Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE Officers of the General Batist State Association of Illinois Committee on Nomination beg to report as follows: Moderator Eld. J. W. Thomas. 1st Vice Mod. " W. P. Washington. 2nd Vice Mod. Eld. C. w. Norment. Recording Sec. Eld. P. B. French Corresponding Sec. Eld. J. B. McCrary. Treasurer Eld. H. C. Armstead d. Added Members Eld. F. Bomar Cairo Eld. J. E. Haywood Chicago Eld. Jas. Swanson Maywood State Missionary H. P. Mcwilliams. State Mission Board Chairman Dr. C. C. Phillips Cor. Sec. Eld. J. D. Davis Treasurer Eld. J. E. Haywood Other Members Eld. S. H. Pruitt Deacon R. Lewis Sister Sallie Thomas Chicago Sister M. Hudgin Cairo Sister J. w. winston Omtstead Sister Carrie Casy Shawnetown Urish Jenkins Rev. J. A. Royal Chicago " L. Dane Chicago Rev. A. J. Bowers Dewmaine Rev. D. Johnson Dewmaine " B. H. Huher Evanston " K. V. Howard Grand Chain " Robt. Grey Murphysboro " J. L. Martin Oolps Deacon J. Simpson Hallidayboro " J. Baker Brookport Eld. Thomas Morris Metropolis Bro. Chas. Skates Mound City Deacon J. L. Taborn Educational Board Chairman Dr. B. J. Priace Chicago Cor. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jenkie Cairo. Sister willie Greyer Colps Sister Emma Farrow Cairo " J. M. Owens Sparta Eld. J. B. McOrary Metropolis Committee on Nomination C. C. Phillips J. E. Heywood G. H. Mitchell F. Bomar Sister Stella Dnpec " willite Greer " M. B. Taylor Elder H. C. Armstead " H. E. Mcwilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Board H. E. Mcwilliams, D. D. Chicago, Ill. Home Mission Board J. B. McCrary, S. T. B. Metropolis, Ill. Educational Board Dr. B J, Prince, Chicago, Ill. Evangelical Board Elder F. Bomar, Cairo, Ill. B. Y. P. U. Board Dr. W. P. washington, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Benefit Board Elder James Swanson, Maywood, Ill. Publishing Board Dr. J. F. Thomas, Chicago, Ill. Resolutions J. E Haywood, Chicago, Ill. State of the Country Elder H. C. Armstead, Pulaski, Ill. Vice President Dr. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, Ill. Notice The Teachers' Institute of the Mt. Olive S. S. convention will be held with the 17. St. Baptist church Friday before the 4th Sunday in Oct., Murphysboro, Bro. President, please arrange programs at once. We want a large attendance. Send up a representative from your school also one dollar to meet the expenses. More later, J. B McCrary, Institute Conductor. Subscribe For The Gazette. Silver Leaf. The above mentioned club met at the residence of Miss Izora Rodgers, Mrs. Lillie Tow'es, being the hostess. In the absence of the president and vice, Mrs. Bessie Cork, presided. Fourteen members were present and we had one new joiner in the person of Mrs. Nila Casey. Wm. Fossie is on the sick list, his wife who is our president, has our sympathy and best wishes for his sgeedy recovery. We miss her in our club and will be pleased to see her cheerful face in our midst again as soon as possible. Mrs. Lavada Martin, one of members, has gone to Chicago, for the winter; her presence will be missed in our club. The entertainment at the church Saturday night was a success. You're invited out again Saturday night. Reporter. UNITY Dear Editor of Gazette: I arrived home from Murphysboro, Monday afternoon; in the absence of the Institute conductor and the president, I held the Women's meeting and organized the local W. E. & M. on Saturday afternoon, Revs. Parnell, P. B. French, Levelace, a few ladies and myself had a very pleasant meeting at Mt. Gilead Baptist church. A Standard Sunday School was a topic which Elders Erench, Parnell, Lovelace, and Sisters Botden, Macon, and others brought out interesting points upon the plan laid down in the Normal manual. Missions, Temperance, Giving, Doctriae, were discussed by Elds. prench, Parnell and Lovelace. We all were benefited by being present and the time well spent. Rev. French, preached at night to a small but an appreciative audience. We found a live S. S. on Sunday morning with 44 pupils, and teachers at their post. Rev. Jackson, an editor of a Journal of that place was present, and taught the Bible class. Eld. French, reviewed the lesson. Elder Lovelace has a splendid system for raising money and the class rally raised $5.50. Rev. Berry, the pastor, arrived and seemed highly pleased with the meeting. Rev. Parnell, delivered a strong sermon. An interesting program was rendered in the afternoon. The officers of the local were installed. The pastor preached at night to packed house. News have reached this office the noat of $133,200 in Liberty Bonds were taken by the 8th Ill. Infantry stationed at Houston, Texas A glowing tribute was paid the regiment in the Liberty Loan parade Oct. 25, in which Company M. of Metropolis, led the parade We are all proud of this regiment especially M. Company. METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS Corner Stone Laying. The corner stone for the new Mt. Olive Baptist church of Colp was laid last Sunday afternoon at 3:30 by Royal King Masonic lodge 83 of Colp, assisted by a number of visiting Masons from Marion, Dewmaine, Carbondale. Rev John Porter, of Tuscan lodge. Carbondale, was commissioned by Grand Master Martin, to do the work. He was assisted by Elder J. B. McCrary, of Metropolis, Richard Toney, of Marion, John Woods, of Carbondale, Will Miller, Wm. Perry, Peter Birdsong. The day was ideal for outdoor service, and a large audience was present. $91.00 were contributed. The church is 35X50 with a basement, when complete will be a credit to the Baptists of that place and add a star to Elder Davis' crown. Rev Porter made a splendid address after the stone was laid. At 11:00 pastor Davis, preach ed a soul stirring sermon at the hall, and at night Elder McCrary gave a lecture to the church encouraging the work under way, using for a text, I. John 4:7.8. At the conclusion several of the members signed one tenth car of coal mined until the build is complete, which will net a neat little sum each pay day. The company is building 75 4 room houses at a cost $900.00 each and new people are moving in from the South monthly. The Church Aid is preparing for a dinner Thanksgiving Day and a big time is assured. Elder Davis is doing a good work. CAIRO. I am glad to say through the columns of your valuable paper that we are yet alive and trying to do something for the cause. We are now in a revival conducted by Rev. Carrington of Oceola, Ark. Haven't any converts yet, but hope this week to see a gathering in of souls. Sunday at 11 o'clock our pastor preached an able sermon and the services were good. At 1:30 p.m. the S. S. opened with the Supt. Bro. J. T. Anderson, at his post, also all of the teachers. The lesson was reviewed by the pastor Eld F Bomar. As our S. S. has changed the time of meeting from morking to the afternoon, and last Sunday was the first time for the change our attendance was only 40 last Sunday but we rre hoping to 150 next Sunday. At 3'clock we entered speaking meeting which all enjoyed, at 4:30 weattended a union rally at New Hope Free Baptist church of which Rev. M. A. Jones, is pastor. At 6:00 p. m. the B. Y. P. U. opened, the lesson was taught in classes and reviewed by Mrs. Martha Hudgins. Program rendered as follows: Short talk by Mrs. M. Hudgins Subj. How to be beautiful. Talk by Bro. Arthur Clifford, "We live in a progressive Age." Laborers Wanted! Laborers Wanted! "Wanted: Ten or twelve laborers, white or colored, for work in lumber yard--most of work piece-work. Good wages, no trouble. Apply to Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Co., Mt. Vernon, Illinois." Closing remarks by the pastor. Attendance 50 At 7:30 preaching. Elder F. Bomar used as a text, Acts 4:10, from which he delivered a strong sermon. After which a young man came forward to accept prayer. Collection $15 50. Brother Sixeston, an old deacon of the church is very sick at this wring. Mr and Mrs Will Hudgins returned home from New Orleans La , where they spent a week, and they report a pleosant trip in the warm southern city. Rev Catrington, was called home Saturday to attend a funeral but will return to continue the meeting. SPARTA. ILL. It is so pleasing to say something from time to time through the columns of your worthy paper concerning our church and S. S. The school was opened at 9:30 The assistant Supt. Miss B. Browning conducted opening exercises The lesson was reviewed by brother Haigler. At 11:30 Rev. D G. Hutson, preached a strong sermon from Zech 3:8 2:15 the people congregated at C. O. Bates' Undertaking paror where the funeral of Mr. Jno B Phillips was held, who was killed by a freight train Oct. 23, at East Corondolet He came here from Birmingham, Ala. and was employed by Moffat Coal Co., but his thirst for whiskev caused him to make frequent visits to Red Bud and East St Louis in order to satisfy his thirst and thus his death. His mother of Birmingham, Ala. and his uncle Mr. Ward Greer, of Colp, were here to attend his funeral. Rev. Hutson, officiated, and then the remains were placed in the Caledonia Cemetery At 7:30 our pastor who had just returned from Murphysboro, read the 25, chapter of Matt and Rev. Hutson, preached a strong sermon from Matt, 25:46 Golden leaf club meets with Mrs. D. Browning Mrs. Cushing berry presiding. Carnation will meet with Mrs. Anna Owens, under the management of Mrs. Malinda Foster Fortune From Small Invention. The man who was born too early to wear, as a boy, red top boots with a brass tip across the toe was also born too early to feel the true thing in the way of pride run rampant. Silverthorn brass tips, they were called, and they were most serviceable in preventing holes in the toes. Silverthorn made his fortune out of them. A. M. E. Church Aid. Metropolis, Ill, Oct. 26, '17. The Ladies Aid met wth Mrs. Wm Smith, Friday and a very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all. Officers for the ensuing year were elected. $ ^{16} $ We as members of the aid are doing all we can to make this a successful year. We were served by Mrs. Smith, with a one course luncheon after which we adjourned to meet with Rosa Sinus, Friday Nov. 2nd. Johnie Martin, Reporter. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association according to the adjournment of the Board meeting at Unionville, last September will meet with the Shiloh Missionary Baptist church, Future City, Thursday before the 4th Sunday in November. We are praying for a great meeting, and invite all the members to join us at that time and place in a spirit of meckness and prayer, Prepare good strong gospel sermons and come prepared to bombard Satan's camp and Sin as never before. Cry aloud and spare not, and make this meeting worthy of the name in every particular. To the Ministers. Let each minister come prepared to do his christian duty, to give liberally for the expense of the meeting, to be able to do this have your church to send not less than $1 00 by you or in a letter for said purpose. To the Churches. Let's be all that word "Missionary" stands for. Be true to the cause for which Jesus died, and think of the foot prints of the Baptists stained with blood, from John the Baptist and through all the ages until now for the principles set forth in the Bible and send up 5c per member this quarter for the missionary. We have a man out on field looking out for the waste places and his family is looking to him, while he is depending on you. Do all you can for the District and State work this year. I know you are loyal to Christ and your Association. Commence now to collect your money. Let us go through the gates, gather up the stones and lift up a Standard for the people Qualities Widely Apart. Admiration and familiarity are strangers.—George Sand. Mrs. H. A, Taylor, left for St. Louis, Mo., Sunday. Mrs. Cornelia Sutton, and daughter Libbie McCallister, left for St. Louis, Mo., Sunday. Mrs. Hattie Jones is visiting in Dewmaine Mrs. Nancy Crippens, has been quite sick this week. Mrs. Lurania Blakemore, who has been sick for three months has taken a relapse. Geo. Collins is still a very sick man with no improvement. We thank Mrs. Amanda Stratton, of Boaz, for her remittance for the paper and what she says. Adelbert Moore is much improved from his recent illness. Alex Tranzor, has returned from Gary Ind. Henry Moore, an o'd veteran of the Civil war is much improved and is on the road to recovery Mesdames Mamie Maxwell, and sister Ruth Donlow, of the city of Brookport, were in the city Thursday to see their aunts, Mrs. Crippens and Blakemore, who are confined to their beds Revss B. C. Long, and wife of Choat, and Gee. Crippens, of this city motored over to Hickory Grove, Ky.. Sunday and returned home Monday, much the wiser from their trip. Elder J. B. McCrary, attended the corner stone laying of Mount Olive Baptist church, at Colp. While there he took his meals at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsy, and roped with our friend M. Duncan by a special invitation Duncan is a fine young progressive man, having graduated as first aid Red Cross man and is the president of the School Board which includes both white and colored, a rare distinctism. They have 3 teachers in the colored school and Miss Lola Autry, of Carbondale, was recently employed. She will accept although she had begun to teach at Howe Institute, Memphis Tenn. The school building and hall at Colp, were burned last week at a great loss to 7 or more secret societies, Mt. Olive Baptist church and S. S. lost heavily, losing all their books, banners, organ, and in fact every thing that was in the building. Prof Randall, lost a lot of valuable books. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McCrary, and little son, Joseph Edgar Jr. were down from Brookport, and spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents and grand-parents, Eldet and Mrs. J. B. McCrary. We thank Mr. Frank Ramsy, of Colp, for the morey paid on his subscription. The Unity Baptist church, of Brookport, has had electric lights placed in the auitorium and now we have basement and main building lighted and they felt no bad effect from the scarcity of coal oil this week. The working members are arranging to raise mony to ceil the church over head and then we will be ready to plaster. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Come worship with us on Thanksgiving and help us out neighbor. Since thou art not sure of a minute, do not throw away an hour - Franklin. Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON PRINT BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER. J. B. McCRARY, EDITOR FRIDAY NOV. 2, 1917. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. @ Address all communications to J. B. McRARY, Box 107 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in ovey instance, in order to secure publication. 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If you have any Race pride and leave for truth, you will pay your subscription. We are toiling day and night to give you the news. We solicit your patronage at the Leader 900 Pearl St. We are pleased with the many nice things said of the Gazette, but we appreciate the money you owe us the more. Remember, the paper is $1.50 per year. The paper has taken another raise, postage will be higher, 3c for stamps and 2c for post cards. So please pay up. Any one writing to this office on private matter and requiring an answer must enclose a stamp. Notice. Notice is hereby given to all those who are in arrears for The Gazette, that we will be compelled to cut you off our list Nov. 15 and if not paid by that time the account will be given out for collection. We are giving you fair warning as we would like to retain you on our list. You need the paper and the money to operate the plant. If you can't pay all pay a part and have to the 1st of Jan to pay up in full. NOTICE. E. J. H. Hilly, Missionary for Mt. Olive Baptist Association postoffice address, in Colp. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's catarrh cure is the oily positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's catarrh is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby deataying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Fried Fish every day at the Grand Leader Cafe. The Gazette has just received another lot of new type faces and other material which adds much to the output of the work of the office. We deserve your patronage. We have a full line of cards, Letter Heads, Envelopes and other material. Let us do some of your work. Let us do your minute work and any other church advertisements. The total amount of money raised during the fair week and rally at Unity Baptist church, ending Sunday night at Brookport, was $60.60 which was very Mrs. Hattie Beard, attended the Free Baptist quarterly meeting at Grand Rivers, Ky., last week, Mrs. Senia Overby visited relatives in Cairo, last week. Mrs. Ruth Nichols, who has been visiting in Hartford, Ky., has returned home. Mrs Mary Lue Fossie, has returned to Paris Mr. Chas. Scott, and family have gone to Terre Hautte, Ind. to reside. Courney Phillips, motored to Golconda Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Cork, spent Sunday in Ky. Mrs. Mary Pierce, who has been staying here for some time has gone to Ky., for the winter. Rev. J. H. Patterson, attended the Free Baptist Conference a Grand Rivers, Ky. Mesdames Bessie Cork, Love Renfro, and Lillie Fossie, were Paducah, shoppers this week. A. N. Cork, is indisposed this week. Mrs. Julia McCane, and son, Laverne Whittaker, and Miss Ludie Hall, spent Saturday at Mermet with Mrs. Jas. Lowery Isaac Lassiter is on the sick list. Mrs. Peter Miller has been very sick. Willis Jones, was in Paducah, last week. Mrs. Thos. Morris is reported to be better from her recent illness. Rev. W. H. Barnett, Charles Hodge. Merdames Minnie Cook, attended the Eodyville Quarterly meeting of the Free Baptist church, at Grand Rivers, Ky. last week. They had a pleasant tim. Thanksgiving will be observed by pastor McCrary, and member at Brookport. Preaching at 10:30 a.m and prayer and praise service. Dinner will be served in the basement at 12:30. A splendid musical and literary program at night. Something doing every minute in the basement; be sure to be there and meet your friends. Watch for the announcement later. Mrs. Ruth Donlow, will have one side and probably Mrs. Janie Wimtly the other. How War Methods Have Changed Everybody Must Help. "Hello, Uncle Dun, Jimmie and I have been waiting for you." "Sorry if I have kept you long," said Uncle Dun. "Your mother has been telling me how bashful I used to be, She said if a girl spoke to me I would blush to my hair roots. Well, I reminded her of the time your father first came to see her and the joke we played on them, so I guess that will hold her for a while." Continuing, Uncle Dan said: "You want to talk more about the war, do you? Well, war methods have undergone many changes and they are still changing. No two wars are fought alike. In early times, the weapons were stones, clubs, spears, bows and arrows, swords, etc. In this kind of warfare, victory was with the strong right arm. Men of enormous size and strength were the great warriors. The invation of gunpowder, however, has changed all this. It has enabled men to kill one another at a considerable distance, and do it wholesale. The war, as we know it now, is a combination of chemicals, machinery, mathematical calculations and highly trained men. Just think of it! Airplanes, submarines, armored tanks, or caterpillars, poison gases, and curtains of fire are all used for the first time in this war; and they are destructive beyond anything heretofore known. "The methods followed by the kaiser and his allies are simply devilish. He must answer in history to the killing of thousands of innocent women and children. He has broken every international law and every rule of warfare; he has bombarded hospitals and undefended cities, sunk Red Cross ships on errands of mercy; he has destroyed cathedrals and preless treasures of art that can never be replaced; he has made slaves of his prisoners; he has tried to get us into war with Japan; his emulsifiers have blown up our ships, burned our factories and fired our forests. He knows no mercy or honor. The most charitable view to take of this blood-thirsty tyrant is that he is crazy. "One thing is certain," continued Uncle Dan, with great emphasis, "Our liberty, the safety of our homes and our country, and the security of the world demand the speedy and absolute overthrow of the kaiser and crushing out once and forever the reign of Prussian brutality." "How about the German people," said Billie. Uncle Dan replied: "The splendid German people were happy, thrifty, prosperous and contented. They have been tricked into war and made to suffer the fortunes of the damned; they have been cruelly and systematically deceived. God grant that the real facts may get to them, and if they do, Lord help the kaiser." "Of course the allies will win," said Mrs. Graham. "Probably so," said Uncle Dan. "But if we are to win, we must go the limit. We must check the awful destruction to shipping by the German submarines, or we may not be able to get food and supplies to our own men and to our allies; we must also put hundreds of thousands, and perhaps millions, of first-class soldiers in the battle line. "Food is the first consideration," Uncle Dan continued. "No army can hold out against hunger. It has been said that food will win the war, and this is largely true. Hence the importance of the farm in the war plans of our country." Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying: "In view of the importance of farming, don't you think, Daniel, that the farmers ought to be exempted from war service?" "No, a thousand times no," said Uncle Dan, striking the table so hard to emphasize his protest that he tipped over a vase of flowers. "We must have no class legislation. The duty to serve is the common duty of all, and no class must be relieved of this obligation. The question of exemption must be a personal one and decided by the facts surrounding each case. In no other way can we have a square deal, and to insure this, it is the duty of congress to pass immediately the Chamberlain bill, or some such measure, which is fair to all classes. It would settle all these questions and do it fairly. Safety now and safety hereafter demands such legislation, and let me suggest that you and your friends get busy with your congressman and senators and urge them to prompt action. "It is time for us to realize that we are not living in a fools' paradise; that this great country of ours cost oceans of blood and treasure and it is only due to the loyalty, sacrifice and service of our forefathers that we have a country, and it is our highest duty to preserve it unimpaired and pass it on to posterity, no matter what the cost may be. Our citizenship and their ancestors came from all parts of the world to make this country a home and enjoy its blessings and opportunities; hence, in the crisis before us, it is the duty of everyone to stand squarely back of our country and be prepared to defend the flag. Everyone in this crisis is either pro-America or pro-German. Great as the country is, there is not room enough for two flags." Jimbie Collins Tella What He Saw— What Military Training Does for Boys. "Well, here we are!" exclaimed Billie, presenting his chum, Jimbie Collins. "Very glad to see you, Mr. Collins," said Uncle Dan with a smile. "Aw," said Billie, "Just call him Jimbie. That's the only name he knows. He's the pitcher of our baseball nine, and he's some pitcher, too. Just feel of his arm." "Well," said Uncle Dan, feeling, "That's a mighty good arm." "Now, boys," said Uncle Dan, "what do you want to talk about?" "Well," said Jimmie, "I was down to Galesburg a few months ago when the boys came home from the Mexican border. They looked fine. Everybody was surprised to see how straight they stood and how manly they were. The boys seemed proud to wear the uniform. I tell you their muscles were as hard as nails. I beard Banker Haskett say that the training and discipline the boys had had was exactly what every boy in the country ought to have, and that now these boys could get a better job at higher pay than they could have had before. Do you think that's so, Uncle Den?" Uncle Dan replied: "I have a friend who employs hundreds of young men. He always gives boys having had military training the preference; he says it pays to do so. He finds they are more alert, more prompt, more courteous; they know how to carry out orders; they are quicker to think and to act than those without training. He said from his experience he believed that six or eight months of intensive military training would add at least 20 per cent to a man's TWO MEN IN TWO DRESSES AFTER FIVE MONTHS. The two pictures are of the same young man. The first was taken the day he enlisted and the second after he had had five months' military training. His home is in North Carolina. earning capacity, and that it was the best investment any young man could make. "Billie, if you will go up to my room and bring my small handbag, I will let you see two photographs of the same young man, showing what only five months of intensive training on the Mexican border did for him." The bag was brought. Uncle Dan, showing the pictures, said: "Well, here they are. They tell their own story and it is a mighty interesting one. The young man, before training, has a discouraged look; he has seen but little of the world. There was very little in his surroundings to bring him out. When he joined the colors and Uncle Sam took him in charge, life for him took on a new meaning. He saw a chance to do something and be something. He woke up. His captain says he is twice the man he was when he joined the army. This may be one of the extreme cases," said Uncle Dan. "I can tell you, though, that war or no war, no one thing will do the young men of this nation so much good in so short a time as a few months of intensive military training. It fits a man to fight his own life battles in the business world as well as to defend his country and its flag. "Nearly every civilized country gives its boys military training. It is compulsory. It is based upon the fact that it is the duty of everyone to help defend his country; and as war is now carried on, no one can do much unless he is trained. Also, the records show that the killed and wounded among mitrained troops is nearly three times as great as it is with well-trained men who know how to fight and how to protect themselves. By this plan a nation has trained men to defend her and the individual is a stronger and better man for the training. "If the Chamberlain Bill for Military Training is passed by congress, as it ought to be, the same thing would be done for millions of other young men throughout the land. Everybody ought to demand of his congressman and senators the passage of this bill." "All right, sir, exclaimed Jimmie, we will see Judge Brownell, Mr. Haskett, and Professor Slocum, and get them busy." Military Training Necessary for Safety and Defense. "Say, Uncle Dan," said Billie, "Jimmie and I have been looking up about war in the encyclopedia at school. We found that in the war between Germany and France in 1870-71, Germany lost in killed and wounded 28,000 soldiers while France lost about six times as many, and besides that, she lost every battle. We asked Professor Slocum why this was. He said that the German army was highly trained and ably commanded, while the French soldiers were poorly trained; and that their war department was honey-combed with jealousy and politics; that the officers were not much good, and that's why France lost the war and so many men. What do you think about it, Uncle Dan?" "Well," said Uncle Dan, "Professor Stoeum is right. By inefficiency France lost that war, together with two of her best provinces—Alsace and Lorraine—and had to pay a billion dollars indemnity money. France today learned her lesson by that sad experience, so she put in universal military training, and as a result, her soldiers now know how to fight and how to protect themselves. They are losing less men in the war than the Germans. France also put politics out of her war department, so that expert authority, instead of bureaucratic stupidity, now directs the army. The result is France has one of the best and most efficient armies every assembled, and this shows what thorough training and good leadership means in warfare. This saved France in this crisis, as well as the liberties of the world." "As war is now conducted, there is no place for an untrained man. A body of 10,000 well trained soldiers properly handled could defeat five times their number of raw recruits and do it every time with comparatively small loss to themselves. Proper training alone will reduce the death and casualty rate one-third of what it otherwise would be, and right here is an unanswerable argument for universal military training. "Our government has no moral right to force her men into war service without properly training them for it. To do so is simply murder, hence the frantic effort that is now being made to give her soldiers some training before they are sent to the front. If we are to win this war, it will take trained men to do it, and it will take trained men to win any other war that may come upon us in the future. If we must fight, let us fight to win and not to lose." "That's the stuff," said Billie. Continuing, Udcle Dan said: "Our government has expended about $300,000,000 to put up cantonments and training stations in order to train the men called by the selective draft. When those men are trained the training stations should be immediately filled with younger men, say those in their nineteenth year, to receive six months of intensive military training along the lines of the Chamberlain bill. This will be of inmeasurable benefit to them individually. It will do them more good than any other two years of their whole life; it will make them strong, manly, self-reliant, quick to see and quick to act; it will equip them for a successful life. In short, it will rebuild American manhood and will also give the government a body of trained men to draw from in case it is necessary to defend our flag and country. We must settle this question of universal military training immediately, otherwise these training camps may be demolished. The adoption of universal military training will be notice to the world that from then on we will be prepared to defend ourselves promptly and efficiently, and this will do more to keep us out of war in the future than anything else we could do." "Do you think, brother," said Mrs. Graham, "that there will ever be another war?" "I have no doubt about it," said Uncle Dan. "So long as men are selfish, so long as nations are ambitious to acquire territory, so long as population presses and demands more room, so long as there remains a scramble for world trade—so long wars will be. When the time comes that we reach the high plane for which we hope and dream, when all will recognize the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, then, and then only, will wars cease. When that day comes doors will need no bocks, banks will need no vaults to protect their treasures, but that day is a long way off. "The only safe and sane plan is to be able to defend ourselves at all times. Therefore, every citizen should insist that senators and congressmen shall provide for universal military training, so that never again shall the country be caught so completely unreedy as this war found us. Fortunately, in this case, our enemy has been held back, so we have had a few months in which to prepare. This advantage probably will never come again. It is however our salvation today. "Because she was ready, Switzerland is an island of peace in a sea of war. Safety first is good, but safety always is better. In strength there is safety. You never surrender tied to the tail of a building. Always is a reason." NOTICE. The blank pages of the Gazette are caused by reason of American Press Association with whom we had a contract to furnish inside pages selling out to the Western Newspaper Union without giving us time to arrange with the other company We will be able to give you better service shortly. Notice. To the Ministers, Deacons and Membres composing the Institute and Executive Board of the East Mt, Olive Baptist Association Notice is hereby given that the Institute and the executive Board of the East Mt, Olive Baptist Association is called to meet with the Antioch Baptist church of Metropolis, Ill., on Thursday before the 2nd Sunday in Nov. '17 Pastors are urged to rally with their churches and have them to send us at least five cent as per our agreement, to help support our missionary this one phase of our work and duty that have been neglected by all of us for more than two years, let's wake up and take up the shock, come ourselves and bring our churches to that point of duty, that no part of our work will to suffer on the part of our neglect. We are also calling attention to the fact, all pastors identified with East Mt, Olive Baptist Association are members of the Executive Board and are expected to send $1 to help defray the expenses of the meeting. My Dears, you should not expect the brethren to take care of these board meetings, and pay their traveling expenses to attend to your district work, the district should pay these expenses, and the district will pay if we pastors will do our duty in putting it properly before our churches. Let us see to it, that our Board meeting at Metropolis is worthy of note, both spiritually and financially. Let us make the Second Sunday in November one hundred dollar day in Metropolis at the Antioch Baptist church I am respectfully yours. Just as we ready to leave for train Friday for Murphysboro we received notice that they could not entertain the S. S. Institute, on the account of the o en condition of the building. It was too late to notify the other officers. We trust hereafter any church or school that a not care for the meeting will notify at least ten days before the date so we can range with some other church and school. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Ministers and Deacon's Union will meet with the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association with the Shi'oh Baptist church, Future City, Thursday before the 4th Sunday in November, and we hope each member of board will be present. J. H Williams, Mrs. Mae Woods, the wife of Willie Woods went to Mound City, Saturday. Mesdames, Della Lyons, Ida M. Mayes, and Mae Woods, were Puducah visitors last Friday. A Slow Youth. "You broke off the engagement!" said Mande Fee, replied Mamie. "I was terrified; disappointed in him. He came around for our elopement with a motor car instead of an airplane."