Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE VOLUME XXII. NO. II EMME Mt. Olive EMMET SCOTT RESIGNS. GOLORED MA EMMET Washington, D. C., May, 8. Upon the highest authority it is declared that Hon. Kimmel J. Scott Assistant Secretary of War will leave his position as Secretary of War on July 1, 1910. That he will go back to Tuskegee for a period at last, as Secretary, is prophesied but that he will permanently remain there, questioned. There have been many alluring offers made: o Mr. Scott to enter large business corporations in the North but those, it seems, have been uniformly turned down. The offer, however, which is still open and when rumor presists in having him accept, is that of a directing official or cashier in a Colored bank that has long been in contemplation in New York. That rumor connects the names of Bankers Brown and Stevens of Philadelphia, with enterprise. That Tuskegee can ill-afford to lose its most efficient secretary and one of the most level headed and far-seeing diplomats of the Race, all agree. But that a series of circumstances both at Washington and at Tuskegee have made this change possible if not probable, those who know declare certain Congress President Writes Mrs. Eva C. Hooper, Trustee of the National Training School at Nashville, Tennessee desires the Baptist of the General Baptist State Convention which meets at Springfield in May to put forth every effort possible to raise our allotted sum of $3000 00. The Baptist in the northern section of Illinois are as busy as bees, in a Campaign to raise $1,000. to report to the Convention next month. We are hoping great things from our brethern and sisters in the Southern portion of the State Eva C. Hooper. Pres. of Baptist Congress. The East Mt. Olive Baptist S. S. Convention meets with the 1st Baptist S. S., Shawne, town. Wednesday before the Fourth Lord's Day in June. Come prepared to make this the banner year Spiritually and financially. We are urging every School and B. Y. P. U. to come up with their pledges MUS BRING NEGRO TO COURT UNINJURED By Associated Negro Press. EASTON, Md. May, 8.—Judge Adkins of this county, has offered a reward of $5,000 to any man or or group of men who would bring Isaiah Fountain, charged with assault, into court uninjured. He instructed the sheriff to swear in every man in the county as a deputy to "protect this prisoner even to the point of death, so the honor of this county may be vindicated." NOTICE. MAY TROPOLI MET Olive S. GOLORED MAID IS INJURED BY BOMB ATLANTA, Ga., May 8 — The old saying that "A Negro is in every thing" had a tragic realization here when the explosion of an internal machine, sent to the home of former Senator Harwick, resulted in the serious injury of his wife, and their Colored maid. The package coming thru the mail, was opened by the maid on the request of Mrs. Hardwick. It was supposed to contain pencils. When the wrappings were removed the machine exploded. Both hands of the maid were blown off, and Mrs. Hardwick was injured over the face and body. The senator believes it was an attempt by Bolsheviki to get rid of him, because of his attitude on certain questions while he was in the senate. Metropolis, Ill. I have been notified by the M. W. G. M. A. A. Martin that he will visit the 7th District soon, which composes the different lodges namely. Silver Crown 26 Pithagorias 93 Rising Sun 84 Silver Trowel 50 Archive 61 New Liberty Take notice Brethern and govern yourselves accordingly. J. L. Patterson, D. D. G. M. 7th Dist DuQuoin. Ill. The St. Paul Baptist church is alive now. The newly elected pastor Rev. E. J. Hunt, is a great pastor and preacher. He was called to this church in March and has made a wonderful progress for such a short length of time. The church has come together. Rev. Hunt, began his Installation May 5, closing the 11. Rev Wm. Moody, of Metropolis, was the principal speaker. His text Monday night was found in Acts 10:34 subject "Behold three men seek Thee." Tuesday eve. Isaiah 33:12, Wednesday evening Romans 1:16, Thursday evening 2, Peter 3:18, Sunday morning text Isaiah 60:11; Sunday after-noon Rev. Hunt preached the annual sermon of the Odd Fellow's. Rev Moody, preached again at the evening service, "The Mission of the church." Collection was called and $263.78 was raised, this was a great affair in spite of much rain. Rev. Hunt, left Monday for Metropolis to assist Rev. Moody, in a revival at the First Baptist church. Imbortant Notice. The great Springfield Meeting Tuesday before the 4th Sunday in May, 1919 The meeting will be gin on the 20th instead of the 27th that is the time fixed by the As- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY MAY 20 1919 LIS W TTO: "HEW TO THE LINE, L TROPOLIS, ILLINOIS SCO S. Con Testing MOTTO: "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHEKE THEY MAY." Testing the Water AN ITS TOO COLD TO GO IN FELLERS SHOVE DON'T PUSH GET IN ROVER sociation. By mistake on the part of some body the program in the Union Review gives the date Tuesday after the 4th Sunday. The prospect for a great meeting is good, in fact this will be the greatest in the bi-tory of the Baptist State Organization. State, Home and Foreign Missions, Education and the Aged Ministers Home is the Rally Word. Moderator Dr. J. F. Thomas, writes us from Excelsior Springs, Mo., that he is much improvd, and should it please the Lord he will meet us there. May the Lord bless and prosper him so as to be there. C. C. Phillips. Odd Fellow's and Ruth Hold Annual Service Sunday after-noon at the First Baptist church, a lage crowd assembled to witness the services of the Odd, Fellow's and Household ol Ruth. The sermon was preaheed by Rev. G. Love. The march was the largest of any lodge that has ever passed thru the streets of the city. Read! Notice! Rev Henry Snowden, 1900 S. 17th, St. Springfield, Ill. requests every minister and sister, who contemplate of attending the State Association next May, to write him at once giving number of days you expect to be in the city. He wishes to cut rate of Board over last year. This will be to your financial interest to write him. Future City. Ill. The Shiloh Baptist Church held its Sunday School at the regular hour 9:30 a.m. on last Sunday. At 11:00 o'clock a marvellous sermon was delivered by the pastor, Rev. D Johnson. There was one addition to the church. In the afternoon covenant meeting was held with a large attendance. The B. Y. P. U. met at 6:00 p. m. At the evening services Rev. Johnson preached another powerful sermon. Total collection for the day $38.34. The pastor and members are putting forth every effort to raise enough money to erect another building to replace the one that was destroyed by fire a few months GONE TO HER REWARD Last Friday morning, death stole into the Evans home and took Mrs. Bettie Evans to her home above. Mrs. Evans was a dear old lady, having many friends in both races. She professed a hope in Christ and joined the St. Paul A. M. E. church. She was also a member of the Daughters of Tabor who had charge of the body. The funeral was held from the church; the pastor officiated. She leaves several children, grand-children, and a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. Peace to her ashes. JOPPA WILL TENDFR RECEPTON The Clover Leaf Baptist church of Joppa, will tender a reception Tuesday night the boys who went at the country's call and fought bravely for "Democracy." All the boys from the neighboring towns and villages are cordially invited, not only soldiers, but all have an invitation and will be served free. The Gazette congregates the church for their patriotism and trust some of Company M will go and help make the affair worth while. The reception will be given at the church and all the delicacies of the season will be served. Dunbar graduates this year from the twelfth year are: Angus English Valedictorian, Margie Q. Tandy Saluatorian, and Jewel S. Body Blow. A Maryland man eloped with his sweetheart's twin by mistake, and is now happy. This will be a body blow for the soul-matists.—Cleveland Plains Dealer. Mt. Olive S. S. Convention 6 Weeks Off. To Meet With Unity Baptist Church, Brookport, Illinois, Wednesday Before the 4th Sunday in June 1919 Rev. J. B. McCrary, Pastor. The convening of the Mt. Olive S. S. Convention and it auxiliaries will convene with the Unity Baptist church, Brookport, Ill. Wednesday before the 4th Sunday in June 1919, Rev. J. B. Mc Crary pastor. The pastor and members are making elaborate preparations to entertain their guests. Please notify the Supt. Mrs. Ruth Donlow of the names and number of delegates from your school so we can arrange homes for you. A neglect on your part will work a hardship on the committee and the members and may leave you without a home. It is wisdom and intelligence to always notify the committee before the meeting. Each auxiliary is bestiring itself, remodeling the spacious brick and stone edifice where the meetings will be held. They are beginning in time to store away hams, chickens, eggs, etc., to entertain this august bo y. They should not be disa pointed in the number of delegates there re, I as president of the B. Y. P. U. convention, urge every Union in the district to get busy and rally to the standard. Elect your delegates, have an rtai ment and represent with not less than $5.0. I ask every B. Y. P. U. to send that small amount. Ten week until the time. Any Union in the District can represent with $5.0. Remember the manner and come prepared to raise $1,0.00 We must get busy and emen ber the date and place. You's in Christ, Ed ar McCray, NOTICE. There will be a Mission ry meeting held at the M. Gil ad Baptist Church, Saturday before the 4th Lord day in April. Rev. Johnson, pastor. All nearby Circls are requeted to send a delegate, and he nearby pastors are invited to attend Brethern will hel, to inspire the members of the church and further enlighten th's people on the line of mission work. Let the churches of Colp, Carbondale, Sparta, Coulterville and DuQuoin respond. This people has had a hard struggle and now they have a building moved on their lot. Let us go and raise the financial standard that the church and pastor may be benefited thereby. Let us show what real mission work means by leaving something for theit benefit. A program will be rendered Saturday night by the ladies. Shiloh nd pastor's invited with contin ed cn pg. 3 ecl. 1 MANAGING EDITOR AND WIFE VISITS JOPPA. Given Big Reception. Preached at Baptist Church. Attends Sewing Circle. Gives Addresses. Rev. Edgar McCrary, Managing Editor of the Gazette and family motored to Joppa Saturday where they were heartily welcomed by the entire city. They made their home with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bradley, both are active members of the Clover Leaf Baptist church, and F. and A. M; and O. E. S. Lodges respectively. Sunday at all three hours Rev. McCrary, occupied the pul'pit to fairly good audiences. Rev. Stanfield Crawford, opened the services in the after-noon with a strong gospel sermon on Power. The members are active, working hard to remodel their edifice. Rev. and Mrs. McCrary were treated royally, being entertained for dinner Monday at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Acre The Ladies Sewing Circle of the above named church met Monday at the home of Mrs. Effie Blythe, with the president Mrs. Winnie Faulkner in the chair. Rev. and Mrs. McCrary were special guest. They made excellent addrdsses complimentary to the Circle and its active members. Other guest were Mesdames Swift and Caldwell who donated liberally to the club. This Circle has just closed a quilt contest which amounted to the neat sum of $19.57. Mrs Blythe, is quite an entertainer, knowing how to make one feel at home when they are in her presence. A delicious two course luncheon was served to the delight of all present, and the managing Editor and wite only regrets being unable to attend each meeting, especially for the spread Following is the menu: First Course Fried spring chicken. Sweet pickles Dressed eggg Bread. Second Course Strawberry Ice Cream Chocolate Cake. The Gazette went like firecrackers, taking several new subscriptions. NOTICE. All churches desiring the names of their delegates to appear on the program for the Mt. Olive Baptist Sunday School Convention to be held in Brookport, Ill. the week before the 4th Sunday in June, are hereby notified and requested to mail the names, at an early date to the chairman of the program committee, whose address is: Miss Ollie Lawton, R. F. D. no 1, Cairo, Ill. Subscribe for the Gazette ee PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. aprrorois, «+ + + + ah | MAS.M. J. MOCRARY, MANAGER. | Gro. LB. McOnary, Epiroa | FRIDAY MAY, 16, 1919 | . Sas ipa a aarti Office oth and Pearl Streets, Me-| ropolis, Illinois. Enterered ae second-class mail mat- ier, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. ogni inertial! B-Adareds a! comtuanleations’ to 3. B.Mo- GMAGr, a Peart St. Meteopstte, Ti Schreier The namos and addressee of contrih- ators must be Inown to us In evey in- tance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity eink Stee . 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We want to put The Gazette -nto every home in the. city with- in 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 outpat of the work of the office, We deserve your patron- age, We have a full line of cards, Letter Héads, Envelopes.and oth~ ‘er material. Let us°do some of your work. Remember, the paper is $1.50 eryear, The paper has taken jother raise, postage will be gher, 3c for stamps and 2c tor post cards. please pay up. We can furnish you witha sin- gle column cut for card or news. paper work for$200 Just send “your photo, and. check or Post Of fice order for $2.00 and will dc the rest. A Post Card Photo- graph of yourself will do. We intend to get outa Xmas. edition of the Gazette, if we get - tnough encouragement? We would like to have a short biography of tvery prominent minister together We would like to have cuts of zhurches’ residences, the owners of same. Write for terms, and send in your manuscript, swith their photo. We make reas- soneble rates for printing same. Walker's Indigestian Gure. _ Rev. J. B. McCrary is agent for Dr. Walker's Sure cure for- Indi- gestion and Dyspepsia. soc and Siwoo ‘bertles, $110 by. mail. We can cheerfully recommend it. You have seen our Job Office and know that we are prepared to Jo first classwork. Send us your hurch work, bills, cards enve- fopes, and ete. Have a little more Race pride '*Parson.”" Dr. G. W. Staples, of Paducah, Ky. isin the city titisweek on business The Musicale rendered last week at the First Baptist church by the Nashville and Paducah Ju- bilee Singers was a rare treat. Mother's Day was observed Sunday atihe A. M_E. chugch. Mrs. Arbie Mayberry, returned Pee Tuesday after spending a Hew days ia the city with her sit — Mrs. N. Culp | Mr. aud Mrs, Ben Maxwell, ond children of Brogkpert, spent Sun- | day in the city with their pareats, | Me. and Mrs.-G. W. Long | Mrs. Ollie” Upshaw, returned from Cairoy Monday, - | A.A. Tucker, is in the city vis- iting his family C.H. Griggs, returned to Ge. ry, In} Wednesday where he ba employment. Mr, Jessie Shelton, motored t Joppa Saturday on business, Messts.Reed Hughes and Geo Depew, Sundayed in Joppa with their best girls. Mr. Chas. Griggs, of Gary, Ind is spending a few days in the city with his family. Miss Margie Tandy, is indispos. ed this week. Rev. and Mrs. Edgar McCrary returned from Joppa, Monday. Mrs Ruth Donlow, of “Brook port, is visiting her sister, Mré Lillie Towles, who is sick. Mesdames Susie Watson, cf Pa ducah, Ky. and Arbella Alexan der of Louisville; Ky. sister and neice of Mr. Wm, Barnard, spen Thursday evening with Mr. Bar: nard and family. Rey. GW. Rowlett, was callec to Mt. Vernon, Saturday on busi ness returning home Monday. Mes. Elign Barnett, and daugh ter Gerttude, of Joppa, “attendes the funeral of ‘their aunt, Betti Evans: - * bs Mounds, Ill Dear Editor: —Please atlow me spate in your worthy paper to°call the attention of the Sunday’ Sch: ‘ools and B. Y.P?. U's., as the convention is near at hand, __ Let each School send up a dele- gate as there is business ef . im- portancer I will try to give each school a visit before the conven- tion, On the 2nd. Sunday’ 1 will visit 12th St, and Mt. Moriah, Cairo. Let every. body -get up and get busy ; work as never —b<« fore. Ask God tohe'p you ef to Brookport in June, Yours for the work, J. H. Hilley, Missionary. Cartarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they ~ cannot |reach the diseased portion of. the ear, | There is only one way to cure cartarr. haj deafness, and that is by a constitu. ional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness ig caused by an inflamed condition of the ' mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. | When this tube inflamed you have tumbling sound or imperfect hearing, | and when it is entirely closed, Deathen |is the result. Unless the inflamation | can be reduced and-this tube to ite nor. mal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness ‘are caused by catarrh, which is an infiamed condition of the mucous - surfaces, Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the ‘mucous’ surfaces of the system, We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrah Peafness that can- not be cured by ‘Hall's Catarrh Medi- cine, -Circulars free. All Druggists, Tee x : F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0, CENTRALIA, Ill, To the pastors and presidents of the various ciroles I write unto you in Jesus name admonishing you to awake from your slumber if you a asleep, and do special service; Moderator J. . Thomas, for the Mastor this year. 3629 Vernon, Ai | ‘Tax yourself and go to it as «| how much you will give year this g |{or Education, Home and Foreign| Harrisburg, Il. jmission God bas blessed and) The Metropolis Gazette ™= Jprought'us through a great war,| Dear Editor:—Allow me sp and many of our loved ones have |i@ your paper to-ay that | retufned home and others are on | McWilliams was with us a few d their way, for which we praise! ago Rev. Jao, Tabera is fil God. The harvest truly is great] our pelpit'and the church is m fand the labourers are few. God) in along nicely. We have a .Twants us to do real service for| 08 | Ng || Fim. “Opportunities have come [Suni Te Bets , fous as never beforé, mow let us| eer a nae Bevis y ‘tise and shine for Jesus 1 ask) h cught to be held -in fellows {for open doors beloved pastors and |i H any: Association who prac | presidents of the vabious crc'es in llorshiepting aliens to the Lo V your church that 1” may look on] able eS: ee question s -byour work, Let me hear ‘trom Will fully come ap in curmeet ‘}you dither'by letter -or’card and | Let us stiele to the law ahd p | witl come tice wine me, Preset ‘ y j Tate eis Ja bagiizing at Carri Mills; Notice. The Gazette Publishing Co., has sccared the services of Rev Wm. Moody, the successful pastor of the First Baptist Church of Me- tropdlis, who isan authorized a- gent tor this paper. Heis duly authorized to take subscriptions and receive money as our agent and recespt for same, We want good, and reliable a gents, men,.or women in every community to represent the Ga- zette. Good commission allow- ed. Write 903-Pearl, St., Me- tropolis, Ill., for information. : The Manager. Publication Notice. State of Ilinois, County of Mazsac, ss. In the Cireuit Court, April Term, A. D. 1919. 2 Grace Stanley, va. Roy Stanley In Chancery, Affiadvit of non residence of Roy Stanley, the above named defendant having been filed in the clerk’s office of ‘the Circuit Court of said county, notice is therefore hereby given to the said non-resident defendant that the com- plainant has filed her bill of complaint in said court on the chancery side there- of,on th» 13th day of Mareb, A. D. 1918 ‘and that thereupon a summons issued out of said court returnable on the 14th day of April A. D. 1919, as required by aw. Now, unless you the said Roy stanley shall personally be and appear before the said court on the firdt day of the next term thereof to - be holden at Metropolis, jn.and for-the said county, on the 14th day of April ngxt, and pload, answer or demur tothe said bill of com- plaint, the same and the matter there- in contained jand stated-will be taken as tonfedsed and aiecree entered against you according to the prayer of said'bill. Dated Metropolis, I March 13,1919, * “Colfax Morris, Clerk Fred. .R Young Complainant s Soliciter, -Nori¢e. 2 Chicago, Il- Feb. 1, 1919. To the Chutches and Auxilliaries of the Missionary Baptist Association of Ill.: | “Lhe fifth annual session, will be held with the sft, Zion Baptist Church at Springfield, Mlinois, Rev. H. W. Snowden, D. D,, pastor, Tuesday the 4th Lord’s Day in May, 1919. Woman's Convention Tuesday and Wednes- day, May 2oth, and 21st Asso- ciation, May, 22nd, and 23rd. Joint Executive Boards Saturday, May, 17th E Illinois willbe expected to do her part in the’ following propo- sitions, that will be presented to the body ; g _ Ist. Educational Rally, ‘ 2nd, Home and Forcign Miss- ions. " - “3rd. Aged Ministers Home Our objéct isto raise at least $3,060.06 for the above mention- ed purposes. In fact, this session will be the most important of our orgarfization, Success or failure is with the churches and auxillia- ries, that make up the organiza tions. ‘‘Ask what ye willin My Name,’’ is the Master’s order, ” Brethern pray and work, and we cannot fail. : e Yours for success, Moderator J. F. Thomas, — 3629 Vernon. Ave. Harrisburg, Ill. The Metropolis Gazette = Dear Editor: —Allow me space in your paper tosay that Rev. McWilliams was with us a few days ago Rev. Jao, Taborn is filling our pulpitand the church is mov- ing along’nicely. We have a fair Sunday School. : 1 dont beleive any Baptist chur- ch ought to be held in fellowship wi h any Association who practice fellowshipping aliens to the Lord's table. This is’ question which | will fully Come up in cur meeting Let us stick to the law and prac. ltice what"we preach. They had la bagrizing at Carri r Mills; @ | bout 24 were baptized | Rev. Geo Brown Mounds, Ill. Dear sit:—I write this a spec- ial tothe Gazette, We [are more than glad to say the Lord has blessed the St. John Baptist chur- ch. The ist Sunday was rally day, we raised $277.96, alter- which we pitched a battie against sin and have had 9 conversions to date. The past week we raised $43 00. Pray for our success Rev. C. W. Nerment, pastor. Wan. Benaingham, clerk Joppa, Ill Mr. Editor ;— Please let as have space in your paper «to say that the members of the Free Baptist church held a yougg ministers con- test, Rev. Stanfield Crawford o- pened this spiritual contest with a strong- gospel sermon. Collect: ion $285. Tuesday night Rev. Johnson in- troduced Rev. G. Crim; a goodly uumber. was made to rejoice iu the Ged of their salvation, Collect: ion $2 54. ¥ Wednesday night the weather was disagreeable and the meeting was postboned, coming togethet again Thutsday evening Rev. J. H, Stamps preached. a noble ser- ‘mon. Collection $2.50, Friday night Rev, Sandy Cald. well filled the desk, he preached an able sermon. Total raised $8. 61 Each minister reeived 4 prize, May the Great Head, ol the church be with them,, Committee. a HAD GLIMPSE INTO FUTURE Man in Geventeenth Century Saw Wondrous Possibilities in the Development of the World. One hundred ‘and four years ago, at this season, the war of 1812 wns prac tically over. Peace was signed, ‘at Ghent, on the evening of December 24, 1814; and thep things moved fast, tc- cording to éxisting standards. On December 26, one of the American see- retaries left Ghent for London, and on January 2, 1815, he left England for New York, where he arrived some time in February, and hjy news was tm- Badshie Waite 6 aS cideuin by peared Seat Sibee gittes, how- Wer, hind to Feinal orgnce dur: fog ing ticts if aia fale test Ader fo urbe hus galloping barep avey the roads yopeeee pee few Yori ‘The telagra) iS “Hot yet invented, sithough Joseph Glapvil, a seventeenth century preacher with an interest In the possibilities of invention, had told the Royal. soctety that “to coufer, at the distance of the Indies, by sympa- thetle conveyances, may be as usual to future ‘as to ug in literary cor- rede Glanvll, bythe was, also told the foyal society that “to fidgs Wie Cine after us, it may bé as ordinary to buy a pair of wings to fly into the remotest regions, as now @ pair of buots to ride a journey.” ~ — - ecatic Wasted Time. “I happened to be late at a meeting the other diy and somebody asked who Ann Brown was and I didn't saya word and I happened to think Just then that somebody is always late to everything and that somebody 1s al- ways early to everything. If I give a formal dinner party somebody always comes early when I'm in the dining room giving my final orders tothe but- ler, and then again after everything fs ail ready I have to walt 15 min- utes for a tardy guest and get teal fussy but must not show it. I'll bet.” says Ann, “that I've wasted thou- sands of hours of my young life be Jog on time for engngewents of all kinds."—-Exchange. The World’s Next Step ak oe tone of Fen andine Pree _, Branch of League to Eaforce Peace) The world's next step ts to be the formation of a league of nations. ‘Ten~ tative plans for its constitutton have been approved at the peace conference, | Tepresentatives of fourteen of the greatest. governments tn the world have agreed on the tentative details, Reports. indieste that delegates from other nations assembled at Paristo fix fon the terms for ending the grent war are ready to sign a treaty creating A league of natinns, Even the defeated nations approve the idea if not the details, It may be taken new as 9 foregone conclusion that the world as a Whole has decided to act tn cgn- cort, to orgmize to prevent wars If future; to protect the weak. and pre- vent fggression by. the strong. Since the dawn of bistory the wortd has been progressing logically toward this step, though falteringly and with many slips backward. From the pre- historfe times when It was every man for himself, down through the ages when small tribes despolied their neighbors, Rhen despotisms of the au- cient world siruggted for mastery, when feudal lords who were little more than robbers made wars for booty, to the development of the mod- ‘ern nations as they stood five years ago, man had slowly been tearing that he could not Ive for himself alone, but must depend on the co- “operation of his neighbors, Slowly, very slowly, the teas of right and justice as we now under: ‘stand them grew up. Primitive man learned that to protect himself he had to live in nécord with his neighbors. But his neighbors then were the few of his fellow beings who lived tn his Immediate vicinity. They were sépn- rated from others by wide stretches of Jungle, plain or swamp. ‘As human population tnereased “pelghbors" came to mean all the members of great tribes, and finally afl citizens of a nation. But scientific progress outstrtpped, tor a time imanklad's. social :progressd There came the application of steam, the discovery of electricity, the tele’ graph, the wireless, the flying machine, which made the world a neighborhood, ‘Trade was carried on from one end of the world to the other. No vation ‘could live an Independent life. Fallure of the cotton crop In Texas meant pri- vation and suffering {u Manchester; a change in the tariff laws of the Calted States wight mean great distress tn far distant countries, Nevertheless the nations of the earth continued to ‘act entirely Independently, each look- ing for its own selfish Interests with- out regard for the Interests of the remainder of the world. ‘The Individual to evers~ etvilized country had long ago recognized the fustice of the Imitation of his rights. He no longer clatimed the privilege of going Dit And Killing af enemy with whom he had’ disngreed; of stealing his neighbor's property Just because ho wanted it, of enstaving his fetlows, of fighting duels, of carrying concealed weapons. oo ae He gave up all these anctent privt- leges and depended on his government for protection, He did-sorin spite of the fact that there were Individuals In every Iand who refused to do Hkewlse. He suffered at thmés from thd thief, | tho-robher, the murderer ;-get-ns the centurios wont: by, he took the law Into hit own hands less and less fre- “quently; wottt before ‘the grent war broke dyer the World the greater part | of the earth's surface was settled, or- derly, safe oh eas | Yet it never seemed to occur (6 thet sine men Who had submitted to / so much curtailment of thelr tndivid- tal privileges that there might ever be any Joint exercise of power by al of the states of which they severally happened to be eitizens. Nations bultt up huge armies and navies, glared at each other across frontiers, seized the lands of weak or undeveloped peoples, and explotied-gopquered territories for their own benef. 9m Zee | ‘True, some counteles, notably Eng , land, which held subject colotties tn alt | Piris of the carth, and the United Sutera ‘Which ouly’ Feataily haa Taiher ‘nwillingly aéedpted rexponsibitities in thé Philippines, had a | sittge of evcbopiaset where J no longer considered It the proper thing mercilessly 16 exploit dependent fo ples, yet this weattnent we far general. Land “Was the ne cepted practice. Pore 3 celvilination _was held back by the flecesstty of de- voting so much of the Pesourtes of every land to ‘preparation tor a - struggle that was.deemed Inevitable. » iinet, ia 1914, the storm broke. , costing ee of lives and scores of billions of ‘dollars, swept ‘over the earth, Involving nation after “fation in the fighting and the whole Mrs. Nancy Brooks, pf Dewmaine, Illinois State Missionary of W. E. & M. of Gen’l. Baptist Assecia+ ; tion of Illinois. eerie A Shy" Se ia eae Lo a ris eee : ae se co Ty noe Bo Eas ae ere Boe Pat ee [tee a 4 ae ate. | oe i S se f RS § Cnt ee ae ea ene agi ees a gee Commission. | Mt. Vernon, Ul, May 27. 1917 To the Women's Educational and Missionary Circles cf the Mission~ ary Baptist Churches of the State of Illinois, Greeting: This is to certily that Sister Nancy Broo! ewmaine, Ht, ‘is duly, Serna “organize aod ‘install Missionary circles wherever needed, revive those that are in- active, and solicit membership and soticit membership and money “er ee State Work and report the same to the executive board quar- teriy. | Each church visied is request- ed to pay the travelling expenses. We pray you may give her due consideration, a3 we are soligiting the membership of every regular Missionary Baptist church and ge~ ciety to join us and make the State work what it should be, Yours for Christ, ~~ Bettié Wilkerson, Pres. Coulterville, It * «MOB: Taylor, Cor. See, Colp, til. A i Pe uci hn Master You lf You Don’t Master Pain If you suffer from any Ache or Pain, take One or Two of i | = Miles , « | D Antis pai” They seldom failttoRelieve land do net contain any Habit-forming drugs. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS | MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Rally Bo There will be a 50 and 25¢ rally at Unity Baptist Church Sunday. The men are asked to give soc and the women 25c. Please bring or send that small amount, Quite True. “I have to face the fact,” mused the fashionable photographer, as he looked ever some recent pictures, “that there are some very ugly features tm this business.” x Page Three Chicago, Ill. To the Pastors, Members, and Friends, who read the Gazette and who are members of the General Baptist Association of the State of Illinois. By order of Rev. J. F. Thomas, D. D., our Moderator, your attention is again called to the setting of the Association on Tuesday before the Fourth Lord's Day, in May, at Springfield, Ia. You are hereby requested to put forth your best efforts to make this the most successful session that we have ever had. Kindly speak to the churches and friends of the Association who do not read the Gazette.' Rev H. Snowden and his good members are looking forward to the time and are arranging to give us the most royal entertainment any other church has. Dr. Snowden, gallaat leader and preacher, knows how to do things, and his members are true followers. They request that all who anticipate attending the association in May will kindly send in their names. Kindly do this and you will accommodate them very much. Dr. Thomas, left Tuesday Mar. 18th, for Springs in Missouri, to take a few days rest and will be delighted to know that we are pressing on for the success of the Association. Let our watchword be, "ON TO SPRINGFIELD, WITH VICTORY PURCHED ON OUR BANNERS FOR ALL CAUSES." Respectfully submitted, S. R. L. Gibson, Corr. Sec. Statement Of Ownership Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation of the Metropolis Weekly Gazette for April, I, 1919. Copied from a statement and published according to an act of Congress of August, 24, 1912 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business mg'rs are: Publisher J. B. McCrary, Metropalis, Ill Editor Geo. L. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill Managing editor Edgar McCrary, Metropolis, Ill Business Mg'r. M. J. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill 2. What the owners are: J B. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. 3. That the known bond holders mortgager and other security holders holding 1 per cent or more of the total a. mount of bends, mortgages, or other securities are: S. B. Kerr Metropolis, 111. Fred R. Young '' D W. Helm '' 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold of distributed thru the mails or otherwise to paid subscribers during the past six months is 500. J. B. McCrary, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 31st of March, 1919. Wm. Wright, Notary Public. other churches of the city to help make this meeting worth while. Let us make the monthly missionary meeting a success and take Southern Illinois' for the Baptist. ON TO SPRINGFIELD. The General Missionary Baptist State Association will meet with the New Hope Baptist church, Dr. Henry W. Snowden, pastor. A great meeting is expected, and as that is true, the ministers' and messengers are to determine what the meeting will be. The Baptist Brotherhood thru-out the State is expected to join in this mighty work to push forward and extend the kingdom of the Master. Brethern of Southern Illinois as well A. 1976-1981 B. 1981-1976 C. 1976-1981 D. 1981-1976 as Northern, East and West are waking up, getting up, and moving up alond mission and educational lines. It must be borne in mind that in the organization of the association that all ministers are o contribute one dollar during the annual session. This important matter was overlooked last year until the close of the meeting. The Association has staged 3 important propositions viz: Missions, education, the Aged Ministers Home and their wives. The Baptist women of the State appears to be in the ascendency of the aged ministers home proposition. They are bringing things to pass too. The advantages this year to attend the Springfield meeting perhaps will be much better than they were last year in Chicago. The Breshern played their part well in the Chicago meeting last year. Brethern let us arise and be doing. It is the proud hope of the Moderator Dr. J. F. Thomas that the Baptist put in their appearance from the four quarters of the State. Let us have a spark from the Brethern every week until the ass'n. meets in Springfield. C. C. Phillips THE CALL. The fifth annual session of the General Missionary Baptist State Association and the Educational and MissSIONary Associaition, auxiliary will meeting in Springfield, Ill., with the New Hope Baptist Church, Eld. W. Henry Snowden Pastor, May 20-26, 1919. We request that every W. E. & M. Society and District convention within our jurisdiction send a representative to the association. Our hope for the futrue depends upon the efforts we put forth to make the world better. I advise you to renew your vision, and press forward for a successful meeting. We must raise $100.00 for our for our old Ministers' Home and we pledged $100.00 to the support of our school in Nashville, Tenn., and $25.00 to our Foreign Mission Board. We are striving to forward in this work and we need the assistance of the entire membership to accomplish the task. Behold the harvest is ripe, will you labor in the vineyard? Why halt ye between two opinions? Remember the place and date. Maggle B. Taylor. Cor. Sec. Dr. Phillips Writes The Cor. See'y. calls attention to the fact that the meeting will convene Tuesday before the 4th Lord's day in May, with the church of which Rev. Snowden is pastor. The Asociation was organized in Mt. Vernon, 1914. The first meeting was held in Centralta, May 1915. It has been taking on strength every since; this is due to the fact that the organization was not born out-of prejudice but from a pure motive. We may, first that great confusion characterized the meetings from time to time by reason of certain brethern whose name we will not call. It was their alien ideas that caused the regular Baptist to organize. In the Aurora Convention a certain minister said that the doctrine of Baptism and the Lord's Supper had served its day and the people were looking for something more in keeping with the age. This brother and several others were declared unsound in the faith and METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL. ALLOWANCE TO CHILD IS ROAD TO ECONOMY Home Economics Expert Says Way Is to Teach Youth Early Proper Apportioning of an Income. "The best and most natural way of beginning true national economy, wise spending and wise saving," says Ruth Wardell, head of the home economies department of the University of Iowa, and who last summer started a home economies department in a Cleveland (Ohio) bank, "is by giving the children an allowance. The lesson of properly apportioning an income thus is early learned." Miss Wardell favors the allowance arrangement at a very early age, say at six or seven. It may then be very small, and out of it the budding citizen may be expected to provide only school pencils, tablets, etc. The purchase of school books provides a logical next step; a little later some personal belongings, such as shoes, may be added. "I say shoes," explains Miss Wardell, "because children seem to take more interest in shoes than in most articles of wearing apparel, and be- Fixing the Allowance. cause shoes represent a highly important item to which children frequently pay little heed." The allowance should provide a little margin to encourage careful buying and saving possibilities. It should not necessitate so much care or thought as to burden the growing youngster. It should never, under normal circumstances, be "helped out" by irregular gifts or expected to cover other than the recognized items. The allowance, with its purchasing responsibilities, should be increased gradually, steadily. By the time high school is reached the boy or girl should be buying practically all his or her own clothes. Miss Wardell, tells an interesting story of a boy who called upon her in Cleveland, telling her of his manner of apportioning the rather generous allowance made by his father. He knew to a penny what every article he wore had cost him; he was intelligent regarding relative textile and wearing values; he saved steadily, systematically, with joy. A Chicago mother started her little daughter out, similarly, at eight years old and at sixteen the girl was a better buyer than she was. These chil- Buying His Own Goods, then were well started on the read to fine and self-respecting and independent citizen bip. Both will enter college with a nice little financial nest egg to await the beginning of their business or professional life. The child's allowance. It may be added, should be for necessities mainly, with but a fair and modest margin for personal luxuries and pleasures. It should always be recognized as allowing for a regular proportion of savings, preferably invested in governmental securities. It should be carefully adjusted, rigidly adhered to on both sides of the bargain. Such respect and observance not only will teach the child good economic habits, but will abolish many too frequent annoyances for the financial head of the family. Each child given an allowance will understand that this sum, with his support and other parental provisions, represents his fair share of the family income, and that, as a decent citizen, he must not ask nor expect to exceed it. An adequate allowance system, moreover, will obviate the evil habit of crying or pleading for special indulgences and more funds. —THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND— Diamonds? Why Not W. S. S.? Diamonds to the value of $2,000,000, 000—more than half the available world supply and value—are owned in the United States of America. Pretty things, diamonds, fascinating to watch, pleasing to wear, of high commercial value. Diamond prices rise every now and again, truly, but the rate of increase cannot be precisely calculated, and the risk of owing diamonds is large—unless they've tucked away in the safety deposit vaults where no one ever sees them. Now $2,000,000,000 invested in government securities, War Savings Stamps, for example, would mean much better times for the country. Why not, for the sweet girl graduate, the bride, wife to be honored, War Savings Stamps instead of a diamond? Bright thought! The War Savings Stamps now and the diamond five years later—out of the War Savings Stamps profits when they mature. Keep Careful Accounts and Divide Family Income Wisely—Suggestions for Various Salaries. A budget is absolutely necessary to the wise and well-proportioned running of a household. No budget can be made to fit all families, even families of similar size, to locality, etc., but the well-proportioned budget provides, a fair financial basis, a starting point from which to begin the work of wisely dividing the family income. The main thing is to get the budgget started, to keep careful accounts—in a way that will permit analysis of expenditures—for at least several months; a year, if possible. Many people keep accounts, personal and household, only in a way that balances cash and shows how it has been generally expended. A budget should do better than that. An exact budget is difficult to provide at present, with all living prices in a state of flux but with a prevailing upward tendency. Figures differ greatly in various sections of the country, frequently in various sections of the same state. In strictly industrial centers, it has been authentically computed, food usually consumes about 43 per cent of the ordinary income, shelter 18 per cent, fuel and light 6 per cent, and the various "sundries" so grouped because so difficult of more exact classification, 20 per cent. In the following suggestive budgets for varying incomes the "saving" item has been piaced first as most necessary where the family income is not too large and is practically inelastic. This item may include life insurance, savings bank accounts and such inevitable income-bearing governmental securities absolutely necessary with the kind of incomes noted—as Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Expenditure Budgets. Annual Income $1,800. Yearly Monthly Saving $102.00 8.50 Shelter 360.00 30.00 Fuel and light 190.00 15.00 Food and service 720.00 60.00 Clothing 240.00 20.00 Carfare 60.00 5.00 Recreation, church, charities, etc. 90.00 7.50 Emergency or house-hold maintenance fund 48.00 4.00 Total $1,800.00 $150.00 Annual Income $2,000. Yearly Monthly Saving $120.00 $10.00 Shelter 320.00 32.50 Fuel and light 210.00 17.50 Food and service 780.00 65.00 Clothing 270.00 22.50 Carfare 60.00 5.00 Recreation, church, charities, etc. 108.00 9.00 Emergency or house-hold maintenance fund 68.00 5.60 Total $2,000.00 $163.00 Annual Income $2,500. Yearly Monthly Saving $108.00 $16.50 Shelter 540.00 45.00 Fuel and light 240.00 20.00 Food and service 900.00 75.00 Clothing 300.00 25.00 Carfare 60.00 5.00 Recreation, church, charities, etc. 150.00 12.50 Emergency or house-hold maintenance fund 111.66 9.33 Total $2,500 $208.33 Annual Income $3,000. Yearly Monthly Saving $240.00 $20.00 Shelter 720.00 60.00 Fuel and light 270.00 22.50 Food and service 960.00 80.00 Clothing 360.00 30.00 Carfare 90.00 7.50 Recreation, church, charities, etc. 180.00 15.00 Emergency or house-hold maintained fund 180.00 15.00 Total $3,000.00 $250.00 For the initial-preparation of a buil- get household co-operation must be ob- tained. The exact disposal of certain larger items, such as rent, fuel, food, must be decided, plans only changed thereafter when proven impracticable as at first arranged. A full account of personal and household expenditures should be kept for future reference and possible budget readjustments. Fairly, justly tried, the budget system will lift many a family from a finan- cial Slough of Despond to sunshine financial heights. SPEND WISELY SAVE SANELY INVEST SAFELY Lots of Money in America. There is more money in America than ever before in its history. War Savings Stamps are being offered. By putting our money into these government securities the nation will be helped, the funds will be safely and profitfully invested and the thrift habit will be given a further impetus. AN OPEN LETTER AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COLORED PEOPLE We wish to say to our people of Massac County, and the surrounding territory, thereto. Having been solicited by a number of my people, also encouraged by some of my white friends who wish to see, and help secure employment for all returning soldiers, to enter the Undertaking business. I have finally decided to go into that business, with a view of serving my people, as well as having an employment, feeling that I can give them better service than members of the other race, though I am in friendly relation with all the other undertakers, and expect to retain that relationship throughout my business career. I am perfectly qualified to give unexcelled service and will guarantee satisfaction. I was born and reared in Metropolis, on 9th and Pearl Sts. Educated in Metroplis Public Schools, graduating from Dunbar High School in 1912. I then entered the Barnes School of Anatomy, Sanatary Science and Embalming, Chicago, Illinois, from which I graduated August 14, 1914, from which school I hold a Diploma. I then worked for Geo. W. Jones, 1914 W. Lake St., and Wm. W. Mason, 1815 W. Lake St., of Chicago, and was associated with the late N. W. Long, of Metropolis, for three years, thus preparing myself for the embalming busines. We are now located at 901 Pearl St., opposite the Gazette pcffice, and we solicit your patronage. We will carry a small line at caskets only, at present, owing to the advance price on these goods, but we have arranged with a large undertaking establishment to furnish us with anything needed on short notice. We have a first class hearse at our command. Calls answered day or night; distance immaterial. We were in the U. 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LOUIS, MO by an endwich, state of More Glass-making, begun in India, began article on or than not the figures The term "Indiana summer" is applied to a period of mild, open weather that comes in the fall, embracing the most of October and sometimes extending into November, and characterized by a sort of dry mist or haziness that differentiates it from other seasons of the year. What causes the distinctive features of the season, especially the hazy atmosphere, is unknown, and the origin of the term equally so. Different explanations have been given of both, but they seem to be largely fanciful. Indian Summer. [Name] McCrae GEO. L. Office 901 Pearl St. You Must Pay Your Subscription In Advance If You Want The News. New Order Just Issued By The War Industries Board. The paper mills of the United States have been placed on the essential list and all newspapers must comply with several defined regulations just issued by the War Industries Board, in order to continue the publications. One of the most important refers to subscriptions. All subscriptions must be paid in advance and no papers are to be sent to persons who tail to comply with the rule. The Gazette is sold in several businessplaces and churches at five cents a copy. Any one who desires may have the paper mailed to their address one year for $1.50. This offer is made on condition that the subscription is PAID IN ADVANCE. If you have not paid your subscription you must do so at once. Be ready when our collector calls. Editor. 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 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, Metropolis A. J. Bowers, Dewmaine Rev. Berry Thomas, Metropolis Only One. Little Jack's mother showed him a letter from a "new aunt," who had attained to this relationship by marrying Jack's favorite uncle, "Mamma," and Jack innocently, as he laboriously spelled out the signature, "Belle Palme," "does unty pronounce her front name in two syllables?"—Lippincott's. Fortuna From Small Invention. Fortune From Small Invention. The man who was born too early to wear, as a boy, red top boots with a brass tip across the toe was also born too early to feel the true thing in the way of pride run rampant. Silverthorn brass tips, they were called, and they were most serviceable in preventing holes in the toes. Silverthorn made his fortune out of them. SERVICE IS IMPORTANT SERVICE IS IMPORTANT In times of family stress un- where those in charge requ- can be promptly, ea- by our org We are equipped to meet kind pertaining to AS NEAR AS YOU DISTANCE We honor calls from any p county. Consult us, we o and Money. Shipping to all parts of mobile Funerals a Special Calls promptly answ ry's Undertaking Co B. MCCRARY In times of family stress unusual problems often arise where those in charge require unusual service that can be promptly, efficiently rendered by our organization. We are equipped to meet all emergencies, of any kind pertaining to our profession AS NEAR AS YOUR TELEPHONE DISTANCE IMMATERIAL We honor calls from any part of Metropolis, or the county. Consult us, we can save you Worry, Time and Money. Shipping to all parts of the Country and Automobile Funerals a Specialty. FOOD SUPPLIES IN COMMON No Eskimo Allowed to Go Hungry While His More Fortunate Brothers Have Plenty. The arctic explorer, Dr. Donald B. MncMillan, who returned recently after four years spent in the arctic regions, has many interesting things to say about the domestic and social customs of the Eskimo. All property is owned in common, he tells us. When you enter a village you are not invited to come in. It is your right to enter and, if you are hungry, to help yourself to something to eat. If you happen to visit a house where a poor hunter lives, he says, "Nurkert-rurange (Nothing to eat)." He does not go hungry, however, because his neighbors have some, and he lives on his neighbors. Everything is divided up that way. If all the villagers are good hunters, their supplies last a long time, but if some are poor hunters, the clever fellow must share with them. An Eskimo does not eat three meals a day and sleep at regular intervals. He eats when he is hungry, and sleeps when he is sleepy, and he puts it off as long as he can, so that he will enjoy it all the more. He will go around for six hours talking about how hungry he is, and then he will get to work and eat all he can. It is the same way with sleeping. He will go with sleepy sleep for 48 hours, and when he cannot keep his eyes open any longer, he turns in for a 24-hour snooze.—Youth's Companion. London's Sea Gulf Visitors. London's Bee Gull Visitors London's winter visitors, the seagulls, have arrived particularly early this year. Never since the bird winter of 1805 first impelled them high up the river, and into hitherto unknown regions of parks and private gardens, have the birds omitted to make their yearly call to the Serpentine and Kensington gardens' round pond. On the river, of course, the gulls, single or in flights, have been regular habitues for many years, perhaps centuries. Feeding the gulls from the bridges is a favorite occupation for many a Londoner, or rather it used to be, for now the feeding of birds is forbidden, on the ground of waste, by the defense of the realm regulations. The gulls will have to shift for themselves this winter, and Londoners' reputation for hospitality will suffer accordingly in the bird world?—Christian Science Monitor. "Germany, confessing her wickedness and protesting her repentance, reminds me of a紊乱 fortune hunter," said the director of military aeronauties, General Kenly. "This fortune hunter was describing his pursuit of a Pittsburgh heirs. "In proposing," said his listener, "you ought to have told her, George, that you were unworthy of her. That halt seldom fails." "The fortune hunter gave a gloomy laugh. "Yes, I was going to tell her that," he said, "but she told it to me first." Having heard that our soldiers in France lack soap, a Portland (Me.) girl sent to a sergeant major of the Fifty-fourth a package of soap leaves, and received in due time a letter from the sergeant major in which he expressed surprise that the girl hadn't remembered that he never smoked. He added that he had given the packet to a private who "rolls is own," and the private liked to have died of opusen. Largest French Port. Marseilles has at present in the vicinity of 1,000,000 inhabitants, and it is the largest port in France, as well as one of the wealthiest industrial and commercial centers. It is a distributing market for numerous products required in southeastern France and the French African colonies, but in the case of toys Paris controls the trade. Beaten To It. METKOPOLIS WEFKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL usual problems often arise require unusual service that efficiently rendered organization. all emergencies, of any our profession OUR TELEPHONE COMMATERIAL art of Metropolis, or the can save you Worry, Time the Country and Auto- ility. ordered day or night. mpany MGR. THRIFT SCHOOL PLAN OUTLINED BY EXPERT THRIFT SCHOOL PLAN OUTLINED BY EXPERT Dr. Shailer Mathews Explains Scope and Purpose of Great U. S. Educational Movement for Saving. [Chairman of W. S. S. Educational Committee for Seventh District and Vice Director for Illinois.] Thrift will be taught in the schools of the states constituting the Seventh federal reserve district. The children of Iowa will help prepare the Little Lessons in Thrift which are being written by Prof. Macy Campbell of the Iowa State Teachers' college, under the general direction of an educational committee of the district. Besides the chairman 'the educational committee consists of W. B. Larson, department of public instruction, Wisconsin; J. V. McNally, 'Detroit public schools, Michigan, and Macy Campbell, Iowa State Teachers' college. The Little Lessons in Thrift appear fortnightly on printed sheets. The lessons are prepared for the different grades in the schools. They are illustrated and interesting. They teach savings as a phase of good citizenship, give problems of arithmetic in terms of thrift stamps, chewing gum, candy and other things a child buys. It is a new field which is thus being opened up and the war savings organization is rendering a great service to the rising generation. Nor is it all mere theory. The teaching of the principles of thrift is combined with a sort of manual training in thrift, through the sale of War Savings Stamps in schools. Along with these Little Lessons in Thrift the educational committee furnishes the schools with pupils' thrift cards, on which the teacher keeps an account of the amount, however small, which the pupil brings to her for the purpose of buying stamps. This practice itself becomes educational, because the pupil gets introduced to simple bookkeeping and banking. These plans have received the heaviest co-operation of the school administration in the various states and cities. The parochial and private schools also are co-operating in the use of the material and plans prepared by the committee. The young men and women of the next generation will have a higher respect for thrift and a better understanding as to how to spend their money, for they will learn even in the primary grades that thrift is not miseriness but a way of spending money so as to make it for them. SAVE; HAVE A PERSONAL SHARE IN THE FUTURE BILLIONS FROM THE NICKELS Ever Stop to Think of Vast Sums That Can Be Saved From Small Amounte? If every person in the United States saved a nickel in one day it would mean that at night the people would be just five million dollars richer. And then suppose the people kept this up for one month? It would mean that at the end of thirty days they would have saved one-hundred and fifty million dollars. Why not keep it up for the rest of 1919? What would be the result? One billion five hundred million dollars. Sounds like a lot of work for one little nickel to do, doesn't it, yet there are scores of industries in the United States which are paying big dividends on the little nickels gathered day by day. This immense sum if invested in War Savings Stamps would earn for the savers approximately sixty-four million dollars in 1920—the work of "old man interest," who never takes a day off and who is continuously on Phone 364 Page Four Proposed Constitution Of The Baptist Minister's Alliance. OUR JOB OFFICE We, the Minister's of the Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive Baptist District Associations of Southern Illinois, desireous of a more one-ness in perceptuating 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. We are prepared for High Grade JOB WORK We have had over 23 years of Active Experience in the printing office and will give you the benefit of same just for the asking on that next job of yours. "Let Us Show You." Article I. Name: Sec. I. This organization shall be called the Missionary Baptist Minister's Alliance of Southern Illinois. Try us. We print from a visiting card to a large size poster. BOOK WORK A Sec 2 Officers. Its Officers shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Recruiting 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. We give courteous attention to all inquiries and your patronage is earnestly solicited. Out of town work done promptly. Sec.1. This organization shall be composed of Missionary Baptist Ministers terrifying benefid 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 worships with whether he ever pastored or lot 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. KINKY Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky NEW STARMS may her hair was nappy and short until she used Exelento, and used she can use it as it is 28 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 fooling yourself by using it. 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The money, will be loaned for a short time at a small intrrest. We have a standing committee to look after this part of the work and we urge every church to establish a Penny Fund by lifting a penny collection every Sunday This is a move that was in hearty accord with the association and was readily approved. Subscribe For The Gazette Subscribe for The Gazette. Now