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LITTLE PADRE
AIDS SEAMEN
Rev. Rightmyer of Lewes
Recognized For His Work
Among Shipwrecked Sailors
HANDLED 6 DISASTERS

THE little padre with the big
heart" is the title by which Rev.
Nelson Waite Rightmyer is known
at Lewes. He was given the name
several months ago by a seaman
from the torpedoed fruit ship San
Gil in grateful recognition of Rev.
Mr.. Rightmyer's work in behalf of
shipwrecked mariners.
Rector of Four Churches
Rev. Mr.. Rightmyer, 80, is rector
of st. Peters Epicopal Church at
Lewes and three other Episcopal
churches, as well as chairman Of
the Red Cross there. He has hand
led six major maritime disasters
since the war began. He trans
formed an empty store into a Red
Cross dispensary and is generally
at the Lewes Coast Guard station
when survivors are brought in.
More than 100 seamen have been
lOulullCQ LulOQSl SOlllllOiIiollo SChI
to the Lewes Red Cross. Rev. Mr..
Rightmyer has seen to it that tele
grams and cables were dispatched
to anxious relatives, many of them
in other lands.
Consuls Appreciative
Consuls of the Allied nations
have written their appreciation of
his work, as have number of
clergymen, including Rev. Percy B.
Stockman, superintendent of the
Seaman Church Institute of Phil
adelphia. Rev. Mr.. Stockman add
ed boxes of clothing and books to
his written thanks. A German wo-
man living in New York wrote
Sending you the coat of my late
husband was the only way to do
something for defense in these hor-
rible times. 1 hope it keeps one
ifrozen-out sailor warm"
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othy Scuse, Doris Virdin, Doris
Bohannon.
Grade Az, Miss Gordy, teacher
james Foxwell, Eugene McNatt
George Pernol, Ernest Reed, Char
les Wade, Betty McClain, Matilda
Robinson, Margaret Truax.
Grade 81, Miss Burchard, teach
er-Marjorie Chambers, Billy Bart
lett, Clarence Scuse.
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. COWS
and mules removed FREE OF
charge by calling DOVER 7i9 r
13. No animals removed unless call
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious u,s.
ease will be removed
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
EAGER

If the man who told me about Gibson's Club
Special sees this hope he'll get in touch with
me. l want to thank him plenty for helping me
discover its smooth, mellow flavor.
Gibson's Club Special Blended whiskey-86 proof
-75@o grain neutral spirits The Gibson Distiling
Co.. New York, N. Y.
ON SALE AT ALL LEADING
BARS AND PACKAGE STORES
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19

tion, numerous rifles and shotguns,
short-wave radios, cameras and
miscellaneous items such as photo
graphic developing equipment, an
ammunition belt, blackjack,
swastika flags and pennants, and a
swastika armband."
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19

just break the surface of the soil is
also satisfactory. These same sug-
gestions also apply to other clov-
ers-alsike, sweet, Ladino and
white when seeded on small grains.
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AT
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Continued from Page Two)

Helen Sawyer, Jane Virdin, Paul
Brommer, William farrell, Leonard
Pleasanton, Patrick Springer.
Grade Al, Miss Scout, teacher
Wallace Badur, Herbert Brown, Vic
tor Brown, Nelson Messick, Betty
Lou Carrow, Joanne Deakyne, Dor
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
He'd Pull Teeth From the Mails

Senator James M. Tunnel Cd.
DELI wants to bar "store-bought'
teeth from the United States mails
unless sellers obtain licenses in the
territories or States to which they
are shipped. He introduced bill
to ban the use of mails to dentures
designed from casts made in other
localities and shipped to mail order
firms. He described the bill as a
health measure requiring firms tc
obtain licenses if they want to sell
teeth.
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Howard McNatt, Franklin Shane.
Grade 1, Miss Stats, teacher
Alvin Lowman, Robert Lowman
James Ross.
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Bonds buy bombs, Stamps buy
bullets! Buy u. S. Defense Bonds
or Stamps every pay day.
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This housewife checking additions
Shelf made the possibility
raid shutting cooking
cubes instant Coffee milk figs dates crackers
and gassed fruits wdemouhed which
ing plumbers CANDLE safety matches and filled salt and
shakers suggested.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19

Cheer the boys in uniform. Buy
U. S. Defense Bonds.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
FBI ARREST TWO
ENEMY ALIENS

Continued from Page Two)
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A NEW YOU
AT SUNDOWN

h AT SUNDOWN
4 You o we it to
t a m j ] y a n d
friends, after an
n a c tive day of
Naway-from- home
4 d u ties, to be
y charming to look
8 at, relaxed a n d
\ inspiring. Change
{ + o m daytime
q c l o t h e S into a
New York cre-
d alton like this of
pale green with
\ yoke embroider-
y ed in chalk white
4 beads.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

beiliget nno ibre &raft, sic iie gum
Dienite @ottes uno bes 8aterlanbes
ben6tigen, berge,lber.
Sier ntiiifen mir einen beionoers
beftigen Hroteit einlegen gegen ges
ipiiie berabideuunestpiiroise Geipobns
beiten, tpelde infolge Der &riegsper.
bdltniile ipeiter berbreitet at iperben
oroben. @ir rneinen bas leberbano>
nebmen oes 2afters a,tf fommeraieller
8aiis nnb bie Anpen6ung bon ,,gons
traceptipes" (6ie gmpfdngnis berbins
6ernoer Mittel) uelde prinaipienloie
gropaganoiiten ii6 ,idt ideuer, an
51enpfeblen, felbit unter Ben betuaff-
neten Streitfrdften.
Sur sleiden 3eit fiiblen mir uns
berpflidtet, cine 8arn,lng ereeben
ar laiien gegen getuiii, be6auernstper~
te Wsibbrdude inbetreff 6es sllfobol-
gen1iies. Die 3ablen in oen 0ffent-
liden 8eridten liefern ioear einen
iiber5eugenoen Bemeis fir ben Mib=
brau6 itarfer alfoboliider @etrdnfe,
ais bic peinliditen 8eiipiele, Die mir
tdglib 5ua @eii6t befommen. 8ir
era6ten es als nniere oringenoe
Hflidt, sic offentlide unb militdriide
8eamtentpelt nit alleln Mabbrud 5u
erluden, aQe MitteI in ibrer Maht
81. ergreifen, I'M bieie MiBbrdnde
ab5liitenen, tpelde 6as Mlgemeintpobl
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

itebt, Inn bieie @etpobnbeit ausaurot=
ten, tpelbe bem e0ttlid)e,t uno meni6-
Iiden @eiete 10 iebr tuioeritrebt.
@benio erabten mir es als 1,nlere
Bfli6t 6ie geeienetet Sbrigfeiten
oaran at erinnern, bab 6er Gag oes
Serrn beilig 81. balten lit. @e,Berite
Nottuenbigfeit Der nationaleu 8ertei=
biaung ltnb bie Broouttion bon
arieesmaterialien m0een sum Sell
Die Sortetrng eetoiiier fnedtlider
Mrbeit am 5onntag rebtfertigen; es
tpdre inbes un6riitltd, lollten li6 8e=
ueggriinbe Ser 8abiu9t 1nter bem
Ded1natttel Ser Notipenoigfeit ein=
fhIeiben. Mud perlanst Die @obl-
fabrt bes GoIfes, baB aIen arbeiten-
een 2ellten am Sonntag @elegenbeit
geboten tueroe, fib forperli6 ausau=
ruben, ibren reliai0feu Yflidten nad<
aafonlmen ,,nb itttliden l1nterribt au
erbalten, Dinee, Die 10 nottuenbis
finb, UNI ibre Seelen at ndbren unb
81, itdrfen.
gs lit fa,tm notpenbig, Die 8eiorg.
mis- au ertpdbnen, tpelde ltns erfiiut
aneeiibts 10 bieler 5rauen, uno be-
fonbers Miitter, tpelde bur6 sic
&riegsaeitberoronungen bon ibren
9eimitatten meg au Gabrifarbeit u1to
an6erem 9eiddftieuneen berangeso.
gen tper6ert Die ibrem @efblerbte 10
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

fabrt nnieres @oIfes ourh bollfonl-
meme 9rellt gegeniiber BEN @efeten
Ser driitliden Sittenlebre iideritel-
len. Sene, ipelde ail ben Musbil-.
bnngslagern berufen tpurben, iolen
itb betpubt iein, bob iie bort iogar
einen bieI boberen Seloenm,tt bra,,.
delt als auf bem Sdladtfeloe; benn
tie niiiien fid oes Ssamens zines
@briiten uiirois seieen; iie n1iiiieu
ibren 5raueh ibren 9eim ,tno ibre,,
Samilien Die Greue betpabren; in it,
rer Jreiaeit biirfen iie ibre norali.
ide uno pbpiiihe geidoltenbeit niebt
ourb iiinobafte gereniig,tngen ent>
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

10 fbtper idaoigen uno uniere Soft.
|nungen auf Den Sieg beeintrddtiaen.
@s mare ii6erlid toribt, ait ertpar,
ten, bob cine Station itarf, bii5ipli.
niert uno pbpiiid tauglid iein Tonne
obne Selbitbeberridung, ipelbe bin.
mieoer nltr betpabrt tperben fantt
ourd oet 8eiit bes Spfers, ber @nt.
iagune uno Dii5iplin. .n
Mit ean5em Sersen beflagen mir
oie @etpobnbeit Der 2df fterns uno ser
entbeiltgung oes ytamens @ottes,
Ole MIR 81, oft unter Militarperionen
borfomnlt. 8ir beibtp0ren sic Oft
3iere, alles 51 tun, bas in ibrer Mabt
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

8ie aus ,8i6p beri6tet 1piro, III
oem in 2ouroes in ser Berbann,,u1
tpeilenoen &aroinal Iueuit !Slono.
oem friibern Primas bon BoIen, auf
oeutfden 8efebl bie Musreiie nod oen
Ser. Staaten peripeiaert tporben. Ser
&aroinal batte ieiner5eit 6em Yaplte
ben 6amals bielberbreiteten 9eriht
eingeianot, ipelher s., Deutiden gro.
ber @usi6reitunseu in Yolen beiGul.
6iete.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-07-08

|fremo iino. Sc. Seiliefeit 8apIt Bins
Der 3nolfte bat jiineitens ouf bieie
@efabr binaepieien: Ole 6amilie lit
ettpas beiliges; iic lit bie 8ieee rid)t
nur oer &inber, ionoern audi Der Ra-
tion - ibrer Grdft uno ibrer @bre:
eine Station fam uiht belteben, ipenn
ibr Santilienleben serrilien ipirO"
@unoflnfaniprade bonn 13. 0iai
1942). 8ir befiirbten iebr, oab biele
ginmiibune in ,mier Samilienleben
oas aan5e io5iale 2eben ,nieres 2an-
oes unteraraben peroe.
Gnolib tpollen mir nod einnal ,.n-
iere @ornung er9ebeu laiien an iene,
pelde sic 0tad)t baben fie 5u ent-
larpen, se9en Sic Yropasanba oes
|atbeiltiid)en &ommunismus. &elb
elm l(ngliid tpiirbe es Iein, tpcnn in.
folge oer 2oder,lng nnlerer @eiete
gege1t Die lmitiir5l TGtiefeit Der
T8ottlolen Der tapfere @iberltano oes
rliiiiben goltcs aceen leine s(nerei.
fer inherent 2anbe ltneinigfeit ltnO
&laiienfampfe bei6eren piirbe, MEL
DIE Ser &onmunismus itets binter-
baltig foroert! Sollte bies eeiteben.
10 ipiiroe mi Siee in oieiem aricgc
MIR eilt @affenltillltono por ser Ge-
polntion lein; Die bllttigen &rieesopfer
tpiiroen ourd) SEN lhlimmeren Ser-
ror inneren StrcitcS obgel0lt iperoen;
uno nadoem mir fit ons gbriltent,rn
gefdmpft bdttcu, ipiiroen mir ienen
mtsgeliefert iperben, benen ibon Der
gtame Suites perbabt lit.
IS lit 5ipedlos, Gielseliebtc in
@briito, binsu5uf9en, oab iol6e Su-
geno int 5ipiten uro nilitGril6en 2e-
ben 1lrlnoglid lit obue Sic Silfe Got
tes, tpelhe MIR ourb @ebet beroboes
flebt merben tanu: uOiele berlalien
itd ouf 8age1t lmo iene arf Hoiie;
mir aber rufen oen Namen oes Serrn,
nnieres @ottes, oil" (BI. 1879.
Seien mir mebr oenn ie iiber5ellgt.
oaB oer euolife Sieg oitrd 6ie Wadbt
8ottes fontlnen nlltB. 9lufs Heue
m06ten mir oisle lleber5eueune alien
unieren Streitfrdften auf bent 2anoe,
auf oem Meere uno in Der 2uft ein.
pragen. ,ssir niifen uniere ariegs-
anitrengnngen 10 in oie geiitiee Spbd-
re ritden, oab bos Sdtpert, NIT Sem
mir 5lt iiesen boffen, bas Sdtpert oes
8eiites iein miro, ipo3u mir au6 auf.
geforbert porben iinb bon ben perei-
nigten Nationen guropas.
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Nsitt,DDdj, Sen s. SHli 1912

S|Auut "CS&pSJ@ttSSILCbDStl utItHSlt IAl
ibre redtmaBigen Gertisfeiten ,lno
-3iele, oantit aIsoanm bas ioaiale Sc
ben fir Die eanae Menibbeit ipieber
eine Silfe unb Stiite tperoe itatt elm |
Sinoernis 5ur grreidung bes etpi-
gen 3ieles.
9ies lit Ser @runo, gielgeliebte
in Gbriito. pari,,n ibr nid)t 5uriif.
bebtet angeiidts ser Opier, tpelbe bie
Suge,to Der Sapferfeit einem golfe
auferlegt in einem geredten 8riese.
Nan braitdt MIR oie ser Drift.
liAen 2ebre 5lttpioerla,.fenoen an=
iidten uno @runoidte oes gsa5ismus
I'M 2iGte ser gnapflifa oWtit brett.
member Gorge" oes Yapites Bi,,s oes
@lften 5u 1l,lterirben uno Ole MeuBe.
rungen Der oeutlden Sierardie loipie
Die 8eribte iiber sic ltnteroriidung
uno 8erfolsi1ng in ieoent 2anoe, oas
,1nter Dem ssSode bes Noaismus ieufat, |
at betrabten, I'M oas llebern1ab bes
8arbarismns, ser 8erfoleung uno
Der SSrrelieioiitdt alt erfennelt iponlit
Der Haaismus alle Hatione,t beimiu-
ben ipiiroe itt Ieiuer 8eltberridaft,
bon ser ct trdun1t lno tporab er
ftrebt. <~-
Wir oiirfen inoeiien nidt alauben,
bab ein nloberner &rieg bon ben
fdn1pfenoen Streitfrdften allein ge>
ippnnen tperoe. Ser uns bon unierem
Seinbe a,1fgeorangte &rieg berlangt
gen1einiame InItrengltngen bonieiten
bes gal,sen Golfes. Nir n1iiiien baber
bereit ieit1, ,,niere fdmpfettoen Strei<
ter al,d in ntaterieller Siniidt at
lnterltiiben ourb 1,nIere slrbeit IN
ben &riegsinol1itrien ,tno int Der
2anbtpirtl6aft ltno BET oer sluteil=
nabme in oen Silfsbieniten Denn, |
i1toem tpir @elb anlegen in &riegs<
anleiben, ittoent mir bereittpillie Die
Geroronnnsen binnebmen betreff Der
&onIerbierung nno Hationierung un-
ferer Silfsquellen; inoem mir uns Den
Dielerlei Serorbnltngen l1ntertperfen,
tpelde Sic arieesseitproouftion uno
Der aipiIe @ebrbienlt auferleeen; in
bent mir mitbelfen in DEM Hlane1
bes &teoeraufbaus nad oem &riege.
Stt an bieien Dineen fonnett mir uns
Der 8obIfabrt ,tnieres 2anoes pib-
men. @s lit cine QueIle Ser, Sre,toe
fit ,tis, oaB ibr bieie Babrbeit er-
faBt ni,o bereittpillig oarna6 geban<
belt babt.
@leidaeitig ioaen mir, tpet,l mir
an Die 2eioetl ,tnb @ntbebrungen benz
an bic 2eiben uno @ntbebrungen
1enfen, Die anoere 2dnber erfabren
muBten, @ott ounfen, 6ab Ct uns
Bis iett Dor iolden Yriif,,tgen in
Seiner 8armber5igfeit berfbont bat.
Mber, 8ielseliebte in gbriito, mir
erabten es als liniere Yfliht ellh, !
10 febr mir es pern,0gen, at tparne,t
auf oaB ibr ,1idt ben 3orn @ottes
auf ,tniere Nation berabaiebt 6urd
2eihtfins uno ,,nor6entli1es 5treben
nad Neidh1m unb bur6 gergnii-
gunesiuht. Srn @eeenteil, tpir fol-
len Sen 3orn @ottes beidnftigen
61ir9 6as grforiden unieres eieenen
@elpiiiens, bur6 bie gntoed,tng 1t,ts
ierer Sebltritte uno bic @ieoersut-
nahu1g oerIelben in uabren Bub-
geiite. Sc treuer infer perionlihes
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-16

I won't burden you with more
words, for you may have been here
yourself many times for all I know.
Greet the folks that may happen to
drop in as You read this, and take
a few good bites into the Kennewick
fruits and vegetables for us. Here
they are extraordinarily high. Ex-
amples: small apples, now 6 for Csc;
tomatoes, and several other vege-
tables zoe lb.; cherries 35c per h.;
asparagus from % to IS cents per
pound, and not too good; with 9 in.
stalks, never z.
"A popularity of shopping here is
that one cannot buy anything but
small packages of everything. One
cannot buy a 5-lb. pail of syrup or
honey, it is all in smaller contain
ers. One is expected to buy only
a few potatoes or vegetables at a
time, rice, beans (dried) etc. is in
small quarter pound and half pound
packages. 1t is very annoying to us
who have a fairly large family, and
used to- buying things a bit differ
emily. I speak here of the stores in
our vicinity. I am sure that if one
knew where to go he could buy po-
tatoes by the 100 pounds and other
things in larger quantities. But we
haven't found the place yet.
Grandma Westby, my wife's mo-
ther, is with us, and of course Helen
(Remund). She stayed in Kennewick
to finish high school, and is now
working as a stenographer in Ja-
maica, at the Title Guarantee g.
Trust Co. She, too, is q commuter.
If you want TO do me favor, let
me know if anyone from Kennewick
is at Mitchell Field. Perhaps we
could invite them over. They might
enjoy it too. Or If you do not know
where they are, perhaps you could
print line sometime that soldiers
from Kennewick could find me here,
If located at Mitchell Field. I hope
to see a list in your paper Of boys
in the service from Kennewick. Have
been thinking a lot of Nelson Quasi
and Duane Campbell. Hope they are
still on the active list.
Sincerely, CARL e. J.. LUCKY,
p. S. Please also a special greet
ing TO the Kiwanians.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-16
Dear Mr.. Reed:

Dear Mr.. Reed:
I received the June 9th isxu. :,
your paper today, which uos !,
first local publication thar r,vo L' -
able to obtain in the six monfb, - '
I have been in the service n !
needless to say what enjoyment !
had reading the names Of Fo,-..
friends that I've been away from !.
long. In that issue was the not,oa !,
my brother having received b,s =
lots rating at Kelley field.
I have just completed INV MA.
course here at Scott Field and ~
now awaiting shipment, 50 ! nros
ably will not receive any more =.
pers until I can establish a pe,ms.
nent address. I have met a ,ot !,
boys from Washington, but nor.
from that locality or any thas :
knew prior to my enlistment
Iagree with the other bows tha, :.
state I've been in yet compares yerv
favorably with Washington. I've b..
in or through most Of the weSteD
states and some Of the southern oDs,
land ] still have hopes OF retuminS
there before too long.
Yours sincerely,
PVT. JOHN 3. SIGURDsoN
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Kennewick Looks at God
MIR. Reed:

Reed:
people have inquired survey
that have prepared paper giving the statistics
This work is santed from own viewpoint it is true
feel high time stepped and presented
few sensible arguments in favor of Christianity
hard in the present times for people to maintain
balance.
you possibly entirety, please
will accept the full responsibility for opinions, and
quite free connection with and also to state
that it doesn't necessarily reflect your views
IF total attractive the doctrine of
total peace, should hearing.
Sincerely
T2FNE IIOISTFT)
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Dear Mr.. Reed:

Dear Mr.. Reed:
The Kennewick Courier is now
catching me, and what a treat,
thanks to you'll Yes sirl It is really
more like home down here now.
Since leaving Kennewick last De-
cember I have travelled nearly the
entire United States from the flats
of Texas to the crowded city Of New
York. There is no fallacy about the
enlarged moon and fried chicken in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-16

Dear Sir:
I wish to thank you for the papsr
which I am receiving regularly. T4s
country is beautiful, and the peoule
treat us with the greatest Of NJ.
spect. But nothing can take the
place of the home town paper. The
old Kennewick paper Is getting into
a wide circulation, as it Is now over
here in Australia.
In reply TO your call for pictures
in the May 7th issue am having
one sent to you.
...-5.' Respectfully yours,
Pvt. Benjamin II. Winkler, SeS7OOe
Med. Det., 10th ON Bn,, u. s. Army
APO. No. Al, % Postmaster
San Francisco, California.
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Dear SirS:

Dear SirS:
I thank you very much to- :,
paper, for it is nice to hear ~, YOU
going on back around your ~, st'as :
town. And after I read your n ,,olle
I pass 1t on to some of tho 800 ~
boys here in Hawaii from .s O~ls
Kennewtck. The reason I am S.lls
ing is that my address is chaa, w,ls'
little. eo q
Sincerely,
Pfc. Homer l.. Mutler, 2OS44ss,o
co. G l6l INF, APO. s58.
co PM, San Francisco. Gan,
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Summer is that time wnen straw
berries become cherries and velour
changes to chintz slip covers.
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North Carolina either--lts a 49,,
This change-of-paoe living ' !. !.
army is fine. Keep up the -, "a De
Your for Victory, "O'k
Corp. Richard sand.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-16
By IRENE HOLISTED


Some months ago the Christian
Church of Kennewick compiled some
statistics by means of a house to
house canvass. The questions had to
do with the reactions of the people
toward the church, and some inter-
esting opinions came ito light. Altho
these statistics are not completely
representative of the entire popu-
lation of the city, due to limited time
and workers, they ARE straight cut
through the heart of it. We had the
cooperation of Catholics and Prot
esbants, among them laymen, minis
tiers, business men and women, house
wives, grandmothers, high school
students and teachers.
The leading question was, care you
interested in Christianity?
The answer was a unanimous
eyes" with the exception of "a few
cases where the question went un-
answered. The little word mo" was
conspicuous by its absence. z
We are satisfied that the Ameri-
can people believe in God. They
would not dream of trying to get
along without Him. They accept the
evidence of an existing Creator. As
Admiral Byrd puts it, there is, for
those who seek 1T, irrexflauStible evil
dence Of an al1preVading inteli-
gence. When he burned his bridges
and Isolated himself for five dark
months at the South Pole, he had
admittedly, two reasons, one, the
frrthering of scientific knowledge,
the other, chance for the inward
look. He came out convinced Of the
reality of God. He left his skeph-
0cism at the Pole.
Yes, we do believe in God, yet the
question arises, why then does Ann
erica have such a percentage OF
crime? Are we, as we fondly be-
lieve, Christian nation in fact? Are
we benefitting from the teachings OF
Christ? Therein lies much of the
cause for the failure of the Church;
dogma has been substituted for His
sayings. 1t has been remarked that
we would he better off If we put
aside the many books written about
the Bible and read the Bible itself
I'm the light of further research, one
reaches the conclusion that we are
: God conscious, but not Conscientious
We give grudgingly Of time and en-
deavor, putting religious obligation
In seconr or third or fourth place
We procrastinate.
Question number two, 'fWhere does
/ the Church fail in your estimation?'
brought out variety of opinions.
Church is Ok. ---------<9.3 %
Parents failure ---.---- 9.3 90
Indifference of Church -2558I
SefiShneSS ------------------- 1860
Outside Interests --------24.62 %
I'm reaching youth ---1395%
Bear in mind that those figures
represent our candid opinions Of
ourselves! We think we are only
$3.50 right with God. We fail 90.73o
"A nationally known minister goes
further ito say that only two percent
of the church members are actually
Christian! Let us hope he is exag-
gerating.
AS to parents failings, what par
emit doesn't want the best for his
child? Yet how many refuse to give
an hour on Sunday morning! Ar
hour spent in equipping him with
the draining THAT bests fits him tt
meet life and its problems? IF par
ents could be brought to realize hon
completely their children look tt
them as a standard in shaping thef
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WrOLe QUIZ CONSTITUTION, tDuC uIlCll' IIlSll
I wonder where some of us will go if
we cannot associate with the dark
races in Heaven? As far as I know,
there's onlyq one other place. It's
UP to us to get down off our pedastel
and admit our blood relation to hui
as a whole. Christ did.
Question seven asked the prefer
ence in regard ito formal and infor-
NAL services. 41.17 percent prefer the
formal (ritual) $3.50 the informal.
As water seeks its own level so peo-
pie will seek out THE type of religious
worship that appeals to their tenn
perment. Some say the Christian
shouts too much, some that he
shouts too little. Luckily the voice
God hears is the voice of the heart.
Number eight concerned the per-
sonal conscience. "Are you satisfied
with the life you are living?" The
statistics say, Yes, $780,, No,
11.114o, room for improvement, ESQ.
But it was the squirms, evasions and
excuses with which this question was
met that told the truth. Not that We
deliberately 'misrepresented our
selves. People were engagingly frank.
BUT many of us had deceived our
selves too long. We weren't support
ing our beliefs and we were salts
fled. 1t is significant that the ad-
mittedly indifferent faction claimed