
Mark with the King James Version:
And his disciples, answered him.
From whence can a man satisfy these
men here with bread in the wilder
ness?
And he asked them, How many
loaves have We? And they said,
Seven.
The contrast is here so obvious that
no comment is needed.
If the American can no longer feel
the beauty of our Bible, for it is our
Bible and part of our American ira
dition, if it's meaning is no longer
clear to him.. if he demands as
american translation" of the mob
lest monument in English prose, then
disappointing is his condition. For
tunately this is not the case and hap
PLY the King James version of the
Holy Bible is strong enough to with
stand this attempt at replacement.
1t has withstood far worse shocks in
it's time. May it continue to with
stand them!
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
THOUGHTFUL

Isadore Levinsky was dying of the
the small poxes. The doctor had just
told him the terrible truth.
"Send for the priest" he murmur-
ed.
"You mean the rabbi, don't you 2"
asked the doctor.
mo, the priest. Do you teenk I
want the rabbi to have such a seek
ness what I got ?"-Current News.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

The famous editor of the New York
Sun, Charles A. Dana, used to enjoy
telling the story of a man who asked
his friend:
Have you ever heard of a machine
that can tell when man is lying?"
81 surely have" said the friend.
slave you ever seen one 2" asked
the first man.
"Seen one?" said the friend. 81
married onew
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

A young man with a pretty but
notoriousiy firtatious hancee wrote
to a supposed rival, give been told
that you have been seen kissing my
girl. Come to my Office at II on
Friday. I want to have this matter
out" The rival answered, "I've re-
ceived a copy of your circular letter
and will be present at the meeting"
-Argonaut, San Francisco. ....e
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
END AND MEANS

Dorothy-"When will you get your
new fur coat, mammal"
Mother-"Your dad says it can't be
DONE"
.Dorothy-"Say Momsie, have YOU
ever tried throwing yourself on the
floor and kicking your feet the way
j dot"
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
-K-K-Kv
MORAL POWER

Have faith in the moral power of
America. It gave independence un-
der Washington and freedom under
Lincol. Here right never lost. Here
wrong never won. However power
full the forces Of evil may appear,
somewhere there are more powerful
forces of righteousness. Courage
and confidence are our heritage. JUS
tice is our might. The outcome is
in your hand, my fellow American;
if you deserve to win, the nation cam
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

interfere with ways of wildness.s All 90
To the world teeh interesting fairy-taes many whip
ping bees desire much be viceresde and
sayeh about the Kxers expectt aid ambitious plans
am political opporunis, which explaineh many things
that doeth All actions necessary my thneth
for the advancement of Waoand that is
me-
Yes, I am Walton.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

The following extract from Secret Political Societies
in the South during the period of RECONSTRUCTION written by Wal
ter Henry Cook Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio
"The Ku Kux Khan accomplished much. From political
viewpoint secured home rule for several of the Southern States
ended the dsgacefu rule of the carpetbagges therein and
helped to reestabh honest and efficient governmental in
stuons The example inspiration which, after 1872
led the of the Southern States still radical control of
GLORIOUS VICTORY in regainng efgovernment.
From economic standpoint the had been fright
ened into going to work and prevented to large extent
from breaking labor These important services
in the rehabilitation of the South.
From social standpoint the Khan protected property pro-
tected life, and brought order out of chaos"
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
THE POWER OF RELIGION

It was because religion gave the
people new Importance and a new
glory that they demanded a new
freedom and a new government. We
cannot in our generation reject the
cause and retain the result. If the
institutions they adopted are to sur
vive, if the government which they
founded is to endure, it will be be-
cause the people continue to have
similar religious beliefs. It is idle
to discuss freedom and equality on
any other basis. It is useless to ex-
pect substantial reform from any
other motive. They cannot be adj
miriistered from without. They must
come from within.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

QUOTATIONSASSE FROM RECENT
PUBLIC UTTERANCES AND WRITINGS
OF THE NEW PRESIDENT INDICATE HIS
RELATION TO ISSUES OF TODAY, IN
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PROBLEMS OF
GOVERNMENT.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
DO THE DAYS WORK

Do the days work. If it is to pro-
tect the rights of the weak, whoever
objects, do it. If it be to help a
powerful corporation better to serve
the people, whatever the opposition,
do that. Expect to be called a stand
patter, but don't be a standpatter.
Expect to be called a demagogue,
but don't be a demogogue. Don't
hesitate to be as revolutionary as
science, or as reactionary as the multi
ipliction table. Don't expect to build
up the weak by pulling down the
strong. Don't hurry to legislate.
Give administration a chance to
catch up with legislation.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

"The average woman has a voca-
bulary of only eight hundred words"
It is a small stock, but think Of the
turn-over.-Oakland Tribune. e..
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
SPOILED CHILDREN

Back in 1880, when I was a child at
Plymouth, I asked my father for a
cent to buy some hoarhound candy.
He heard me gravely and then in
formed me just as gravely that it
looked to him as if a democratic
president would be elected that fall,
and that it behooved every prudent
man to exercise especial thrift.
Therefore he would be obliged to
deny my request.
Now that sounds absurd in these
days when money is so plentiful and
when parents in very modest circum-
stances often give their children SIS
to 500 a week as mere spending
money and not to be accounted for
at all. But there is a. good deal of
sense in it. Children brought up
under that regime of thrift and pru-
dent forethought were better off in
later year than children treated with
unwise generosity.
I am sure that this habit of pro-
viding inexperienced young people
with more money than is good for
them is responsible for the ruin of
many lives and for a great deal of
injury to society.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
THE AMERICAN HOME

The destiny, the greatness OF
America lies around the hearthstone,
If thrift and industry are taught
there and the example of selfsacrifice
oft appears, if honor abide there, and
high ideals, if there the building Of
fortune be subordinate to the build
ing of character, America will lie in
security, rejoicing in an abundant
prosperity and good government at
home, and in peace, respect and con-
fidence abroad.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
XXX
LEGISLATION BY CLAMOR

LEGISLATION BY CLAMOR
We have had too much legislating
by clamor, by tumult, by pressure.
Representative government ceases
when outside influence of any kind is
substituted for the judgment of the
representative. This does not mean
that the opinion of constituents is to
be ignored. It is to be weighed most
carefully, for the representative must
represent, but his oath provides that
it must be faithfully and impartial
ly according to the best of his
abilities and understanding, agree
ably to the rules and regulations of
the constitution and laws"
Opinions and instructions do not
outmatch the constitution. Against
it they are void. Instructions are
not given unless given constitution
ally. There can be no constitutional
istruction to do an unconstitutional
act.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28

not lose.
Reverence is the measure not of
others but of ourselves.
U
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
AMERICAS STRENGTH

AMERICAS STRENGTH
America must furnish more than
armies and navies for the future. If
armies and navies were to be SUI
preme Germany would be right.
There are other and greater forces
in the world than march to the roll of
the drum. AS we are turning the
scale with our sword now, so here
after we must turn the scale with
the moral power of America. It must
be our disinterested plans that are to
restore Europe to a place through
justice when we have secured victory
through the sword.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
WORK AND SERVE

To us, the man of means who does
not work, who does not serve, is of
exactly the same class as the tramp
or the vagabond, and the day is not
distant when we shall treat him as
such.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT

The authority of the law is ques-
toned in these days all too much.
The binding obligation of obedience
against personal desire is denied in
many quarters. If these doctrines
prevail, all organized government, all
liberty, all security are at an end.
Force alone will prevail. Can those
instructed with the gravest authority
set any example save that of the
sternest obedience to law?
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
LAW AND ORDER

The matter of public order is so
clear and so fundamental that it is
difficult to see how any one would
think of compromising or avoiding
that issue. 800. Not the private
will but the public will must be
maintained as the supreme authority.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-07
BENTLEY is
DELIVERING
FOR GIANTS

NEW YORK. Aus. Jack Bent.
~ ley. who cos; tho New York
Giants SCI. 900. and Who was hAilesi
In tho spring as an exploasd phe.
nom. hiEh.priecd lemon. Is living
down the odium Of had start.
Because OF salary differences Bent.
ley was late IN reporting 10 the
Giants. He was many pounds over
weight whon he Joined MeGraw's
club and needed more than the
rew weeks given hirn TO get into
shape.
As result OF poor condition.
Bentiey's first three or four starts
il the National league were sad ~.
fairs. II really seemed az u Nc
Graw had been bunkcd. Critics were
ready TO place Bentley In tho also
ran class.
Just when a majority 81 tho cx.
perts were weakening on him. Bent
by began 20 show the form that
made him tho town hero In Baltl.
more. His pitching record shows
that IN the first ~ games worked
he turned IN nine victories.
Bentley haa not confined his activ.
itNs 10 pitching. he has been a
whale at the hat Usad az n pinch
hitter when not pitching he Is slug.
ging the ban well over the 400
mark.
It's beginning to look as X Nc.
Graw didn't set stung after all.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-07
TEAMS WILL
STAGE GAME
EXHIBITION

Two local teams will tangle In an
exhibition lacrosse game 70 be played
at Upper Woodland park ut 1880.
SUNDAY, Aug. -. This will DO the
first tilt staged here for long while
and should attract considerable at
tention.
Tho teams have been working out
on the Woodland field for two weeks
and are in fine shape for their Sun
day tusslc. They will mako tho
rounds Of the different city play
fields. going 70 a different ono each
Sunday.
The game viii be staged under the
management Of q. H. slater. local
sportsman. who first put his idea In
TO effect a month ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-07
KEYSTONE
MEN LEAD
IN STEALS

CHICAGO. Aug. lit Is rather
" interesting fact that tho two
leading base steaiers in tho major
Leagues should be second basemeu.
and both members Of Chicago clubs.
Eddie Collins, tho veteran second
sackcr Of the white sox. is showing
the way IN the American league IN
the matter Of thcfts. while Grant.
ham. a recruit, playing his first sea-
son as a regular. leads the National
league in base running.
incidentally. II might DO men.
toned that the two players TO press
Collins and GranthaIn for tho base.
stealing honors are outfielders.
Johnny Mostil. OF tho sox. Is hot on
the trail Of Collins, while Max
Carey. Of pittsburg, is close on the
heels Of Grantham.
For years Carey has been the pre-.
mier base runner OF tho National
league. and he hopes to eventually
overtake Grautham.