Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE TWO NEGRO SOLDIERS WHIP 25 GERMAN SOLDIERS Shall Our Ministers Be Educated? This is not a rhetorical question. Its answer is timely and imperative. Baptists justly claim that the minister must have a divine call for his initial motive in entering his holy work. No man has a right to assume lightly or follow aims such a task. God must be back of his appointment. Let this fact serve as his primary equipment. But, granted the divine part, what then? Baptists, more than any other people, if possible, should believe in an educated ministry. Their distinctive type of ecclesiastical democracy, in which each man is solely responsible under God for his selection of particular lines of work, makes personality an immense factor in the grade of service rendered by the minister. There are no official appointments by accepted persons or bodies. Each minister is related directly to the congregation that he would serve. Distinctions are made by fitness for service. But, ministerial education has not always been a general historiis fact with us. More often it has been a hope on the part of a select constituency. Times, however, have brought fresh demands upon the public representative of truth. The minister of today must face social, economic and educational, as well as religious, forces that call for the greatest possible display of wisdom. A man who expects to share in the moulding of public ideals and acts, must be competent to take equal ranks with the intelligent people of the community. With the increase of general culture has gone the demand that only efficient men shall minister in those things that teach the most important features of life. The social conscience has translated itself into civic laws that requires civic sanction to safeguard the community in the matters of health, education and law. Special knowledge must be shown in order to secure the right, expressed in a license for the privilege to practice law, medicine or pedagogy. Men must have legal sanctions for these vital functions. And yet, some people would have that no special requirement, other than a personal preference bo, n of a conviction of a divine call, should be had for the minister. Let it be recognized that the minister has to do with the supreme source of truth—the Bible. God's revelation to men. The keenest intellects could well devote their best talent to its exposition and ap, lication. Surely, the best attainable preparation is needed for this high privilege. Every young man called to preach should make every heroic sacrifice to prepare himself for the work. He will be called upon to face new conditions of the world and needs every sort of help. He should lay aside every social preference to engage in this work of preparation. We have known young men seriously to hamper their future ministry by lack of college and seminary training when they might have had an equipment that would enable them to do a larger ministry. They have sometimes married before completing their school course. This is not fair either to the work or to the woman. Dr. Broadus frequently advised his seminary students to propose their marriage until after their graduation. This is wholesome advice. The church that ordains a young man to the ministry ought to give its moral influence toward impressing the young man with the necessity of thorough preparation. In all this we do not undervalue God's part in the call, but rather stress it. God does not put a premium upon ignorance either within or without the ministry. Baptist and Reflector The Negro in France. It should be a source of satisfaction to every genuine American to know that no individual is displaying mere eagerness to serve, or more fearless valor in the battle against the Hun, than the American Negro. Called upon to do his part in the world conflict, he has responded with unflinching courage and a maximum of service. The report of General Pershing of Sunday last evidences beyond question the fact that units of American Negroes are among the most effective fighting units at the front. Possessed of dogged tenacity, real bravery, and an affection for the flag that gave them freedom, these men are placing their lives at the war's altar as heroically as Spartans of old. Concerning the conduct of Negro volunteers who have been in France since the beginning of the war—Negroes who, by the way, were from New York—a war correspondent writes: "They are over here, their typical Negro selves. The standard of intelligence in unit is extremely high, and no illiteracy is noticeably. Many of the men have become fluent French talkers and I have heard animated conversations between our darkies and the Senegalese who chanced to be passing. "The AmericanNegro lads get along famously with both white and black Frenchmen. In their dealings with feminine population they are punctilliously polite and not a single complaint has been lodged against them in this respect. Naturally they are delighted at the lack of racial prejudice they have found in France and some of them have declared to me their intention of remaining here after the war. Their pride in their unit speaks well for a continuance of the high morale they have manifested so far." In passing, it is well to observe that Paducah's Negro citizens is allied heart and soul with America's cause and is backin up its boys "over there" most effectively, as work in the Liberty Loan campaign and plans for the pres- Red Cross drive attest —Paducah Evening Sun. AN APPEAL TO OUR B. Y. P. U. WORKERS To the B, Y. P. U's composing the Mt, Olive Convention the time is fast approaching, when we will be called together by the President in Metropolis, after another years work and worry. We should go to Metropolis to do more Constructive and Concrete work for the Master, as the time has come when we should be up and doing. Let every B. Y. P. U. send a messenger and if it is not possible to send a messenger please send a letter to the president with the proper representation fee, as we desire to make this the Banner year and take the District for Christ and His Cause. Please notice Art. 2-7 of the Constitution for representation fee. Send as much more as you can and get on record as getting that beautiful Banner that was made by the National Baptist Publishing Board, Nashville, Tenn. "Rally, Rally, Rally around the Standard" is cur cry. Yours in His Name, Edgar S. B. McCrary, Pres. Mrs. Ruth Nichols, Cor. Sec'y. SECRETARY Mc= ADOO GRATIFIED. The Hon. William Gibbs McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury, is gratified beyond measure over the success of third Liberty Loan, which went over the top with over $17,000,000 individual subscribers, exceeding by far the total of those participating in the two previous loans. It indicates that the people are aroused to the seriousness of the war; that they are with the government in its struggle, and that they are with Secretary McAdoo as the financial agent of the nation. In voicing his appreciation of the sturdy support given him in this mighty effort, Mr. McAdoo did not overlook the yeoman labors of the colored Americans. Said he, after declaring that the people of the United States may well secilitate themselves upon the triumphant success of the third Liberty Loan. "I should like to thank the thousands of men and women throughout the country, the liberty loan committees, banker, and business men, partriotic papers and magazines-in fact, every class of our citizenship, white and colored alike-for their effective assistance and co-operation in this great victory behind the lines, without which a victory on the front cannot be achieved. The enormous number of individual subscribers, indicating a widespread distribution of the loan among the people, is particularly gratifying." Elder S. H. Pruitt At The Bat. Duquoin, Ill., May 27, 1918 Editor Metropolis Gazette, Please allow me space in your paper to say that I am a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association, I am also a member of the East Mt. Olive Baptist Association, I came to this State five years ago, and served as missionary of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association, and have pastored in the association. I fell in line with the brethren and have done what little I could for the cause of the Master's Kingdom and the brethren of the Mt. Olive Association. They saw fit to elect me president of Ministers' and Deacons' Union I came into the State as an humble minister of the gospel and have tried to do my duty. Now as a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association, I shall endeavor to reply to Mr. Harris's letter in as much as he has invited some one of the association to reply. I shall try to answer in a brief way. It is the church of which I am pastoring that he is trying to say is disorderly and I feel it my duty to defend her by telling the truth and let the reader say who it is that is out of order, Mr. Harris or the Mt. Olive Baptist church. Mt. Harris, has been in an uproar with the St. Paul Baptist church ever since he has been called as pastor. At one time he attempted to declare a number of persons out of the church. He excluded others without even filing charges against them or even letting them know what they had been excluded for. This is what the evidence disclos- in an ex-partee council which was held in the Mt. Olive Baptist church in the presence of Mr. Harris who obtruded himself in that meeting with a number of his followers of the St. Paul Baptist church, and too after had refused to give them a hearing or tell them what they were excluded for he refused to agree to call a mutual council with them, so the Mt. Olive officers and church let them call a ex-partee council in their building. This council was composed of some of the leading white ministers and deacons in the city. He said, these white ministers were ignorant and didn't know the doctrine and that the ministers of the Mt. Olive and the East Mt. Olive Association were ignorant and he would not invite them to any of his gatherings. He said they were an ignorant set of church asses, and were not fit to fill his pulpit. He has been barred from the East Mt. Olive Association and stands convicted by a council of some of the leading white ministers of the state. Now he seeks to find shelter in the Mt. Olive. I think the brethren of the Union will see him when he does it. I was told that he joined the St. Paul church on christian experience. Why did he not get his letter from the church that holds his membership if he has one? This is all that we will say at this time. We will wait until he comes again. S. H. Pruitt, Pres. of Ministers' Union. Rev. C. C. Phillips Speaks Chicago, Ill, May 27, 1918 Editor Metropolis Gazette First of all we wish to say that the meeting in the city was grand all day yesterday I think for the most part. The churches throughout the city speak of a great day. The Egyptians (Southern Illinois) filled a number of the pulpits, we cannot recall the churches where the brethren preached except the writer, Drs. Fulton, and Washington. Dr. Fulton, preached at 11:00 a. m. for Dr. J. F. Thomas' congregation: Dr. Washington for Eld. Haywood, Salem Baptist church, the writer preached for Dr. Draine's congregation in a church rally, the pastor preached at 11:00 a. m. Eld. Royal at 3:00 p. m. and the writer at night. The rally money reached near two thousand dollars $1,965, two clubs to report Monday night. The amount will be over $2,000. The brethren of Southern Illinois came up as never before and playeed their part well. They greatly exceeded our expectation Dr, S. J. Williams president of the State convention gave a splendid talk and said among the many things that there was no need of of two State Bodies, and so far as was concerned he was willing to drop the "Alien immersionist, and do everything in his power to make the organization purely Baptist, and that a committee should be appointed by each side and endeavor to harmonize the two organizations. We admire Dr. Williams,' suggestions but we cannot talk peace until they cut out the Church Fed eration, Alien immersion, Freewill Ordination and open Communion. This is what drove the Baptists apart, and there will be getting together until these milk and cider Baptists are eliminated from their ranks. Methodist Have Success in Rally. Sunday the St. Paul A. M. E. church was in a reilly. Thirteen clubs were appointed by the pastor, each club having ten members. Three of the clubs fell by the wayside, therefore 11-12-213 and 6 and 11 were combined, having 20 members each. Rev. Wm. Moody, pastor of the First Baptist church members and choir were present Sunday after noon. Rev. Moody, preached a powerful sermon, that stirred many hearts. The choir rendered music that thrilled the souls of men and women. The Baptist rallied to them as christians. They indeed rendered valuable service to them. The collection on their table was $10.25 Their kindness should never be forgotten and if the time should come when the Baptist need their assistance, they should go and do their bit without complaining. Amt. inchurch Treas. $28.00 Public collection 17.80 Ladies Aid 15.00 Cream sale 2.75 Collection Monday Eve. 3.30 Club no. 1 and 12 36.25 `` `` 2-13 17.40 `` `` 3 70.00 `` `` 4 16.00 `` `` 5 31.75 `` `` 6-11 15.15 `` `` 7 6.00 `` `` 8 10.00 `` `` 9 22.00 `` `` 10 8.85 Total 300.31 Miss Izora Rodgers, Captain of no. 3 raised $70.00 She deserves praise for the work accomplished for the Master. Miss Rodgers is a worker, and if she has an opponent, she starts out to be victor. The Gazette congratulates all for their good work. Rev. B. N. Murrell to Go to Europe Soou. Washington, D. C. May 16, '18. Dear Brother McCrary: Dear Brother McCrary: Just a few words to you that you, and the readers of The Gazette may know how and where I am. Having been solicited by the National War Work Council of the U. S. to do Y. M. C. A. work, my pastorate in St. Paul, Minn. was resigned, and the overseas work accepted. Hence I left Pilgrim Baptist church, St. Paul, Minn. May 1, and spent 15 days as religious Y. M. C. A. secretary at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. Having been released from that Camp upon the arrival of the Home secretary the National headquarters ordered me to Washington, D. C. where final arrangements are being made for my sailing to Europe. My wife will not make the trip, but she plans to return to some University where ```markdown ``` KEEP THE FLAG FLYING. she will do graduate work while I am abroad. Stop my paper until I am located in Europe, then send it to me. It will please me to write for it some news items. Yours, B. N. Murrell. Sparta The New Hope Baptist church postponed their morning services in order to go to Coulterville, for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Mission there. A large crowd boarded the Illinois Southern and at the hour of 8:30 a.m. we arrived in that little city. 9:50 We assembled in a hall, the place designated for worship. The S. S. was opened by our worthy Supt. Wm. Macklin. The lesson was taught by the teachers and very able remarks were made by Bro. M. Lyles, and Robert Oldman. 11:00 o'clock our pastor preached a very able sermon subject, "Get off the fence." After recreation and luncheon we reassembled at 3 p.m. and our pastor introduced Rev. D. Fox, of DuQuoin, who selected for a text "A prayer in Hell." After the sermon the Christians joined hands and sang a gospel song. Rev. French, then read the covenant of the church. Rev. M. E. Parnell offered a very fervent vent prayer. The New Hope choir rendered excellent music, Miss Louise Browning at the organ. Rev. M. E. Parnell, was chosen pastor of the newly organized mission. After the after-noon service we returned to our church in Sparta where the pastor Introduced Rev. D. G. Hudson, who preached a powerful sermon from Isiah 41:27. Mrs. Sailie Williams, left last Friday for West Point, Miss, her home. Revs. P. B. French, and M. E. Parnell, left Monday for Chicago, to attend the General State Association. Geo. Pearson and Mrs. Mattie Haynes were united in matrimony last Wednesday in Bellville. Born on the 11th day of May to Mr. and Mrs. Kindred Madison a fine boy. Both mother and child are doing well. Mesdames Lillie Smith and Jennie Jones, visited in St. Louis, Mo. last wk. Mrs. Sailie Martin is indisposed this week and is under the care of a physician. Mrs. Bettie Hodge, is quite feeble this week. Qualities Widely Apart. Admiration and familiarity are strangers.-George Sand. Subscribe for Gazette Page Two Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . ILL. WRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER. J. B. McCRARY, EDITOR FRIDAY MAY 31, 1918. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Enterered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. B.McCRARY. 903 Pearl St. Metropolis, Ill. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity anch week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year.....$1.50 Six Months.....80 Three Months.....40 Single Copy.....05 In Advance. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. ANNOUNCEMENT. We are authorized to announce Judge K. C. Ronalds, as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Legislature of the 51st Senatorial District, subject to the Primary Sept. 11th. County Judge We are authorized to announce the name of WALTER A. PHILLIPS as a candidate for County Judge of Massac County, Ill. Subject to the Republican Primary September 11, 1918. We are authorized to announce the name of Judge W. F. Smith, as a candidate for County Judge of Massac County, Ill., subject to the Republican Primary September 41, 1918. We are authorized to announce Fred Smith as a candidate for County Judge of Massac County. Ill., subject to the Republican Primary September 11th, 1918. For Sherriff We are authorized to announce the name of W. F. Cummings, as a cand date for Sheriff of Massac County, Ill., subject to the Rupublican Primary September II, 1918. For County Clerk. We are authorized to announce Henry Morrow, as a candidate for the nomination for County Clerk, on the Republican ticket at the September Primary election. We are authorized to announce Fred Risinger, as a candidate for the nomination of County Clerk, on the Republican ticket, at the September Primary election. Assessor and Treasurer. We are authorized to announce John Kotter, as a candidate for Assessor and Treasurer of Massac County, Subject to the Republican Primary Sept. 11th. Assessor and Treasurer We are authorized to announce Elmer Brown, as a candidate for !Assessor and Treasurer of Massac County, subject to the Republican Primary Sept. 11th. County Superintendent. We are authorized to announce T. F. McCatrney, as a candidate for the nomination for County Superintendent of Schools, of Massac County, Ill.-, on the Republican Ticket at the September Primary election. We are authorized to announce F. C. Prowdley, as a candidate for the nomination for County Superintendent of Schools on the Republican ticket at the September Primary election. FOR COMMISSIONER We are authorized to announce the name of Chris Walbright, as a candidate for County Commissioner. Election September, 11th. Don't try to lug political matter in our paper without paying the price because we cannot afford it. It costs money to run a newspaper these days. NOTICE. Elder J. H. Hilly, Missionary for Mt. Olive Baptist Associsiaion postoffice address, is Colp, II. $100 Reward. $100. 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Special inducements will be given. Let every reader help us to get subscribers. Build up your Race Enterprise. 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. We trust that all of the B. Y. P. U's that have been sleeping on their rights for lo, these many months would wake up to duty and work as never before and come to Meteopolis, in June with a large delegation and make this the Banner year numerically, spiritually, and financially. St. Paul DuQuoin, Rock Hill, Centralia, Mt. Moriah, 12th, St Shiloh Mt. Vernon, and a number of others including New Hope Sparta, are saying they will take the Banner from Metropolis this year. We trust you will—ha, ha, Mrs. Minnie Cook, and little daughter Minnie Lewis, returned from Princeton, Ky., Saturday where they burried the former's son, Dee. The Gazette extends to the bereaved mother sympathy. Mrs. Gracie Williamson is quite sick this week. Little Floyd Cupp, of W. 9th St., received a dangerous cut on the head Sunday. Dr. Dixon dressed the wounds and he is doing nicely. Mr. Eli Huff and Miss Netta Blackwell, were in Paducah, Ky. Tuesday. Mrs. Sandy Boswell, of Tenn., is in the city visiting relatives. George McCrary, was in Joppa Sunday. Mrs. Sallie Dobson, accompanied her daughter Adell, to Paducah, Monday. Meedames Rosa Sims, Carrie McCrary, Miss Geogia Mae Garrett, Little Vernon Harmon, and Joseph Edgar McCrary, motored to Choat, and Joppa, Sunday, also Mrs. Adelaide McCrary. Mrs. Octuvia Martin. went to Marion, Wednesday to see her brother before he left for Camp. Mrs. Mamie Patterson of Brook port, passed thru the city enroute home. Mrs. Mary Lou Fossie, who was here vlsiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mattie Fossie and other relatives returned to Paris, Saturday. Mack Cork, made a flying trip to Paducah Tuesday. Rev. I. S. Stone and wife left Monday for Springfield, to attend the council of the Conference. Mrs Gracie Grooms, of Eddyville, Ky., is in the city at bedside of her cousin Mrs. Gracie Williamson. We wonder who will get the beautiful artistic Banner that will be given to the Union that represents with the largest amount of money? The Metropolis B. Y. P. U. has received it for two successive years. Will you try and get it in June? 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. please pay up. The delegates from the First Baptist Young People's Unoion this city to the Mt. Olive B. Y. P. U. Convention are: Misses Margie Tandy and Alice Urquhart, and Mrs. G. E. Williamson, and Messrs. Bernestine Kimball and Maceo Stalls. Rev. Wm. Moody, returned from Chicago, Saturday. Prof. J. H. Fulton was in the city Tuesday on business. The commencement exercises of Dunbar H. S. will be at the Odd Fellows' Hall Friday night. Jeptha Chapter. O. E. S. will hold their annual sermon, at the 1st Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:00. Rev. J. B. McCray, acting clergeman. The members of the Brookport, Chapter will participate. Rev. Fred Bell, of Paducah, Ky., was in the city visiting his mother this week and left Tuesday for points in Ill. Rev. J. B. McCrary returned from Chicago, Saturday where he attended the General Baptist State Association. He reports a great meeting, the best in the history of the organization. The amount of $704.37 was raised by the women and men, not including Sunday's collection. This was more money than was raised when all the Baptist forces met in one State body. Rev J. F. Thomas was re-elected moderator without opposition. Mr. J. E. Albritton, and wife of Chicago, were in the city for a short visit with Mr. Jas. Albritton, father of the former. They paid this office a pleasant call and subscribed for the Gazette. They left Monday for home and young Mr. Albritton, goes from there to Camp Grant, Rockford to train for France. Homer Barnett, formerly of this city, but now of Champaign, is in the city visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Barnett. Rev. and Mrs. Berry Thomas, Sundayed in Round Knob. Mesdames M. J. McCrary, and Mattie Howard drove to Brookport Sunday evening and worshipped at the Unity Baptist church. They were accompanied home by Rev. J. B. McCrary. Harmon Smitn, still remains quite feeble. The Baccalaureate sermon for the 8th Grade, Mrs. Irene B. Haynes, teacher will be held at the Antioch Baptist church Sunday at 11:00 a., m. Rev. Thomas Morris, will officiate. The sermon for the High school graduates will be preached at the A. M. E. church Sunday at 3:00 p. m. Rev. I. S. Stone will preach the sermon. Prof. G. E. Masterson, teacher. There are two graduates and both are young men. Mrs. Porthenia Dixon, of Paducah, Ky. was in the city Wednesday on business. Miss Gertrude Hall, is visiting relatives in Evansville, Ind. Fifty voices will render music at the S. S. and B. Y. P. U. convention at Metropolis in June. The boy cadets will play an important part in the parade. Mrs. Lavada Rodgers, visited her husband in Paducah, Ky. the latter part of last week. + ONE HUNDRED MERCIFUL MILLIONS By HERBERT KAUFMAN for the Red Cross and not one hope. unity, the noblest and broadest joy. ammities, serves no flag but its healing, merciful will—the centuries to red barbarism. children are wandering about opened little boys and terrorized alone and perish in the wastes—like curs, unless magnificent death—and worse. big dollars will search the desorrow's works? other Hundred Million, to glean us seed before it rots in mind horror and disease and unreli. prevent famine and stifle pest-evers, to check an earth-wide troy shuddering filths where need and threaten all the uni- found hospitals and build rest. Front and refugees back, to furnish artificial limbs, to buyaments, to re-educate the mutine Hope still shines. maintain communication with war prisoners with food and out and bring letters in, to edges for the captured, to buy and books and tobacco. No Man's Land—for stretchers,asia and bandages and antiderlies, to outfit and transport that a dear one shall have a clean girl from home beside it. to keep the world sound and of Justice hold it safe. Red Cross SON DOWST ONE Hundred Millions for the Red Cross and not one penny of it for red tape. The mightiest charity, the noblest and broadest volunteer movement of history. The Red Cross shares no enmities, serves no flag but its own. It is God's agent, His healing, merciful will—the answer of twenty ever-gentler centuries to red barbarism. Twelve million orphan children are wandering about Europe—twelve million frightened little boys and terrorized little girls, sent adrift to sob alone and perish in the wastes—to live like swine and die like curs, unless magnificent America ransoms them from death—and worse. How many of your pitying dollars will search the desolations and save them for Tomorrow's works? The Red Cross needs another Hundred Million, to glean the battle areas for this precious seed before it rots in mind and body—before grief and horror and disease and unrestraint irrevocably blight them. One Hundred Millions to prevent famine and stifle pestilence, to stamp out hideous fevers, to check an earth-wide wave of tuberculosis, to destroy shuddering filths where verminous plagues feed and breed and threaten all the universe. One Hundred Millions to found hospitals and build rest stations, to send nurses to the Front and refugees back, to forward surgical units and furnish artificial limbs, to buy medicines and operating instruments, to re-educate the mutilated and show the blind where Hope still shines. One Hundred Millions to maintain communication with detention camps, to provide war prisoners with food and decencies, to take messages out and bring letters in, to negotiate comforts and privileges for the captured, to buy blankets for them and clothes and books and tobacco. One Hundred Millions for No Man's Land—for stretchers and ambulances, for anesthesia and bandages and antiseptics; to train nurses and orderlies, to outfit and transport skilled specialists, to make sure that a dear one shall have a clean, sweet cot and a sweet, clean girl from home beside it. One Hundred Millions to keep the world sound and wholesome, while the armies of Justice hold it safe. I Am the Red Cross (With acknowledgments to Robert H. Duvis, author of "I Am the Printing Press.") of God. big banner of victory and the heat. the midst of battle, of gentle- ne sombre mists of hate. love of mercy, an honor mark of compassion. led for democracy, the form of and my followers, at need, make men live. at the red pits of death, and a nee and smiles as he goes to Almighty. of mankind, the co-ordinat- ed old to do good, the sacred price. I are mobilized the forces of of church and school, of ius and of sinew. at to those who defend her; I home. of God. led capidated Building local Red Cross Case I am the Symbol of the pity of God. I burgeon upon the flaunting banner of victor drooping guidon of defeat. I am the token of peace in the midst of battle ness shining through the sombre mists. I am a chevron on the sleeve of mercy, an I set high upon the brow of compassion. I am the color of blood spilled for democracy, Christ's tree of agony, and my follower crucify themselves to make men live. I carry the hope of life into the red pits of dying soldier salutes me and smiles as touch the hand of God Almighty. I stand for the organized love of mankind, the ed impulses of young and old to do good efficiency of human service. I mark the flag under which are mobilized the industry and finance, of church and capital, of labor, of genius and of sinew. I am Civilization's Godspeed to those who de am the message from home. I burgeon upon the flaunting banner of victory and the drooping guidon of defeat. I am the token of peace in the midst of battle, of gentleness shining through the sombre mists of hate. I am a chevron on the sleeve of mercy, an honor mark set high upon the brow of compassion. I am the color of blood spilled for democracy, the form of Christ's tree of agony, and my followers, at need, crucify themselves to make men live. I carry the hope of life into the red pits of death, and a dying soldier salutes me and smiles as he goes to touch the hand of God Almighty. I stand for the organized love of mankind, the co-ordinated impulses of young and old to do good, the sacred efficiency of human service. I mark the flag under which are mobilized the forces of industry and finance, of church and school, of capital, of labor, of genius and of sinew. I am Civilization's Godspeed to those who defend her; I am the message from home. I am the Symbol of the pity of God. I AM THE RED CROSS. 750 Children Herded In Dirty Dilapidated Building Typical Red Cross Cas 750 Children Herded In Dirty Dilapidated Building Typical Red Cross Case An official of a French city that was being filled with gas bombs by the Germans found himself confronted with the problem of looking after 750 children. He telegraphed the American Red Cross in Paris for help. Fifteen trained workers were rushed to the relief of these children. Here is what the Red Cross workers found: Twenty-one tiny babies under one year old and 729 children under eight years. They were herded in an old, dirty, unfurnished building, without a suggestion of sanitary convenience. It was the best and safest the French official could find at such a moment, but you would not think it fit for a dog. And here is what the American Red Cross workers did in two days: They thoroughly cleaned and transferred to new buildings outside the city the entire 750 children. Red Cross doctors attended the sick; nurses were secured for the babies. Suitable food was provided for all, and they were so classified as to provide against the separation of families; also an organization for the permanent care of these children, including their education, was started and has since been put into operation. So much for the 750. But how about the thousands upon thousands of others. Right now the little children of France are at your doors crying for food, shelter, protection against German brutality and dying as they cry. --- I AM THE RED CROSS. An official of a French city that was being filled with gas bombs by the Germans found himself confronted with the problem of looking after 750 children. He telegraphed the American Red Cross in Paris for help. Fifteen trained workers were rushed to the relief of these children. Here is what the Red Cross workers found: Twenty-one tiny babies under one year old and 729 children under eight years. They were herded in an old, dirty, unfurnished building, without a suggestion of sanitary convenience. It was the best and safest the French official could find at such a moment, but you would not think it fit for a dog. And here is what the American Red The choir and church members of the First Baptist church have purchased a piano for the church which will add materially in every respect. Without doubt this choir is destined to be second to none in Southern Illinois. Prof. J. D. Alston, Editor of the Illinois Anchor, was a business caller to the Gazette office. He is improving rapidly in which we are glad to note. Prof. Alston has two sons in the U. S. service. Mrs. Sarah Brown, is seriously ill this week. Revs. J. B. McCrary, and Wm. Moody, pastors of the Unity Baptist church, Brookport, and First Baptist, Metropolis, respectively are attending the General State Association which is in its sixth session with the Salem Baptist church. Chicago. Rev. Haywood, Pastor. Rev. S. H. Gibson, of Bloomington, Missionary of the Illinois State convention was in the city last week the guest of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Robinson. He preached at the First Baptist church Sunday evening and left via C. B. and Q. for Cairo, Monday a. m. Mrs. Pearl Johnson who was the guest of Miss Georgia Mai Ford, left Tuesday for her home in Brookport. Mrs. Lee Belle Duke, accompanied Minnie Lewis Cook to Paducah. The latter went to Princeton Ky. to attend the funeral of her brother, Dee, who died last week in Pennsylvania, of typhoid fever. The teachers of Dunbar School this city, were re-employed with the exception of the High school. We understood that it was left open indefinitely. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association according to the adjournment of the Board meetina at Unionville, last September will meet with the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist church, Duquoin, Thursday before the 1st Sunday in June 1918. 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. 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. 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. Yours in the cause NURSE WHAT IS WORSE THAN WAR? Consumption Four Times More Deadly Than Bombs and Machine Guns. Pierre Hamp, a French medical authority, estimates that of the 38,000,000 people of all ages still living in France 4,000,000 must die of tuberculosis. The war will have killed about 1,000,000. This means that man with all of his inventiveness is far less efficient than Nature as a man killer. There have been over 400,000 new cases of consumption in France since the war began. This is why, despite the number of new hospitals, there is still not sufficient space available for tuberculosis cases. The Question of Pensions. Of course first consideration is accorded to the ever popular wounded men. Therein lies the tragedy of the consumptive soldier. With the new cases coming in daily from the trenches the consumptives are not as helpless as the wounded men. When discharged from the army the severely wounded are allowed a pension by the government. The consumptives, however, receive no allowance unless they can prove that their fitness is entirely due to their service in the army. This is not an easy thing to do, and consequently comparatively few consumptives receive governmental assistance. Until the American Red Cross begin to extend its aid the plight of most of these men was often pitiful. When discharged from the hospital they are given certain instructions' which would eventually bring them back to health. But conditions are hard. They are usually unable to earn much and so do not get proper or even sufficient nourishment. Very often they are in no condition to look after themselves, still less to safeguard the health of others. To meet this difficulty local committees have been formed to look after the discharged patients and see that they do not pass on their disease to members of their families. The task is well nigh hopeless. Even if proper living quarters are to be had sanitation and hygiene cannot be taught overnight. They sleep in air tight rooms, kiss their babies, drink out of the same cups and use the same towels as the rest of their families. In spite of these appalling difficulties, however, the rapid spread of the disease must—simply must—be checked. Even to attempt this would be an impossibility without the tremendous facilities and aid of the American Red Cross. No other agency could conceivably face, much less hope to accomplish, such a task. In six months the American Red Cross supplied a million French pollis with hot coffee, tea, chocolate, bouillon, at the time they needed it most—just as they were entering the communication trenches for a tour of duty under boche fire or coming out, tired and worn, after their grueling vigil. If you were dragging the tiredest pair of feet in France through the mud, and if you were greeted by a cheery voice and a steaming pint of beef tea, wouldn't it be "a grand and glorious feelin'? Oh, boy!" Now, this is the work of the "rolling caneen," and some day a Kipling will sing "the story of the tanks"—tanks of broth and bouillon that the Red Cross "Special Front Line Service" trundles up to the lines. The Military Sanitary Service supplies the wagons and utensils. The Red Cross unit does the work. It supplies these hot drinks at a cost of 50 francs ($10) per thousand men, a cent apiece! Think of that—the penny your little girl sends the Red Cross can buy a big hot cheering drink, a good natured greeting, for a fighting man who desperately needs just that! One penny! Red Cross Rolling Canteens to the number of 15 are now behind the lines in continuous service. Their crews are exposed to shell fire and often have to put on gas masks. Eugene Hale, brother of United States Senator Hale, served six months with a rolling canteen in France, and he says: "While the men are glad to have the hot drinks, their chief satisfaction consists in the sense this service gives them of a friend being there with a helping hand in a critical hour." And now the American army has asked the Red Cross to maintain this front line service directly in touch with the medical relief stations nearest the Yankee front and this the Red Cross is eager to do. When In Need Of Good Clothing, Hats And Shoes Store of GULLETT'S of Men's Furnishings from ot. O. L. GU The Home of Men Head to Foot. Store of O. L. GULLETT'S The Home of Men's Furnishings from Head to Foot. Next Door to Post Office. Notice. Extra Ordinary Notice --- Dear Co-workers: The Mt. Olive Baptist S. S., convention meets in Metropolis, Ill., with the First Baptist S. S., on Friday before the 4th Sunday in June 1918 Let each school be well represented both by delegate and money. Let every one come praying that God may be with us, and let us try to make this the banner year. Ruth B, Donlow, Cor. See. Brookport, Ill. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Woman's Educational and Mission Society of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association, that there will be a meeting held at the 2nd Baptist church Duquoin, III. Thursday before the Second Sunday in June 1918 unless the time is extended by the Moderator and the church, and in such case, due and timely notice will be given. Space will be given for the women to transact such business as they see fit in this meeting. We sincerely hope that all will observe the golden opportunity for doing good. Come prepared to influence some one to do more one to do more actual work. Bring your sweet spiritual papers, and bring somt money also. Let us strive to do well the work assigned to our hands. Let us shine out above ignorance, superstition and prejudice. Let us strive to be a factor in the great world encouraging education and thrift, lift up the fallen, care for the distressed. comfort the sorrowing and make this district a beacon light for all who are groping in darkness. actual work. spiritual pa- money also. well the work ends. Let us prance, sup- ice. Let us in the great education and en, care for fort the sor- sis district a who are grop- r Christ, 429-15th St. Cairo, Ill. Ruth Donlow, Cor. Sec. Brookport, Ill. Officers of Ministers' Alliance. resident; Elder C. W. Norment, Carbondale Vice President W. P. Washington, Mt. Vernon Recording Secretary J. B. McCrary, Metropolis Corresponding Secretary J, D. Davis, Colp Treasurer M. Hudgins, 1209 Commercial Ave. Cairo, Ill. SPARTA Allow me to say through your paper that the Carnation club met at the home of Mrs. Malinda Foster's. We opened by singing "Where he leads me I will follow, scripture reading by sister Mattie Haynes, St. Luke 18, 1-10 Sister Amanda Haynes led in prayer. The next was calling the roll, there were only seven present and the collection was $5.00. After all business was over ice cream was served. We adjourned to meet at the home of Sistet Emma Randle's. Yours truly, J. Arthur Haigler. --- MARY STREET CHICAGO Notice. Dennis Farrow, Pres. NOTICE Your servant for Christ. SPARTA Yours truly. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS. ILL. Always Go to the Up-To-The Minute Extra Ordinary Notice To the Sunday Schools composing the Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention of Southern Illinois. Greetings: Dear Co-laborers:—The annual session will meet with the First Baptist Sunday School at Metropolis, Ill. Friday June 21, and wilcontinue in session up to Sunday night June 23. It is hoped that every school in the district will be fully represented and prepared to pay the full quote of the school represented by the delegate sent to the convention. Do not come complaining and pleading hard times. Think of the many thousands that are in a worse condition than we are. Therefore let us all come praying and giving thanks to the Almighty for the many blessings we have received from His bountiful hand in the past year. The banner that was cast in the Colps fire will be replaced, and the S. S. making the best report will receive it. Hoping that we will all be spared to meet together in June at Metropolis, I am yours in the cause of Christ, Dennis Farrow, Pres. H. C. Armstead, Pulaski Vigilant Committee Elder Wm.....Young, Joppa D. Parrish, Md. City S. H. Pruitt, Duquoin F. Bomar, Cairo P. B. French, Sparta Thos. Morris, Mefropolis Any one writing to this office on private matter and requiring an answer must enclose a stamp. The Executive Board of the Mt. Olive Association meets in Duquoin Thursday before the 2nd Sunday in June. Subscrhbe for The Ga.tte. "A Great Net of Mercy drawn through an Ocean of Unspeakable Pain" The American Red Cross Hold up your end! GET THE RED CROSS HABIT The Story That Private Leach Told The United States has now been at war for more than a year. But up to the present time the Red Cross has made but one national appeal for help—its $100,000,000 drive in the summer of 1917. Now it is about to make another appeal—its second. And upon the heels of the Third Liberty Loan. For, great as are the responsibilities and the opportunities of the institution whose blazing symbol is recognized by civilized nations the world over as a symbol of peace and of comfort, its expenditures are but a small fraction of those required for our governmental expense for the conduct of the war. Organization of Service. The Red Cross has never permitted itself to encroach upon the functions or the necessities of the government, although there are many times when it might justify itself in so doing. In the single important instance of transportation it has refused to burden the army or navy with the carriage of its vast supplies of stores, even though these were destined for the relief and the lives of the soldiers and the sailors themselves. On the contrary, after it had builted and fully equipped a great "I say, there," called Private Leach, sitting up weakly, "where you goin' with me blinkin' 'at?" The dog cast a look back across his shoulder, wagged his tail pleasantly and continued to trot away, carrying Private Leach's cap in his jaws. "E's got a bloomin' cheek, not 'alf!" observed Private Leach and lay down again. What difference did it make? He had clicked a bullet in his righ thigh, and, what with the loss of blood and pain and hunger and all, a chap might as well "go west" without a cap as with one. Now that he'd managed to get a dressing on the wound and a bandage to hold the dressing in place, the bleeding was less, but the end of the smashed bone was grinding in the torn flesh. It wasn't a bit cushy, out there in No Man's Land, six hours in a shell hole with a busted leg. The dog had popped up from nowhere at all, with his alert eyes and sensitive, searching nose. Girt tightly about his body was the broad white band bearing the flaming sign of the Red Cross. He stood quite still while Private Leach painfully unfastened the first aid package from his back and, still more painfully, applied the disinfectant, gauze pads and clean cotton fracture. Looking up, he whined a By EDWARD HUNGERFORD Of the Vigilantes. dispatching depot on the West Side of New York for the preparation of its stores for shipment overseas, and the war department found itself so pressed for warehouse facilities that it was compelled to take the Red Cross plant for army needs Davison and his fellows of the Red Cross gladly moved out and quickly assembled and built another dispatching depot for their own needs. The spirit of the organization is that of service. And I have seen enough of its workings to convince me that it is something a little more than mere service—perhaps service plus efficiency would best describe it. It seems to me that the time has come when there should be an even larger national appreciation of the Red Cross. Today it has only begun to touch the surface of the American people. Continued fighting and extended casualty lists will force it far beneath the skin. It cannot be embarrassed for lack of funds. You and I cannot afford to have it embarrassed, to be compelled to turn any of its energies from the saving of human life to mere grubbing for cold cash. It is time that America formed a new habit. We have some big and fairly expensive national tastes al- friendly, sympathetic whine, and the soldier patted him gratefully. "Good old chap," said Private Leach. "You've been knocked about a bit yourself, eh?" He touched the dog's ear where a recent hurt had left a scarcely healed scar. And then the rascal had seized Private Leach's cup and made off with it toward the lines, paying no serious attention to the wounded man's remonstrances. "Rum little bloke!" remarked Private Leach and fainted. Private Leach sat on a sunny bench in the small courtyard of the convalescent hospital and explained matters to a compatriot, likewise recovering from the effects of boche courtesy. "And the bloomn' surgeon, 'e says them dawgs is trained like that. The one that found me, 'e don't mind bullets no more than buns, 'e don't, a-wlzzin past 'is ead. And when 'e finds a wounded chap 'e tykes 'is cap or anything that's loose 'e can get 'is teeth in, and away 'e goes to report to 'is K. O., like a good soldier. So then the stretcher bearers, they goes out and brings in the chap, same as they did me, 'dye see? Red Cross trains dawgs by 'undreds. Great, eh, wot?" "Righto," agreed Private Leach's companion. "'Spect you'd like to meet that fellow again. Dawls' will take a bit Page Three Contributed by Jno. Cassel. ready, movies and motoring, for instance, to say nothing of smoking and drinking. A little reduction on all of these and the proceeds turned to an entirely new habit would be a mighty good thing at this time. And for that fifth habit I am going to propose the Red Cross—the Red Cross habit, if you please. It will be a habit the gathered money of which will go to the credit, not of yourself, but of the greatest charity that America ever has known, which makes this new habit more than a habit—a real virtue—the virtue of self sacrifice. Our Country the Richest. Try being ready for the Red Cross collector—not merely the next time he comes, but on each subsequent call, Do not face him with the reproachful suggestion that he has seen you before. Our country is a big land, in many ways the biggest and richest in the world, but it is not big enough nor rich enough that folks with money can escape with but a single invitation to contribute. That is why I suggest the Red Cross habit—the continuous setting aside of definite sums of money by patriotic Americans against the Red Cross drives. It is a habit which I cannot commend too heartily to you. Leach Told different to me when I gets back to Blighty. Bli-me, I awlways 'ated dawgs, but not now I don't." "Look!" said Private Leach. "Ere comes one of the little beggars." A wiry, short haired dog with a deal of bull in his makeup came limping along on three legs, the fourth held stiffly in front of him by an ingenious arrangement of sling and bandage. "Clicked a bit o' Fritz's lead 'is bloomin' little self, 'e did, eh, wot?' Ere, Bill. Nice old blokey." The dog went and laid his head, friendly fashion, on Private Leach's knee and looked up into the soldier's face, whining sympathetically. "E knows 'ow it feels," observed Private Leach. Then, "I say, there, old timer, look at that ear!" "Scar," said his companion. "Been fightin', like as not." "Bli-me!" cried Leach. "E's the syme chap, Ere, now, where you goin' with me blinkin' 'at?' The dog, holding Private Leach's cap at a provoking distance, viewed the two convalescents with a mischievous eye. "E's a cute un. Wish 'e was goin' back to Blighty wif me, not 'alf. Eh wot?" "Sure," agreed the other. "I always 'ated 'en, but not now I don't. Red Cross dawgs is bloomin' human. Strafe me if they ain't!" Pare Four Notice. To the Women's E & Mission Societies of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. Dear Sisters:-The time is fast approaching for the Executive Board, each auxiliary is asked to send a delegate or some money to help defray the expense of the meeting and for the building of the Livingston Normal. The meeting is called to meet at Dequoin, before the 2nd Sunday in June Thursday. The Vice President is requested to be present as I may not be able to be present. The weather and other expenses may not allow me to leave home, but if it is possible for me to attend, I will. I am praying for a good meeting. Sisters, let us get up and get busy and prepare for the State Meeting in May. Some of us may be gone to our Reward, but if so let those that remain close up the ranks and keep pressing forward. "Move forward" is the slogan. Yours in His Name, M. J. Blake, Dist. Pres. Notice. 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 use 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. Carbondale, Ill., May 7, '18 I take this method to thank the Mt, Zion circle of Dewmaine for the $2.50 sent me as part of my traveling expenses to the State Association which convenes with the Salem Baptist church Chicago, May 21, 1918. It is my earnest hope that all of the societies of the district may be heard of in this great meeting. Let us all go up to the work of the Lord as never before and God will bless the work of our hands in everything that is right. Pres., of East Mt. Olive Dist., of the Women's Association KINKY Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky ARMY STARKS says her hair was nappy and short until she knew Kinky hair now the can comb it, as it is 24 inches long, soft and silky. Don't be fooled all your life by using some fake preparation which claims to straighten kinky hair. You are just doing yourself by using it. Kinky hair cannot be made straight. You must have hair first. Now this EXELENTO QUININE POMADE is a Hair Crower which feeds the scalp and roots of the hair and makes kinky nappy hair grow long, soft and silky. It cleans dull hair made wipes. Friing Hair at once. Price 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write for Particulars EXELENTO MEDICINE CO. ATLANTA, GA. Thought and Kindness Best. It is not written blessed is he that Seedh the poor, but he that consid- weth the poor. A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.—John Huskin. Waterproof. Mother—"In all the wild storm your sister Maggie went out with her throat all bare and exposed." Brother—"Train won't hurt her. She's got a rubber neck"--Life. WOMEN ASK FOR RATIONING PLAN American Women Volunteer to Buy Fixed Amounts of Meat, Bread Flour, Sugar and Butter. PLAN STARTED IN NEW YORK. Idea Supplements U. S. Food Administration's New Home Card Now in 10,000,000 Homes. The women of America, who are anxious to do their great part in the winning of the war, are now, as a whole, familiar with the most important aspects of food conservation. The Home Card, both in its original form and in the revised edition for 1918, which provides for two wheaten days, one meatless day a week, in addition to a wheaten meal every day, has been placed by the Food Administration after a vigorous campaign in 10,000,000 American homes. An intelligent and conscientious servance of the Home Card's requirements is all the Food Administration asks of the housewives of the country. The Food Administration has had a great many requests, however, particularly from the homes of the well-to-do, that it should issue a worked out plan for a voluntary system of rationing. This desire for a voluntary ration springs from two causes—first, because it is far simpler for the housewife to save food when she has a concrete working plan by which to proceed, and, second, because the loyal women of America desire, unselfishly, to put themselves on the same basis as the women of the Allied countries. The ration proposed by the Food Administration is almost the same as that adopted in England for voluntary observance. All over the United Kingdom, in hundreds of houses there hangs in the front window a card with the stirring pledge, "IN HONOR BOUND WE ADOPT THE NATIONAL SCALE OF VOLUNTARY RATIONS." The ration recommended by the Food Administration, and adopted first in New York city, whence the idea has spread through the entire country, is the following: Weekly Allowance Per Person. Meat—Beef (fresh, salted, tin- ned and hashed); mutton, lamb and veal (mutton by preference) ..... 2½ lbs. Butter ..... ½ lb. Cooking Fats (margarine, lard, lard substitutes, vegetable oils) ..... ½ lb. Wheat Flour (for use in cook- ing gravies, etc., where corn starch, cracker dust or bread crumbs cannot be substituted) ..... ½ lb. Victory Bread (containing at least 20 per cent of a sub- situte for wheat flour).... Sugar (including all sugar used on the table and in cooking and all sweetmeats and candies, but not that used for canning and preserving) serving) ..... 16. The items listed above are the only ones which are definitely limited. In the case of milk and cream, as much may be used as necessary, and children, of course, must have their full allowance of whole milk. Fish and poultry, any cereal other than wheat, vegetables and fruits and cheese may be used as freely as is desired. The above ration is in no wise intended to supplant the Home Card, but rather to supplement it. It has been published with the idea that it will be a very real did to the American woman in her splendid effort to carry out the great food conservation program. USE MORE POTATOES. H mated that over 700,000 extra acres of potatoes were planted last year. The United States Food Administration is endeavoring to push the nation's big potato stocks into channels of trade and has placed potatoes on the list of substitutes that may be bought along with wheat flour. Potato soup has become a war dish. Here is a recipe that has been tested by United States Food Administration experts. Ingredients needed are three potatoes, one quart of milk, two slices onion, three tablespoons butter substitute, two tablespoons flour, one and one-half tablespoons salt, one-quarter teaspoon celery salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper, few grains cayenne and one teaspoon chopped parsley. Cook potatoes in boiled salted water. When soft run through a strainer. Scald milk with onion, remove onion and add milk slowly to potatoes. Melt the fat, add dry ingredients, stir until well mixed, then stir into boiling soup. Cook one minute, strain and sprinkle with barley. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL. Jickey College Madam HAIR GROWER and E 4743 State Stree Chicago Notice HAIR GROWER and BEAUTY SPECIALIST Colp, Ill., Jan. 21, 1918 Editor Cazette, Please allow me space in your paper to say that I have been requested by our district missionary, Eld, J. H. Hilly, to ask the churches and pastors throughout the district, who failed to pay the missionary at the Board meeting to please bring or send to next Board meeting which will convene with the Mt. Olive Baptist church, Euquoin, Ill., Thursday before the 2nd Sunday in June 1918. Rev. S H. Pruett Pres. J. H. Williams, Cor Sec. The only way for any enterprise to succeed is to have both moral and financial support of the friends of the race. Our slogan is to have 1000 subscribers by June. Reader will you help to reach this goal by sending in your neighbor's name with $1.500. We pay the postage. Help to make a greater Metropolis Gazette. We have just received several font of new type and have others of the way. Try our Job Department for your next job. We can serve you satisfactorily. To those who live out of town send us a job to day, and we will mail it out the first mail the next day. Special attention given to this class of work. We know what you need and our 23 years of experience enables us to please you. MOUNDS. ILL. Mounds, Ill., May 27, 1918 Dear Editor: I, the St. John S. S. secretary have been requested to inform you of the election of delegates to represent the S. S. and B. Y. P. U. as follows: Miss Ethel Hunt B. Y. P. U. delegate, Miss Verniece Cuffie, S. S. delegate. You will please make the assignments immediately. Respectfully yours, Rev. D. Parrish, Pastor, Vernie Cuffie, Sec'y. Notice is hereby given that the S. S. convention of the East Mt. Olive Association will meet in June with the Mt. Zion Baptist church, Haliidayboro, Ill. Each auxiliary is urged to join in and make this meeting a success. So I am requesting each Sunday School to represent with their $12.00 and each B. Y. P. U. with their $5.00 We sincerely hope that all will observe the golden opportunity for doing good. Come prepared to enfluence some one to do more work for the Master; we need more laborers in the vineyard. So let each individual strive to be a factor for good in this so noble a cause. Vivian Cross, Cor. Sec. Let the Committee on program for the great State Association prepare for the great meeting in Chicago in May. We want to get them in the hands of churches and pastors at an early date. Just 30 days and the Mt. Olive S. S. and B. Y. P. U. convention will meet in Metropolis. Notice Notice. Newell BEAUTY SPECIALIST Phone Drexel 1744 o, Illinois. Proposed Constitution of the Baptist Minister's Alliance. We, the Minister's of the Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive Baptist District Associations of Southern Illinois, desirous of a more oneness in perpetuating the principles and Doctrines Legislated by Jesus Christ, and practiced by His Apostles, seeking by the word of God to bring ourselves, and the churches as well, more into the unity of the Faith of Jesus Christ, do now adopt the following Constitution. Sec. 1. This organization shall be called the Missionary Baptist Minister's Alliance of Southern Illinois. Sec. 2. Officers. Its Officers shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Recorcing Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and such committees as may conserve the best interest of the body, all of which shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the body. Article 2 Membership Sec.1. This organization shall be composed of Missionary Baptist Ministers furnishing bonifid membership in any regular Missionary Baptist Church, together with his good standing where he now pastors, or where he last pastored, or the church where he worship's with whether he ever pastored or not. Article 3. Authority. Sec.1. This organization shall have the power to receive to, or drop from its fellowship any Minister or Ministers whom it deems worthy or unworthy of fellowship. Sec.2. This Constitution by laws,or regulations,shall by no means conflict with the rules and regulations of the two Associations namely Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive. Fred R. Young, Attorney Administrator's Notice. Estate of Fred Briscoe, deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Fred Briscoe late of the County of Massac and the State of Illinois, deceased, hereby give notice that she will appear before the County Court of Massac County at the Court House in Metropolis, at the August Term on the first Monday in August next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 28th day of May, A. D. 1918. Rosetta Briscoe Administratrix. We would thank all of our subscribers who are in arrears for the paper to remit at once. Do unto us, as you would that others do to you. This is one part of genuine religion. May we expect to receive a post office order in tho next mail. Subscribe For The Gazette. 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