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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15

or who maketh man dumb, or
deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not
l, Jehovah?" God will not call us
into service untitled. He has fitted
mouth to our body to speak for
him; however man must be at his
best to use his mouth we'll, which
calls for all the preparation avail
able.
V. II. II will be with thee and
teach thy mouth what thou shalt
say" Wisdom comes from God s
word. In Moses time there was
no written word and so God spoke
directly to him. To search for Gods
truth is one of mans major tasks.
V. 13. "And he said, o Lord,
send, pray thee, by the hand Of
him whom thou wilt send" Moses
shrank from duty in that he asked
that someone else perform his task.
How human it is to make others car
ry our burdens if it can be done.
V. IA. "And the anger of Je-
and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite
thy brother? / know that he can
speak we'll. And also, behold he
cometh forth to meet thee; and
when he seeth thee he will be glad
in his heart" God was not we'll
pleased with Moses attempting to
shirk speaking for him, but he pro-
vided way out; in Gods work
there is division of labor. Every
man has a special work he can per-
form in Gods kingdom.
v. 16. "And he shall be thy
spokesman; and it shall come to
pass that he shall be to thee d
mouth, and thou shalt be to him rs
God" In the proposed program
there was to be a well-defined re-
lationship by means of which God
could speak and have his will carried
out.
V. l. "And afterward Moses and
Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh;
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, Let my people go that they
may hold a feast unto me in the will
derness'' Here is recorded the be-
ginning of long controversy in
which the king Of Egypt had to be
made conscious that God had spoken
through Moses and Aaron, and that
Gods will must be honored.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
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God Encourages Leader, EXO-
dus 3:1316; 4:1O-15; 81, for Sun
day, July IS:
To Moses had been assigned n
grave responsibility; it is a mark OF
strength that he does not plunge
but counts the cost and takes up the
problems with God
v. 13. "And Moses said unto God,
Behold, when / come unto the chill
dren Of Israel. and shall say unto
them, The God of your fathers hath
sent me unto you; and they shall
say unto me, What is his name?
What shall l say unto them?" When
one gets out of the practice of wor-
Shipping God, there is a loss of the
reality Of God and unconsciously
something other than God dominates
our lives. Moses task was to make
God dominant in the thought and
life of the Israelites.
V. IA. "And God said unto Mo-
ses, am that / am; and he said,
Thus shalt thou say unto the chill
dren of Israel, l Am hath sent me
unto you The Israelites thought
of God in the past as they had lost
the sense Of His presence. In God
giving to himself the name 81 Am,'
he asserts His personality, since He
speaks in the first person. He de-
clares seIf-existence and affirms his
abiding and unchanging presence
and power.
V. Is. "And God said moreover
to Moses, Thou shalt thus say unto
the children of Israel, Jehovah, the
God of your fathers, hath sent me
unto you; this is my name forever,
and this is my memorial unto all
generations" OF all words, that Of
Jehovah is most sacred to all Jews;
it was so sacred that they said Yah
wa for Jehovah. To them profanity
is the sin of sins.
V. 16. "Go and gather the elders
of Israel together and say, Jehovah
appeared unto me, saying: 1 have
surely visited and seen that which is
done to you in Egypt God is con-
scious of the suffering of his chill
dren. He also cares for his suffer-
ing children, though it may not be
as man desires.
V. TO- "And Moses said unto Je-
hovah, Oh, Lord, l am not eloquent;
for l am slow of speech, and of a
slow tongue The word of God
does not need mans eloquence, but
it does need mans faith to be effec-
lively applied.
V. H. "And Jehovah said unto
him: Who hath made mans mouth?
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
GAS COMPANY DISCUSSES
local SITUATION

Dear Editor: considerable dis
cussion has taken place in recent
months relative to the natural gas
situation in McConnelsville. The
question has been brought up on
several occasions as to whether OF
not the gas company has legiti-
mate contract with the village of Nc
Connelsville The gas company has
at this time a five year agreement
with the village which has been ap-
proved and is on file at the public
utilities commission. According TO
our Interpretation of the agreement,
there are no contingent earnings.
but rather, we are collecting a rate
in agreement with the prescribed
schedule.
Another item which has been dis
eussed quite freely has to do with
the village condemning the local
property of the gas company We
understand that several reliable
business men have written to the
public utilities commission. making
inquiry about the Ohio Fuel Gas
company furnishing gas to McCon-
nelsville, if the village takes over
the property of the local distribut-
ing company The commission has,
in every case, advised local business
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nit. Oliyet

Cleona A. Wright, pastor. Clara
Berry, Sunday school superintend-
ent. Sunday school, 1:30 p. IN
Preaching service, 2:30. Evening
service at O'Clock. A special meet
ing was held Sunday evening. The
Sunday school was reorganized, with
Clara Berry, superintendent; Addi-
son Gooding, assist. supt.; Lura
Gooding, sec'y-treas. Teachers,
Clara Berry, adult; Cleona Wright,
young people; Fay Davis, primary.
The official board requested return
of the pastor for coming year. This
matter will be voted on next Sun
day. Official board remain as at
present, except Ida Boyd named to
fill place of Lola Van Horn. Every
body welcome.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
The Morgan County McConnev Thursday

and Mrs Ernest Thomas and son OF
Marietta were Sunday visitors Of R.
v. Dougan and family Mrs. Shela
Geddes and sons have returned
to their home, after spending sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Bailey. Wayne Ged-
des and Ebert Wilson, near Cincin-
natl, spent over Sunday here. Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Williams had as over
Sunday visitors. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Curl of Cardington; Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Click and daughters of Kill
buck; Faye Barkhurst of Malta, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hall and sons
Miss Mary Eva Williams returned
home with the Clicks for a weeks
visit. Mrs. John Giles and daughter
Janet Lee are visiting relatives in
Wilmington. Mrs. Myla Van Fos-
sen made trip to Columbus Friday,
for another treatment for asthma,
from which time she is better--
Lawrence McInturf and family spent
Sunday with George Dougan s.--Mr.
and Mrs. Myers Van Fossen and two
children returned home Sunday
night after two weeks trip through
southern states. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
McInturf and sons Dalton and Duane
of New Philadelphia spent Saturday
evening with John Lantz and fam
ily Miss Vida Lantz returned
home with them Sunday for weeks
stay Mrs. May Penrose spent
few days recently with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Viola Dougan in Cleveland.
The L. A. S. and missionary So
cieties will hold their July meeting
at Mrs. Frank Van Fossen's Wednes-
day July 21.--Miss Mildred Reed nj
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Glass were Sunday visitors of Will
Reeds.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
PennSyille

Miss Coda Anderson, who has
been at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Anderson, recuperat-
ing from severe illness last spring,
was able to resume her work at CO.
lumbus, Monday. Born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Williams, Friday morn
ing, son. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
BENJAMIN are grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Benjamin and Mrs. Adell
Williams. great grandparents. Mrs.
AIDA Beswick of JeffersonvilIe, Ind,
is another great grandparent.-- Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Dougan and
daughters Ruth and Rita of Colun-
bus and Grant Gilmore spent Satur-
day evening with Mrs. MAZDA Gill
more and children Maxine and Bob,
and enjoyed birthday supper hon
oring Maxine's 17th birthday.--Mr.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15

kloss, Mervyn Sleek, and others that
the teacher may call; music, male
quartet, Pennsville; duet, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Williams; instrument
tai music, Spencer family; harp solo,
Gladys Tompkins; solo, Harriet
Sherwood and Marie Revenaugh;
brief talk, by Rev. McDonald--
Mary Simpson, chairman; Mervyn
Sleek, J. L. Adkins, Reverdy Hen
cry, Douglas Erwin, COMMITTEE.
1912
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Pisgah Happy HustIcrs

The Pisgah Happy Hustlers' All
sewing club met at the home Of
Dorothy Dugan, June 80. There
were II members present. Old and
new business was discussed, and the
program carried out The next
meeting was with Erma Stewart,
July IA, with the following pro-
gram: Roll call, what you want TO
be when you are grown; demonstra-
ton, Mrs. Katherine Greer; piano
solo, Dorothy Buchanan; reading,
Edithe Richardson; contest, Vir-
ginia Reed; song, by club. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
GETS SOUVENIR BOOK FROM
CONGRESSMAN SECREST

Mr.. Emmett Gatewood of East
Windsor is in receipt of a copy OF
one of the souvenir editions of the
Democratic National Convention
books, which contain several hun
dred pages. 1t was sent him from
the office of Congressman Robert I.
Secrest, by Mr.. Secrest's secretary,
Miss Jessie Mckinney. Mr.. Gate
wood. staunch Democrat, who has
been the Democratic central commit
teeman in his precinct for number
of years, keenly appreciates the
book.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Church of Christ
(Seventh Street)

Bible study at $3.50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 1920. Leader, Err
nest Price. Lesson, Ephesians, 4th
chapter. Evening service at 7:45.
Lesson, Ephesians, 5th chapter Mid
week meeting each Wednesday ev-
ening at 7:45. A welcome awaits
you at these services.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
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st. James Roman Catholic Church
Times of Masses: First, third and
fifth Sundays Of month, 1920, June
to September, $3.50, Inclusive; Sec
ond and fourth Sundays of month,
500. June to September, 1880, in
elusive; week days. 1880; Holy
days, 900 Confession Saturday
evenings and eve of Holy days,
1880; first Fridays before Mass,
1880; evening, Holy hour, 7:30.-
Rev. Louis B. Preston, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15

God Encourages a Leader, Exc
dus 3:13-16; 4:10-15; 81, for sun
day, July IS:
Why was it wise that the children
of Israel should be taken out OF
Egypt?
What excuses did Moses make
when called to deliver the Israel
ties and how did God answer him?
What is liberty as implied in this
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
What visions of liberty should "

what VISIONS OF liberty should we
entertain?
In what does true eloquence con-
sist?
Glorious says: Goods people are
his own possession; he owns their
wealth and work because he owns
them, body, soul and spirit They
yield to His will and use His power
to do His work"
Lesson Prayer: Help us to own
our Lord as he owns our soul and is
the Giyer Of every good gift. Help
us to spend our strength in doing
His will, since by faith we accept
His will as our rule of life.''
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Pleasant Grove Church

Sunday school at 1:30 p m. At
2:30 Rev. A. N. Grove will preach
on the subject Assurance of Your
Salvation All are more than well
come. Come.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Triadclphia Church of Christ

Evangelistic meetings are being
conducted by j. C. Roady Of Sulli-
van, Ind. Services each evening at
s O'Clock. All day meeting next Sun
day. All are invited, and urged to
attend these services.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Methodist Protestant Church

Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Public
worship at 10:30. Sermon theme.
"Our Example" The ladies aid So
ciety will be entertained Thursday
at 1880 p. m, at the home of Mrs.
r. l.. Mendel.-Chas. E. Bulen, pas
tor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Church Of the Nazarene
Main Street, Malta

Sunday school, $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship, 10:30. N. Y. P. s.,
GAS p. m. Evening worship, 7:45
Wednesday, mid week prayer meet
ing, 7:45 p. m.-Jos. F. Morgan,
pastor
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15

Sun-Proof paints give better pro-
lection and longer life, which means
LESS MONEY per year.-Standard
Supply Co. m1oti
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Malta M. E. Church

Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Mr.. c..
B. Smith, superintendent. Morning
worship at 10:3O. Sermon topic,
"Hidden Crime. Paul /. Wachs,
pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 9:15 a. M.
Kings meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Temperatures of Human Blood

Temperatures Of Human Blood
Temperatures of the human blood
have been known to run as high as
107 degrees and as low as "a de-
grees. Clinical thermometers run
to 10 degrees, leaving margin OF
3 degrees.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Pisgah M. P. Church

Sunday school, 1870 p. m. Pub
lie worship at 2: 0.-Chas. e. Bulen
pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-07-15
Newton Ridge Homecoming

The annual Newton ridge home
coming will be held Sunday, July
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
May Have Startsd Here

All sorts of mayoralty booms are being talked about down in New York City these days with Senator Royal C. Cope land getting almost as much attention as the center of contention, the present executive Fiorella La Guardia. That many factions and parties are lining up full strength to get rid of Mayor LaGuar- dia and to install their own favorite can be seen without doing too much thinking. Mayor LaGuardia may be just what the doctor ordered for New York, but what the doctor orders doesn't always taste well to those who have to take it.
 All of which reminds this writer that an incipient boom for mayor of New York was actually started in Waterbury year or so ago. The center of this early campaign was Joseph T. Higgins, Internal Revenue Collector for the Second Dis trict of New York, which embraces the metropolitan area. MT. Higgins was in this city as the guest of local Holy Cross alumni and spoke at gathering here, at which time he was very specifically men, tioned as "the next mayor of New York.
 All of which may mean little or noth- ing to Waterbury today But it also may mean something before the present cam paign is over. Mir Higgins name may not enter prominently into the coming pre-nomination campaigns, but if it should, Waterbury would be able to say it had prior claim on such knowledge by virtue of what occurred here a year ago. Wouldn't it be nice if we could say to New York we knew it all the time?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Bridges

This is an era of great bridge-building, and Uncle Sa mis the greatest bridge builder of this or any other age There are many recent examples within our boundaries, of which the most notable is the bridge across San Francisco Bay. No less significant are the bridges connect ing with Canada, along boundary which is largely water.
 There are two magnificent viaducts across the Detroit river at Detroit, both built in recent years, and another across the upper Niagara river at Buffalo. Now a fourth has been started, to cross the upper St. Lawrence at Thousand Islands, east of Lake Ontario. And plans are go- ing forward for bridge across the St. Clair river at Huron, Mich, just south of Lake Huron.
 These international bridges, with others across the Rio Grande connecting with Mexico, might be called our chief foreign defenses. We defend ourselves against our neighbors by making it easy for them and us to visit each other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Sentiment Swings

Some time ago Providence, R. l., exper- imented with parking meters. Reception of this innovation in traffic control was rather cool with merchants whose prop erty abutted on thoroughfareS where the devices were to be installed leading the complaints and criticisms against them. Today, we understand, these same com plainants are the loudest in their praise of the meters as a solution to modern parking problems We offer this not as a boost to the parking meters, but as an indication of how easy it is for enlight- ened persons to be wrong on something.
 We can recall that Hartford considered the parking meter some time ago, too, just about the same time that Providence did. And so did we down here in Water bury But when Hartford showed no sympathy towards the meters, Water bury sort of sided with it's sister Connec- ticut town Perhaps we both were wrong; perhaps we 10th should study the Provl- dence situation bit further and see It, maybe, there isn't something there that could profitably be adopted to the needs of this city.
 Of course we realize that persons who are opposed to meters to regulate curb parking for periods up to an hour can produce endless arguments to show that they won't succeed here. They can show probably a number of communities in which the meters were used and failed to produce results. Conditions in them may be startlingly similar to our own, but the real proof of the pudding is in the eating and in this case it's in the trying. The Providence incident makes us more aware of the fact that control of parking along streets may be mechanically con trolled with fine results all around. If so, why should we pass over possibilities for improvements locally?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Remembering Service

Now that the ranks of the Blues and Grays are so thinned, it seems sad that there is not one Decoration Day for the whole nation, instead of one for the North and another for the South. More and more this day of remembering turns our thoughts to the prevention of future wars rather than the payment of tribute to the dead of past wars. We realize more clearly that the soldier dead who gave their lives, willingly or reluctantly, for their country might have served it even more gloriously in the works of peace, if only statesmen had been competent and selfish interests less aggressive.
 Memorial Day, near as it is to our hearts, may come to suggest to younger generations, far removed from the Civil War, that great service may be rendered to nation or a cause quite apart from war. The graves of men and women whose lives have been given to medical research, in the conquest of deadly ene- mics such as yellow fever, are not assem- bled in national cemeteries and no special day is set apart for decorating them. Yet the war they fought has advanced human well-being and left to aftermath Of bitterness.
 Perhaps we need to be careful on Memorial Day to honor the selflessness and courage of the soldier dead, not to glorify the war in which they died, or any other war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29

stand that we are immeasurably poorer today for the loss of those half-million fine youths
 What could they not have given us, if they had grown up to useful manhood and taken their places in the world, untouched by war?
 Half million more men, the pick of the na- tions youth, from whom to draw scientists, poets, civic leaders inventors statesmen, writers counse lors and business men! By the law of averages, there must have been, among those half million, many who would have gone far and rendered great services. It is hardly exaggerating to say that the last half century of history might have been profoundly different if those men had been spared to it certainly is not exaggerating at all to say that we would be better wiser, richer people to- day If those men had not been killed
 THERE is the true cost of War-of the war of 1861 A and of all the other wars whose dead we decor ate today. Not the money-for that can be repaid. Not the grief and agony for time can heal that wound. But the irretreyable removal of human spirits that could have helped make faircr world that is the price that can never be avoided and never be wholly paid
 To the end of our existence as a nation we shall suffer from that loss What better day to mediate on that loss than Memorial Day?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
AN EDITORIAL BY BRUCE CATION Memorial Day Again Recalls Cost of Grim War

TT is little hard to realize at this late date that we are still paying for the Civil War.
 The bills for powder, shot and general breakage have long since been settled Pensions are being paid, of course, but they don't loom large any more and the war is SO far away from us anyhow, that they to be part of the natural order of things unconnected with actual conflict.
 Indeed, the whole war is rapidly passing into romanticized veil of sentiment so that when Memor ial Day around it serves only good excuse for holiday The very names of the battles-Shi- 1oh, Antietam, Cold Harhor Stones River and all the rest-have quaint old-fashioned sound. We tend to think of them in picturesque and exciting pageant and forget that they paid for in blood, agony and heartache.
 But this continuing cost of that escapes us most of all What is it, anyway-this cost that we are still paying and must always go on paying?
 
 L'IGURE it this way. Close to 500,O0O men lost II their lives in that whose memory this day set aside to celebrate. Most of them young men; they were, furthermore the best of the young men-the bravest, the most ardent, the lads who were most eager to pour out what they had as sacrifice for an ideal
 You do not have to think very long to under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Crazy Inventions

Ever since the G-man became our chief national hero, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been the recipient of numerous, freely offered ideas for doing it's work better. From the quantity of such suggestions accumulated one might we'll believe the great American public does nothing else but invent criminal catching devices for Uncle Sams law enforcers.
 All this help hasn't proved very helpful, however, because few people are as good inventors as they think they are For example, one serious gentleman had plan for spraying a certain powerful chemical on everybody. The chemical would kill criminals instantly but do no harm whatever to honest people. When asked for it's name, the inventor ex- plained cheerily that he had thought up only the idea. It was up to the F. B. l. to discover the chemical.
 The two-way automobile which would run equally well in either direction hasn't been perfected yet, but has been recom- mended as quick way to pursue crim- inals without having to waste time turning around. The Bureau looks into lot of these things, not hopefully, but as a part of it's work. There's chance that some useful idea may turn up some time. But the average inventor of crime-detec- tors is neither an Edison nor Ruhe Goldberg. Most of the gadgets don't work and aren't even funny.