Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE NEGRO TROOPS IN BRILLIANT DASH RECAPTUE FOREST Negro Troops, in Brilliant Dash Recapture Forest With the French Army in France, June 1—The staongest effort made by the German in the course of last night and this morning in their new offensive was in direction of the railroad connecting Estress-St. Denis and Montiddier. The Germans met with such resistance that they renounced for the moment their attempts in this region. Negro troops, supported by entente allied tanks, which did great execution, delivered a brilliant counter attack in this vicinity and recaptured the forest running southwest of Matqeuglise, between Perte farm and Loges farm Colp, May 21, 1918. Mr. Editor, please allow me to say a few words. I am glad that the churches we visited are getting along nicely. We visited the Unity Baptist church, Brookport; Rev. J. B. McCrary, pastor I preached 3 sermons, paid to the missionary $5.00, also I visited Cobden, church thep have no pastor. I preached one sermon but the church, is not doing so well. On the 4th Sunday in May I will for them again. Pray for a good meeting pray for us. I received $1.36. I visited New Bethel church, and had a great meeting, we took in 25 members 19 of them for baptism and will baptize on the 1st Sunday in June. I made one visit to Mt. Zion Baptist church, they have no pastor, the church seemed to be in good faith; preached three sermons and received $2.00. I will be in Vienna, May 29th, Mt. Olive, Colp, 22nd. The Unions and S. S.'s that I have visited are getting along nicely, I have re-organized one at New Bethel with 35-members. I have 26 S. S. and E. Y. P. U. Will make my full report at the Sunday School convention. Yours for the work. Rev. J. H. Hilley. Missionary. Sparta Allow a few words in brief chur your worthy paper. I must say me, as a church and S. S. on this beautiful day regret that we cannou congregate owing to the small pox in our city. All the churches, theatres, billiard halls, etc., are ordered closed by the city officials for the period of sev- days. All persons were to be vacci- cated except those who can pro- duce a physician's certificate within five years or had small pox and not more than two per- sons to congregate in groups on the streets. By this restraint we are prohibited from going to Conitervill, to hold service as we had planned last Sunday the 9. Mrs. and C. Cannon, lost one their little boys last week and they are quaranteened being ie- ed with small pox. Read The Gazette [Name not visible in the image] Loren Smith For Sheriff. The formal announcement of Loren Smith as a candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Massac county at the primary election to be held September 11, will be found in this issue of the Gazette. Loren Smiih is, no stranger to the people of the county and needs no introduction, but, it will not be amiss to review some of the qualities of this worthy and capable young man. From his early youth Mr. Smith has resided in Metropolis [Name] and always has been a general favorite among a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He is the son of the late Melvin Smith and from the father inherited a talent for good business methods and honest dealing with his fellow men. The talent he has never lost or deviated from either in his private affairs or in his service to the people as an official. He is genial a good fellow and one in whom there is no guile. His intimate friends call him "sox", not with any disrespect, but as indicative of his plain, straightforwardness. Mr. Smith is now finishing his four years as assessor and treasurer of Massac county, an office to which he was elected by a large majority over a worthy opponent. In this capacity he has proven himself, perhaps, the most capable and efficient incumbent that ever held the office. His books and accounts are always open to inspection and are kept right up to the minute. He has maintained an office where he could be found at all office hours. There has been no waiting or disappointments upon the part of anyone having business with that office during his encumbency. His familiarity with the tax books of the county qualifies him fully for the duties of collector of taxes, which goes with the office of sheriff. He is a man of good judgment, self possessed, eventemper- --- FRIDAY Address of the Promoter and President of the Club Convention. Most worthy Vice Pres., Mistress of Ceremony, Bro. Minister's, members and friends of this our fifth quarterly club convention. I assure you, this, I consider not only a very pleasant, but an honor as well, one of the greatest honors of my life. When informed that an address was expected of me at the club convention Sunday May 12, at 11 a.m., I began to ask myself this question, what shall be my subject? many thoughts came to my mind, but the one that impressed most forcible was, "True christian Religion!" something that will stand every test. tion, what many though but the one forcible was ligion" some every test. One day child was b tist church ed "Club O for the pur elevating o standard, f ing up God world, as w debt off the little child nourished d saw it bein ed by nor with True this child stretch its the church Christ to heard and pent of the ing by wo not live a good might saw the li batred and Dragon of support fr it die. One day, yes one night, a little child was born into the First Baptist church and its name was called "Club Convention", organized for the purpose of uplifting and elevating Christianity to a higher standard, for the purpose of building up God's Kingdom here in the world, as well as liquidating the debt off the church. I saw this little child in its infancy being nourished by true Christianity. I saw it being upheld and supported by none other except those with True Christian religion, as this child began to grow and stretch itself out in the works of the church, as it began through Christ to make itself even seen, heard and felt, I saw the old serpent of the devil getting busy saying by word and action, you shall not live and prosper, for some good might come out of you; I saw the little worms of selfishness batred and deceit. I saw the old Dragon of envy withholding their support from the child saying, let it die. I saw the child begin to grow thin, pale and weak. I saw it stagger as a deudken man buddied if I see it tall? No. Instead I saw the true christians of God's house rallying to its support, feeling it with their encouragement of kind words, finance and prayers. I heard a voice saying, stand up child and do your bit for the Master's cause. The battle is not given to the swift neither to strong, but to him that endureth to the end. The child than sprang up and took on new life and began to grow stronger and stronger up to the present time. Today she stands not with bowed head as the weeping willow, but as firm and stayable as the most gigantic tree of the forest, "The Oak." which makes the true christian feel as did the Disciples when they were carried upon the mount of transfiguration and Moses and Elias appeared there with Jesus, Peter seeing Christ in all glory was moved, he was so impressed that he said, "Good Master it is good for us to be here." Yes it is good for us to be here and be actually engaged in the service of our Master. For he has said, "Go in my vineyard and work and whatsoever is right I will pay you." I am here reminded of Ben Adam when he awoke from a sweet dream of peace and saw within his aom, an angel writing in a book of gold, he asked the angel --- ed and not afraid, a man well balanced altogether for the chief police official of the county. Mr. Smith is not alone a capable official and well qualified for the office to which he aspires, but there are few, if any of our citizens, who have and is devoting himself to interests of his fellow man, his city, county and nation more than he. Thoroughly a loyal patriotic American, he is most active in the campaigns for the Red Cross, Liberty Loan and Council of Defense. He is member of the executive committee of the local chapter of the Red Cross, assistant chairman of the third Liberty loan county committee, vice president of the war savings organization of the county and chairman of the publicity committee of Council of Defense of Massac county. Not only was the most active in helping frame these organizations, but the work she has done and is doing for all these patriotic movements stamp him 100 per cent loyal American who yields to no man a greater love of country. In every way Loren Smith is qualified for the office of sheriff and Collector of Massac county and we ask of the voters of the county a careful consideration of his candidacy. —Metropolis Daily News. —The Gazette, endores all of the article as we have known Loren Smith from his youth up and has always stood true and tried to the colored boys. He is true on every proposition and can call to his support more colored voters than any man in the county on thd account of his fair and impartial treatment and his honest dealings. Should he benominated he will be found every day in the week the same Loren Smith. Consider his claims carefully. 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. Subscribe for Gazette What writest thou? the angel replied "The names of those who love the Lord." And is mine one said Ben? Answer no. Write me then as one who loves his fellow-men. When the angel reappeared, Ben Adam's name led all the rest. Being blest because his heart was right He was true to his fellow-man and to God. Cultivate the tiny spark of religion you have, into true christian religion. It is worth having it will aid you when all else fails, it makes you observe the First Commandment which is, 'Love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, with all thy heart, with all thy mind and with all thy strength.' The second commandment which is, 'Love thy neighbor as thy self.' It makes you treat everybody right. It does away with pride and vanity which is obnoxious in the sight of God. O why should the spirit of mortal be proud, like a swift fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud when a flash of the lightning, a dash of the waves, man passes from earth to his home in the grave. Just that quick if God with held his mercy from us because we are vain, proud and deceitful, because we are neglectful of his caase when I stand upon God's green earth, under the canopy of the beautiful blue cather and behold nature in its beauty and grandeur, I cast my eyes to wards the heavens, there I be hold God's handiwork. His majesty and power is wonderful. I see the golden sun in its beauty, strength and power reminding me of man. The moon in its glory, calm and serene reminding me of the true christian woman in her pureness of heart, then the tiny stars twinkling from afar, shining. O how bright they shine, and in their brilliancy remind me of the true christian trying to do their part, as I look at them I wonder how much longer will Father time permit them to stand I then consider the great bodies of water, the ocean, the sea, rivers and lakes I ask them how old art thou? How long will you stand? Standing on the shore and looking over their great expanse they seem as a fixed and eternal fact, but may not so. Everything that had its beginning, will also have its ending. Scientiest tell us that some day yes some sweet day, the last drop of water will have been absorbed into the crust of the earth and its surface will become a desert, and all life will become extinct, then the sun will refuse to shine, the moon will hide her smiling face and the million tiny stars will leave their sockets, the mountains will skip like lambs, the most gigantic trees of the ioresst' will bend as willingly as the sapling, the lion with his ferociousness will humble himself as the little lamb, then you will see man and woman with all their pride and stubborn will banished from the face of the earth. Nothing will stand the test but true christian religion. It will stand when the world's on fire. Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you, Matt. 6:33 You that are laboring for Christ continue on, don't let persecutions stop you, for blessed are you when men shall revile you persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake, rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in heaven. Don't work for man, but work for God. He is the one I am working for, he is the one thats going to pay me, and the crown of honor that he gives you will not be placed on your head today and snatched off tomorrow and trampled underfoot, no, but will last forever. Praise God for true christian religion and its purpose. Our Club Convention is composed of Four clubs that have been actively engaged in the work striving hard to accomplish this one great struggle of which we are not only thankful to man but God. I remain your faithful servant, MRS. LEE BELLE DUKE. 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. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Petition For Pardon Public Notice is hereby given, that Horace Landers, 7452 R., convicted of Murder at the December Term, A. D. 1900, of the Circuit Court of Massac County, and sentenced to the Penitentiary at Chester Illinois, for the crime of Murder for term of his life, will apply at the July Term, 1918 of the State Board of Pardons to the Governor of the State of Illinois for a Pardon. Dated May 18th 1918. HORACE LANDERS BY THOMAS A. HEA CAIRO. ILL. Mr. Editor of The Metropolis Gazette: I wish to state that the Mt. Moriah M. B. church, is in a prosperous condition and is succeeding under the leadership of Rev. F. Bomar, pastor 2406 Poplar St. The members have tried to encourage him by making him a present of an excellent suit of clothes of which he is very thankful and I thank every one that has contributed to the faithful committee, Mesdames. Addie Hill, Carrie Hall, Tennie Jackson. The members of Unity Baptist church Brookport, are soliciting money to to stucco the gables of their church, the first of July. Page Two Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . ILL. NEW M. M. McGRABY MANAGER FRIDAY JUNE 14, 1918. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Enterered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. B. Address all communications to J. B. McOARARY, 90 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 each week. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year.....$1.50 Six Months.....80 Three Months.....40 Single Copy.....05 In Advance. ADVERTISING RATES. made known on application. 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 11, 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 candidate for Sheriff of Massac County, Ill., subject to the Rupublican Primary September 11, 1918. We are authorized to announce the name of Loren Smith, as a candidate for Sheriff of Massac county Illinois subject to the Republican Primary September 11, 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 Septemberary election. Assessor and Treasurer. We are authorized to announce John as a candidate for Assessor or of Massac County, Sub-Republican Primary Sept. or and Treasurer or and Treasurer rized to announce El- candidate for Asses- sion of Massac County, epublican Primary ntendent. announce T. F. date for the superintendent city, Ill., on Septem- ized to announce F. C. Provides 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. 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Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Sold by all Druggists, Inc. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. We want to put The Gazette into every home in the city within 30 days. Will you help us neighbor? 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, Fifty voices will render music at the S. S. and B. Y. P. U. convention at Metropolis in June. Harmon Smitn, still remains quite feeble. 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? Rev. Fred Bell, A. 'B. B D. of Paducah, Ky, has accepted a call to the Mt. Pleasant Baptiat church, Harrisburg, Ill. Bud Armstead and John Tittsworth of Brookport, paid this office a visit. V K. Bailey, of Grinnell, was a Gazette caller Tuesday. The Mt. Olive Baptist S. S. Convention convenes in this city next Wednesday the 19th. The National Baptist S. S. Congress is now in session in Alexandria, La. It is reported to be the best in the history of its organization. Mrs. Lavada Rodgers was in Paducah, Ky., last week to see her husband. Meadames. Lizzie Collins and Ramayla Lyons were Paducah shoppers Wednesday. Rev. Wm. Moody, was in Belmont, Mo., last week on business. Mr. Bradley, formerly of Tennessee, now of Joppa, was in the city last week visiting his brother Mr. N. Culp of W. 9th St. Mesdames Mabel Burke and Lucy Neely, are on the sick list. Dan Curry, of Paducah, Ky., Sundayed in tue city the guest of Mrs. Deborah Wilson. Harmon Smith, still remains quite sick. Mesdames Izora Rodgers, Lillie Towles and Harmon Smith, were in Brookport, Saturday eve, attending a barbecue. Mrs. Lena Phillips, is at home for the summer from Centralia, where has been teaching and has been re-employed for another term. Harry Lytton Carter, Jr. her nephew of St. Louis, Mo., accompanied her. Mesdames Minnie Newell, and Mryra Taylor, attended the funeral of Henry Smith, who died in Paducah, last week. Serious Accident Horse Runs Away, Bugs Badly Smashed and Occupants Painfully Hurt Mrs. John Blackwell, and daughter, Miss Myrtle met w a serious accident Thursday ternoon. On their way home Belgrade, their horse became frightened and ran away, tiring both out of the buggy. T mother escaped with minor Mrs. Corrine Williams, and daughter, Ethel of Centralia, were in the city visiting friends. Mrs. Williams, Is one of the teachers of Centralia, and wife of Major Arthnr Williams who is now seeing service in France. Rev. Geo. Crippens, was at his church at Boaz, Sunday. Miss Margie Tandy, attended the Lincoln High School Commencement in Paducah, last Friday eve. Mrs. G. E. Williamson, still remains quite sick at her home on W. 0, St. There will be services at Unity Baptist church. Brookport, Sunday at which time every member is requested to be present. Mrs. Myrtle Long, Sims is confined to her room at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Long. We wish her a speedy recovery. The pastor and members of the Unity Baptist church Brookport, wish to thank Mrs. Claude Baker for the $5.30 raised in the concert and given to the church also Mrs. Sarah Harris, who raised $3.00 for said church, whatever you or any outsider does for the church will be appreciated, and you are welcome to all of our services. The S. S. of the Mt. Olive S. S. Convention should not tail to send up something for The Gazette, the organ the Convention. And we hope the East Mt. Olive S. S. Convention will not overlook us this time. Letter Blanks for B. Y. P. U. and S. S. for reports will be furnished on application at the convention. Will Adams shot himself in the arm Sunday morning. The bone of the arm was badly fractured. He is doing nicely at this writing. Adelbert Moore was out of the city the first of the week. Miss Owens of St Louis, Mo. is in the city the guest of Mrs. Alex Tranzor. Mrs. Laura Hutchinson and daughter, Mrs. Laura Alston, and children; Mrs. Glennor Jones and Miss Ollie Jones and daughter, Roberta Hutchinson left for St. Louis, Mo., Sunday. Miss Daisy Stalls left Sunday for Decatur, where she has employment. ow AMY STAMS says her hair was nappy and Exelento, and now she comb it, and long, and fluff. Don't be fooled all your life by using fake preparation which claims to straighten hair, and are just fooling yourself by using it. Kinky hair cannot be made straight. You must have hair first. Now this EXELENTO QUININE POMADE is a Hair Grower which feeds the scalp and roots of the hair and makes kinky nappy hair. Long flops of it cleans dandruff and stops falling Hair at once. Price 25s by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write for Particulars Serious Accident Horse Runs Away, Buggy Badly Smashed and Occupants Painfully Hurt Mrs John Blackwell, and her daughter, Miss Myrtle met with a serious accident Thursday afternoon. On their way home to Belgrade, their horse became frightened and ran away, throwing both out of the buggy. The mother escaped with minor injuries but the daughter received dangerous and painful injuries and is in a serious condition. The buggy was demolished, the shapt being torn into splinters. We hope that the accident will not prove to be as serious as reported and the young lady will soon be out again without serious effect. Colp, June 6, 1918 Dear Sir, we are at this writing at the above named place. We are writing to correct some erroneous ideas disseminated by our "Old Friend" Dr. S. H. Gibson, Supt. of Missions of the State Convention. Of course those of us who know him do not take what he says very serious, especially on the subject of baptism, nor the doctrine of the New Testament in general. He is as persistent when he is wrong as he is when he is right, and he is seldom ever right on the doctrine of the New Testament. But what we are complaining of is that Dr. Gibson, has a speech for the south and one for the north. In one of his nothern speeches as we had a letter to the effect that the brethren that were "making so much fuss about baptism ought to be tied to a post and whipped until they pulled the post up." We know the Dr. did not mean this, he loves his brethren, and would not treat them so if he could. But he was somewhat exasperated at the time. He well knows that history reveals the fact that Baptists have been tied and burned at the stake, their blood has flown like a river, their bones bleached on the hillsides of dispair but they never denied the faith. His southern speech is, that the Baptistr in the State split over the National controversy. Our reply to this is a thing commonly known to every one demands no proof. So every one knows that the Dr. is from truth. They that are tolerably well informed know that the split in the State came before the split in the National Convention. They also know that the split came about only because of the alien immersion, open communion, freewill ordination and the church federation. This is another thing that needs no proof because it is selfevident. We were informed that our friend Dr. Gibson, said to a number of people both in Colp, and Dewmaine, that if the federation in their ranks could be fouled he would give the church at Colp, $100 on their building and to Elder Bowers in Dewmaine, that he would give him a suit of clothes if it could be found. The only reply that we have for this is, that it may be that they have "cut it out," but if they have they have not publicly declared it Our friend and brother, said some other things too, that he must know is not true, but will let it go at that. "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." C. C. Phillips Bad Enough. The men have enough other foolish notions without caring much for cut glass dishes.—Atchison (Kan.) Globe. PROGRAM of the Thirty-eighth Annual Session of the Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention the Twentieth Annual Session of the Institute the Seventeenth Annual Session of the B. Y. P. U. To be held with the First Baptist Church S. Sr. Mteropols, III. June 17-21, 1918. 8:30 Institute cailed to order by President, J. W..... ..... Corneal, Centralia Devotionals by..... Duqoin and Belgrade delegates 9:30 Welcome Address, Metropolis, Response Sparta 9:40 Music by choir 10:00 Progress of our Institute in the last 20 years 10:30 Blackboard exercise or Bible Study 11:10 Music Choir 13:40 Preaching by Rev. S. H. Pruitt Collection and Bendiction 1:50 Devotionals Cairo and Ullin delegates 2:15 Paper, "Christian Development of our Boys" Cairo delegate. General discussion of same 3:00 Music by choir 3:20 President's Annual address Collection and Benediction 7:30 Devotionals Joppa and Vienna delegates 8:00 Roll call 8:45 Preaching by Rev. Lovelace, Murphysboro Collection and adjournment 8:30 The B. Y. P. U. called to order by President Devotionals by Unity, Brookport and Mt. Gilead Murphysboro 8:45 Appointment of committee 9:00 Welcome Address by President of B. Y. P. U. Response by Mrs. Sallie Jones Duquoin 9:30 Method of keeping up interest in the B. Y. P. U. Opened by Mt. Zion delegate Duquoin Round Table Talk 9:50 Music by choir 9:55 How to interest the young people in the B. Y. P./U. 1:30 Devotionals Mt. Carmel Cairo and Belgrade Roll call 1:45 Topic Why each church should have a B. V. P. U. Round Table talk, opened by Mt. Vernon Del. 2:15 President's Annual address 2:35 Trio Miss Edith Toney, Lola and Eva Autry Carbondale Preaching by Rev. D. Parrish, Alternate Rev. E. S. B. McCrary 2:35 Music by the choir, reading of letters, collection and dismission 8:00 Devotionals by Ullin, Belgrade, and Mounds 8:15 Roll call 9:20 Music by choir, Installation of officers, collection and adjournment 8:00 Called to order by President. Devotionals by Mt. Carmel and New Hope delegates 9:00 Roll call, reading of program 9:30 Welcome address by teacher of the Bible class Metropolis. Response by Miss Eva Autry Carbondale 9:40 Appointment of committees 10:00 Topic Why every S. S. should have a cradle roll and its benefit? Opened by Colp delegate. Round table talk 10:40 Paper, What a Superintendent means to .the church, by Mt. Pleasant delegate, Harrisburg 10:50 Introduction of visitors 11:00 Music by the choir, prayer, preaching by Rev. Levi Thompson, alternate Rev. J. H. Hflly Collection and dismission 1:30 Devotionals by 12. St. Cairo. and Unity Brookport delegates 2:30 How to teach the teen age. Rev. C. W. Norment and Miss Edith Toney, Carbondale 2:50 Front Line Sunday School and how to build them by Rev. Edgar S. B. McCrary Music Ladies quartet 3:30 Report of various committees and intermission 3:50 Preaching by Rev. F. Bomar, alternate 12th St. Baptist church pastor Cairo, Collection and adjournment Thursday Morning Wednesday Morning recalled to order by Pr ..... O ..... Duqoin and B e Address, Metropolis by choir ss of our Institute in t oard exercise or Bible Choir ing by Rev. S. H. Pr Bendiction Afternoon Session nals Cairo and Ullin 'Christian Development General discussion of y choir it's Annual address Benediction Evening Session nals Joppa and Vienna ing by Rev. Lovelace, adjournment B. Y. P. U. W. P. U. called to ord Unity, Brookport and Morphysboro ment of committee e Address by Presider by Mrs. Sallie Jones L of keeping up inter- med by Mt. Zion dele- alk by choir interest the young pea state of Mt. Moriah, Ca by choir, prayer and p adjournment Afternoon Session Annals Mt. Carmel Cairo Why each church should Table talk, opened by it's Annual address Ess Edith Toney, Lo Rev. D. Parrish, Al by the choir, reading mission Evening Session annals by Ullin, Belgrade by the choir Preaching v. Cross and S. S. O. choir, Installation of ment Friday Morning Sunday School Convention to order by President and New Hope delegat , reading of program a address by teacher a response by Miss Eva ment of committees Why every S. S. should benefit? Opened by talk What a Superintendent t. Pleasant delegate, action of visitors by the choir, prayer, p person, alternate Rev. J. d dismission Afternoon Session dals by 12, St. C. delegates g of morning journal, a and of how to teach the m, Centralia delegate teach the teen age, s Edith Toney, Carbo ine Sunday School s Edgar S. B. McCraig quartet of various committees g by Rev. F. Boma MERMET. ILL. White Mt. Baptist Church met Sunday June 2, at 11:00 a.m., the meeting was conducted by Rev. Berry Thomas. Song service by V. K. Bailey, prayer by C. H. Bradford. Scripture reading by Rev. Geo, Crippens; Rev. B. C. Long, preached a strong sermon. Rev. Stamps, also mande a strong talk. At 3:00 p. m. Revs. Crippens and Crawford, preached good sermons and glorious time was had a and a large congregation was present. Thank, God for it all. It seems that Rev. Thomas, is in dead earnest and we are glad to have all the help that we can get. We are trying to build a church to worship God in and we want every one to come to our recue and we pray that they will. I am sorry that I have not a report of our S. S. at this writing but we are going to do our best, so come brothers in the name of the Lord and help us. The people contributed liber- ally, the collection being $14.78. Yours in Christ, Wm. Bridges. Notice. The Mt. Olive Baptist S. S Teachers' Institute will meet with the First Baptist S. S., at Metropolis, on Wednesday before the 4th Sunday in June. All members are requested to be present at the opening June 19. J. W. Corneal. President. NOTICE To the S. S. composing the Mast Mt. Olive S. S. convention: Mast Mt. Olive S. S. convention: As the time draws near for our S. S. conventional work, let each one of us determine to do your "bit" to help make the meeting the very best one of all. Let each Sunday School endeavor to represent with twelve dollars ($12) and the B. Y. P. U. with five dollars ($5) at this meeting which will convene at Hallidayboro, Ill., on Wednesday, before the fourth Sunday in June. Help the the Sunday School to keep abreast with the time, Yours for success, Major Singleton, 603 South 12, St. Mt. Vernon, Ill. Rev. S. H. Pruitt Replies to Rev. Dr. Harris of Duquoin. Duquoin, Ill, June 11, '18 Editor Gazette: Dear Sir, I am asking for space in your paper another time to reply to Mr. Harris' letter. I also notice your timely open letter to same. Mr. Harris said Rev. Mr. Phillips wrote the article and signed my name. I cannot tell how the Rev. Mr. Harris came by his information. I suppose Dr. Phillips would have written it for me had I asked him to, but. I happen to be pastor of the Mt. Olive Baptist church and not Dr. Phillips, and know more about the matter than Dr. Phillips. I have been an ordained pastor for more than 30 years and never before in life have I ever had to write up a minister. I have tried to get along with Rev. Harris, as we both claim to be Baptist pastors in the same city, but, he is a man that I do not know how to reach. I know Dr. Phillips, as he has played the part of a christian gentleman with him and the worst thing he can say about him is too good. But we all know Dr. Phillios to be a friend to the min- istry. When I came to this state five years ago a stranger and dropped into his field of labor, he treated me alright and has always been the same. I am like you, I do not have to defend him he is able to take care of himself Now as to the St. Paul Baptist church I have not said one word against her and don't intend to, the members of that church have always treated me nicely. "I have not said the St. Paul church was seeking shelter in the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. I said Rev. Harris after being denounced by the East Mt. Olive Association and his acts being declared unbaptistic by attempting to declare persons out of the church by a majority of white ministers and deacons who had been called by persons whom Rev. Harris refused to allow a rehearing or even telling them what they had been excluded for, and would not agree to call a mutual council, then after these persons had called an expartee council and decided against his ruling he then asked the same white brethren to come to the St. Paul Baptist church on Wednesday night and they advised the church and pastor. (He Rev. Harris) told them he did not want any of their advice. His letter in the Gazette shows what he thinks of the brethren I know many more things that I could write but I do not think it best at this time. I sa now as I said in my letter to the Gazette that if had membership in a Baptist church, why he join the St. Paul church without a letter from that church? The corresponding secretary J. H. Williams has been trying to locate his membership and where he last pastored and can't do it. Yours in His name. S. H. Pruitt, President of Minister's Union. Dough Saved the Ship. "Saved by a ton of dough" might be the title for an account of the adventures of the steamship Armenia in the submarine zone. The vessel was struck by a torpedo. A board was an armed guard of American seamen under the command of Chief Boatswain's Mate Stief Homiak, U. S. N. The naval men made all preparations for placing the passengers in lifeboats, for the ship had a wide breach below the water line and a second torpedo was momentarily expected; but they did not intend to abandon their vessel until they were sure it was going to sink. Going below they succeeded in checking the inflow of water to some extent by a patch made of a collision mat and some pieces of canvas, but there was still a formidable leak. Thereupon the sailors proceeded to smash open a large number of barrels of flour which they found in the hold and shoveled this material into the breach. Soon it was filled with an enormous mass of dough, which so effectually checked the leak that the ship was brought into port by her resourceful crew. Neighborly Amenities. Joe Uihlein, hunter of polar bears, polar stars, aurora borealis and other wild carnivorous harmless mammals, including ducks, swans and welsh rabbits, may be found at sunup and sundown with his trusty pruning knife and safety shears pruning and shearing all his plants and flowers, and Henry Thompson, his neighbor, says: "If Joe would only let nature take its course, the things that intended to come up this spring wouldn't wait until next fall." But Joe says: "I guess I know more about dandelions and pedigrees than Henry does. Why, just look at that statue of the replica of a polar bear I shot on the side of the house; he couldn't shoot a thing that looks like that even if he had a gun," and Henry in one of his dulcet neighborly tones replied: "I wouldn't need a gun to shoot at a thing like that." and disappeared through a slim crack in the fence with his unlabeled cigar—Milwaukee Journal. Mule Is Doing His Bit. The Missouri mule is doing his bit, and doing it well, in the present world conflict, just as he did it in the Civil war. In many sections at the front and along the lines of communication are places where mules are almost indispensable and where horses and motorcars are virtually useless. Pershing's engineers have testified to the worth of the mules in the requisitions they have made to Washington for the animals. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL. O. L. GL The Home of Men's Head to Foot. Store of O. L. GULLETT'S The Home of Men's Furnishings from Head to Foot. Next Door to Post Office. 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. Sec. t. 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. God standing ers, or where the church with whether not. Authority. Organization er to receive s fellowship 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 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 collect with the rules and regulations of the two Associations namely Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive. all of our sub- rears for the Thos. Morris. Metropolis A. J. Bowers. Dewmaine Rev. Berry Thomas. Metropolis. 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. Just 20 days and the Mt. Olive S. S. and B. Y. P. U. convention will meet in Metropolis. --- --- The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Article 1 Name. Article 2 Membership. Article 3. Authority. 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 will continue 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. 429-15th St. Cairo, Ill. Ruth Donlow, Cor. Sec. Brookport, Ill. Officers of Ministers' Alliance. H. C. Armstead, Pulaski Vigilant Committee S. H. Pruitt, Duquoin F. Bomar, Cairo P. B. French, Sparta 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 Gazette. ONE CAUSE OF HIS SUCCESS Letter of Charles Dickens Reveals Care Which Great Writer Gave His Books and Readings. In a recent sale of Dickens' autographs in London this letter, written while he was in the United States, appears: "I should never have made any success in life if I had been shy of taking pains, or if I had not bestowed upon the least thing I have ever undertaken, exactly the same attention and care that I have bestowed upon the greatest. Do everything at your best. It was but last year that I set to and learned every word of my Readings, and from ten years ago till last night I have never read to an audience but I have watched for an opportunity of striking out or inserting somewhere. Look at such of my manuscripts as are in the library at Gads' and think of the patient hours devoted year after year to single Lines. . . . The weather is very severe here, and the work is very harsh. Dobby (his manager) having been violently pitched into by the mayor of New Haven (a town at which I am to read next week) has gone off boldly this morning with defiant written Instructions from me to inform the said mayor that if he fail to make out his case he (Dobby) has to return all the money taken, and to tell him that I will not set foot in his jurisdiction, whereupon the New Haven people will probably fall upon the mayor in his turn and lead him a pleasant life." HOW INDIANA LOST CITIZEN Escapade That Caused Youth to Turn His Thoughts Toward the "Wild and Woolly" Region. Harry Coone, ranchman and real estate expert in the far Northwest, returned to Indianapolis from his home near Seattle after an absence of fourteen years. It is not widely known, but Mr. Coone, when a boy of 15, started in business as a helper, on a delivery wagon of L. S. Aryres & Co. started and ended his dry goods career in an unusual and interesting manner. Harry, out of his first month's wages, had bought a rifle and a box of cartridges. One evening in Park avenue the delivery man went into a house with a package, leaving Harry on the driver's seat in charge of what was common at that time—a Texas mustang—well broken, but still worth watching. Instead of holding the lines Harry spent the interim handling a new rifle. As often happens, the gun was discharged and the bullet struck the mustang. Harry made one grab for the lines, missed, tumbled off the seat and the wagon disappeared down the street, strewing packages in its path. At dawn the next morning the horse and wagon were found in the Pleasant run bottoms, near the place where the furnaces of the Citizens Gas company now stand. Harry had already resigned—Indianapolis News. Gunners Making Glorious Record. The gunners of the armed guards on merchantmen have made a record of which we may be justly proud. The contests of the Silver Shell, which sent down the submarine which attacked it; of the Moreni, on which the men stayed at their guns until the flames flared up to the top of the smokestacks on the burning ship; of the Campana, whose gunners fought for hours until their ammunition was exhausted; of the J. L. Luckenbach, which, though under a rain of shells, hit nine times and temporarily disabled, fought a submarine for four hours, before aid arrived, and later managed to reach port under her own steam; of the Armenia, which, though torpedoed, was saved through the courage and resources of its captain, crew and armed guard; of the Navajo, the Mongolia, the Petrolite and a dozen others are notable enough to be recorded in the naval history of the time—Josephus Daniels in America Review of Reviews. Leonardo da Vinci Amazes Surgeons. Though written four hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci's book on anatomy has only recently been published, and surgeons are only now discovering the marvels it contains. Lecturing recently on it in London, Prof. William Wright pointed out that when it was written the circulation of the blood, osmosis, oxygen and the microscope were all unknown. All doctors believed that the arteries were full of free air and that the blood was aerated in the heart. The interior arrangement of the heart was also misunderstood. But Leonardo denied that air entered the heart, and wrote that the blood was "refreshed" in the lungs; he described accurately the anatomy of the heart and large blood vessels and the action of the muscles of the chest and abdomen in respiration. Electrons and Atoms Atoms are minute particles of matter, each about one-three-hundredth part of an inch in diameter. They are so small that if the earth were made up of baseballs it would be a fair model of a drop of water made up of atoms. The electron is smaller still. It has a diameter of about one-hundredth thousandth that of an atom, so that if an atom were represented by a sphere 100 yards in diameter the electron would be about the size of a pin's head. It has been said that the electrons which form an atom can be compared to a swarm of gnats in a cathedral or other large building. As atoms are made up of electrons, so molecules are made up of atoms. Page Three FAIL TO GERMANIZE HOLLAND Dutch Character Has Successfully Resisted All Efforts Made by Its Powerful Neighbor. That Germany covers Holland is no diplomatic or other secret. Everybody knows it. Considering the Dutch character and pride in national independence which they have manifested ever since the Dutch language assumed final shape as evidence of distinct nationality, it has seemed best to the Hohenzollers to proceed by peaceful means, among which none is more potent than intermarriage among influential families. And especially there is desired marriages of German princes and princesses into the House of Orange, which for some centuries, either as stadholders or kings, has been the governing head of the Dutch state. There has been great success in securing German marriages. The mother of Queen Wilhelmina was a German princess and her husband is a German prince. But, while there has been success in securing German husbands or wives for the House of Orange, the assimilation has been from German into Dutch and not from Dutch into German. We recall no German prince or princess who has married into the House of Orange who has not turned out to be as loyal a Dutchman or Dutchwoman as the most ardent Hollander could desire, observes the San Francisco Chronicle. The fact is that the sturdy Dutch character persists from generation to generation and forms one of the most distinctive types of the human species. This is not because the German rulers have not constantly tried to mold it ever, but because they have failed to do so. And . . . the modern Germans are impatient that they have dallied so long with peaceful means and are for taking by force what they cannot get otherwise. "TEDDY" FAILED TO MAKE HIT Roosevelt Tells of Amusing Experience of His Youthful Days in the Cattle Country. In the oldtime cattle country and in the backwoods nobody was supposed to think of any necessary work as degrading. Alluding to oldstyle American conditions in a recent issue of the American, Theodore Roosevelt narrates his experiences as a shoe black. He says, reminiscently: "I remember that once, when there was a hull in outdoor work, I endeavored to be useful in and around the house. I fed the pigs; and on an idle morning I blacked all the boots. Ordinarily our boots did not need blacking—most of them were not that kind. On this occasion I started, with an enthusiasm that outran my judgment, to black the dress boots of every one of both sexes. I coated them with a thick, dull paste; only a few knobs became shiny; and the paste came off freely on what it touched. As a result I temporarily lost not merely the respect but even the affection of all the other inmates of the house. "However, I did not lose caste because I had blacked the boots. I lost caste because I had blacked them badly. But I was allowed to continue feeding the pigs. The pigs were not so particular as the humans." Deaths of pneumonia patients are due either to heart failure or to septicemia, seldom, if ever, to insufficient accretion of the blood in the lungs, says Dr. E. P. Hershey of Denver in his prize answer to the New York Medical Journal's question, "How do you treat lobar pneumonia?" Dr. Hershey says the heart must be watched and stimulated with digitalis. If it can be obtained the appropriate vaccine is to be used. In spite of prejudice, he recommends the ice bag. If the patient be alcoholic he must have whiskey or brandies; if not, all liquor must be cut out. A generous diet, but without meat, is necessary. Open-air treatment is conquering ancient prejudice. Sudden rise of temperature on the third, fifth or seventh day is no cause for alarm, and depressing medicines at this time may mean death. Army Horses Good-Tempered. It's a weary, wicked world if you are an army horse. You may or may not approve of shoes, but you've got to have them just the same. The French authorities have an ingenious contrivance which so pinions a horse that he has absolutely nothing to say in the matter. It holds his head, and holds his feet and holds his body, and forcibly prevents him from expressing an opinion, or choosing his shoes, or making a protest in any way. If they would only let a fellow get in just one real horse-size kick one could—but what's the use. In the meantime the farrier gets in his fine work, and then it is too late. Yes, it's a hard, cold, cruel world, so it is. Still, shoes are not so bad and they give a dandy heft to one's blind hoofs in arguments later on in the camps. Shortest Railroad. You have heard of shortest railroads before. Always they're the most abbreviated ever. But off-hand one would grant the prize to Missoula, Mont. It has a railroad only 100 feet long. It connects the Northern Pacific with the C. M. & St. P., and is used as a transfer. It has no equipment, no employees, and no stations, yet the company that owns it gets 50 cents for every car that passes over its rails. Sixteen thousand have done so thus far. Think of it!—Popular Science Monthly. Page From 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 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. 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. Yours in the cause, J. B. McCryar. Moderator. NOTICE. Elder J. H. Hilly, Missionary or Mt. Olive Baptist Associasion postoffice address, is Colp, II. Real Hard Luck. Nobody can be said to be really down on his luck to the down downdest degree until he has had presented to him a very valuable watch which every time it is repaired costs from $10 to $25. There's no place where the percentage system works so aggressively as with the valuable watch owned by a poor man. Adversity and Prosperity We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.—Seneca. HAVE TO KNOW MULE NATURE Drivers of Patient Animals Realize They Have Peculiarities and Must Be Humored. An old flea-bitten, hammer-headed, ewe-necked bell mure, slowly picking her way across the corral at the remount station at Camp Zachary Taylor, followed by a long string of mules walking in single file, heads down and ears wagging, served as illustration for an officer attached to the big cannonment who had just finished remarking that "horse nature and mule nature and human nature were mighty contrary things any way you take them." "Now, take those mules," he said. "The education of a pack mule is a thing that must begin early. He has just two purposes in life. "One is to carry 225 pounds day after day patiently and uncompromisingly, and the other is to follow the bell mute of the train, regardless of where that animal may go. Well, there is in that corral an illustration of the effectiveness of our training. The old mare has started after a drink of water and there goes every dad-blasted one of those food mules after a drink of water." Investigation revealed that the pack mule is not the only member of his family that has peculiarities that can be played upon or must be humored. It was learned that the larger mules, once teamed up or paired, must thereafter be worked together if each is not to suffer a loss in efficiency. Two strange mules will not work together anything like so well in the beginning as they will a few weeks later, after they have become well acquainted, and then if they are parted the whole process must be gone over with again. GOOD COOK TO BE ENVIED Always Sure of Popularity Is the Person Who Can Concoct Dishes That Are Appetizing. To prove that there is nothing intrinsically humble or shameful in cooking it is only necessary to mention a hunting or fishing party. The man who can turn out a palatable dish is envied and lauded. The college girl who can concoct midnight suppers over a can of frozen alcohol or a gas jet is sure of popularity. Many of the great of the earth have practiced cooking as an accomplishment. Louis XV, one of the extremest connoisseurs in the art of living, prided himself on his coffee. One of the most famous of table sauces was invented by a gentleman of Worcestershire. Many great ladies of the old times used to exchange recipes, Sir Kenelou Digby, an adventurous and scholarly soul, left a fat volume full of them, ranging from simple apple sauce to the most refined elaboration of game. It is not even necessary that cookery should aspire to the phase called "fancy" to be artistic. Above all, the sauce, that idol of the professional chef, should be dethroned from its bad enthusiasm. The sauce is the mother of nightuakes. The dish itself and not its accompaniments, is the thing. Cooking is real, cooking is earnest, and the granny is not its good—Exchange. Spruce Used in Airplanes. Because the government needs all the spruce for airplanes, the piano manufacturers of the country are having a hard time to get sounding boards for their instruments. Spruce is the best wood the piano manufacturers can get for this purpose and they have used it in immense quantities for many years. But sounding boards and airplane beams call for the same quality of stock—clear, straight-grained, tough-fibered and free from blemishes. In their desire to assist the government in airplane construction the piano manufacturers have agreed to curtail their output 30 per cent during the war. They can get along with the spruce stock now on hand for some time, they say. Meanwhile they will try to find a substitute for spruce. Several of the big spruce producing mills in the Grays Harbor district of Washington and along the Columbia river in Oregon that always have made a specialty of piano stock now are giving their attention to airplane material. Darkness Above the Sky. The projectile of the gun with which the Germans have been shelling Paris from a distance of seventy-five miles must rise in its trajectory to a height of twenty-four miles above the earth. The Scientific American says it is probable that at that height there is so little air that the sky loses its blue appearance, because there is hardly enough of it to produce the refraction of light which gives it its luminosity. "If we could accompany this snail on its course," continues the Scientific American, "we should probably find the sky growing darker and darker, until it becomes nearly black. In the black sky the sun would show as a ball of fire, while the stars which were not obliterated by the sun's light would also be visible. Below us we should have the reflection of sunlight from the earth and from the denser strata of the atmosphere." Can Sleep Anywhere. A soldier who enlisted and was sent to Houston was sent out to the trenches for training, and while on duty he was granted two hours' rest. He was allowed to sleep on the firing step of the trench, which, he said, nine inches wide. He said when he comes back he will be able to sleep out on the window sill. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE METROPOLIS. ILL. Chicago, Illinois. Evening 7:30 Devotional, by St. delegates 8:00 Roll call. W. E. Collection and dismissive Saturday 8:30 Devotionals by Mt. quoin and Sandusky de 9:45 Reading of letters 10:45 What benefit is de leda, and why each them, J. W. Corneal Cen 11:30 Covenant meeting Afternoon 1:30 Devotionals Colp and Roll call and reading morning 1:45 President's annual 1:30 Solo Mrs. Ellen W of Boys' Cadet and Hon Sparta delegate 2:15 Report of committee Night 7:30 Devotionals by Hon gates. Roll call 8:00 Music by choir. Norment, alternate Rev. A. Collection and dismissive Sunday 9:00 Sunday School 10:30 Installation of office 11:00 Memorial services Norment, Rev. D. Parriv Rev. F. Bomar. Collec Sunday 3:30 White Suit and White 4:30 Sacred program. Sunday 6:30 B. Y, P. U. Local 8:00 Preaching. Collec Committee:—I Notice. Evening Session Evotional, by St. Paul Duquoin and Lakes Roll call. W. E. & M. Literary Program ation and dismission Saturday Morning Evotionals by Mt. Tabor and Mt. Zion and Sandusky delegates Reading of letters What benefit is derived from Metoka and why each Sunday School show W. W. Corneal Centralia- Round table ovenant meeting, collection and dism Afternoon Session Evotionals Colp and Unionville delegate and reading morning journal President's annual address No Mrs. Ellen White. What is the 'Cadet and Home department. Open delegate Report of committees, collection and dl Night Session Evotionals by Hodges Park and Cobden Roll call Music by choir. Preaching by Rev. Lernate Rev. A. Lovelace ation and dismission Sunday Morning Sunday School Installation of officers Memorial services, conducted by Rev. t, Rev. D. Parrish, Rev. E. S. B. M. Bomar. Collection and dismission Sunday Afternoon White Suit and White Dress parade cred program. Collection and dismission Sunday Night Y. P. U. Local president Teaching. Collection and adjournment Committe:—Rev. C. W. Norment M. Duncan Miss Eva Autra " Edith Toney Mrs. Esther Byrd 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., Wednesday before the 4th Sunday, 1918. 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 tor 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. Prof. M. Singleton, Pres. Vivian Cross, Cor. Sec. 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. Depnis Farrow, Pres. Ruth B, Donlow, Cor. Sec., Brookport, Ill. ```markdown ``` soil no substance Notice. Notice. Session Paul Duquoin and St. John M. Literary Program Morning Tabor and Mt. Zion of Du- legates Received from Metoka and Ga Sunday Schaol sholud have Antralia- Round table talk collection and dismission in Session and Unionville delegates using journal address White. What is the purpose the department. Opened by ses, collection and dismission Session Adges Park and Cobden dele- Preaching by Rev. C. W. Lovelace in Morning Clerks conducted by Rev. C. W. ash, Rev. E. S. B. McCrary, action and dismission Afternoon White Dress parade Collection and dismission Night president action and adjournment. Rev. C. W. Norment, M. Duncan Miss Eva Autra Edith Toney Mrs. Esther Byrd 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. 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