Metropolis weekly gazette., December 26, 1913, Image 1

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VOLUME XVL NO 44. METROPOLIS. ILLINOIS, FRIDAY DECEMBER, 25, jg!3. Single Cop^r Five Cents
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sift books at these biff reductions: i
Those worth $2.00 now $1.35 j.
Those worth $1.50now $1.00
. Those worth $1.00 now .75
Children Baby's books, worth 50c for 3.5c |
I All best authors and will make beau* $
tiful and valuable Christmas presents g
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Louis Va lee j
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Largest assort
ment of hand- ®
some Rockers
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kitchenCabinefs
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$ 7.50 to
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Special Bargains
in Ladies’ Desks ffi
$ 3-50 to |
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I JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
EgEverything for Christmas; Watches,
Rings, Bracelets, Toilet Sets and
■ Umbrellas. Come and see. H
ggj Ceratr Third aed Ferry Streets,^KeJirpc^ ^ p;.
The Rt. Rev Bishop s, Wall
ers, President of s.ne 'independent
colored Democratic voters o( the
U. S. is n?t sur. alter all that the
best thing (or the Negro voters to
do is to leave the G O. P and go
over to the Democratic Party.
11c most have thought that
Messrs Vandanian, T tman, Uouk
Smith ando'hrrs were dead.
Hut when the le?jr.ed colored
gentleman from Ckl-Urra was
•< - ' -
ii :me<! for Keghter ol Trtan»-y, a
position that has been filled loi
years by a colored mar., Messrs
Vardanian, Tillman and Smith
rose 3p and said: Wot >;c, theNe
gro vote we accept, but we ar<
tired ol looking at the signature
lol a Negro on every Lcg.it Teociei
| note wo receive from ti e govern
incnt fordoing nothing,
We want anybody Mr. PtOiHec
except a Negro, and w: will not
confirm him
Hut we will tell tnu what we
will d r, we will confirm an Indi <o
if you will appoint him Wc don't
care if they did scalp our fathers,
anybody but a Negro He'll vote
with us next time But Rev.
Walter* says hold on I don’t know
‘o much about that for we arc a*
boot lo aii‘e, go bark to the G>
Q B thr*t ban dent* so much for
us So good bye to the, Indcpert
dent Democratic I.ragu** ro far as
Rev Walters i* concirned VVr
will welcome him back into the
Told again He is not the. first nor
the only one who has born fooled
Ex —Negro Citizen,
Retto’sf.kn*.
J .ppa. Ill . D c !9, 1913
To the Moderator, and Mem
ber* of t!»•» Executive Po»»d ol
the Mr. Olive Bij>:l>t A-sociattcn
We i» y ut Committee on Inves
it 2»fion cl the validity ol the ui
■guixtition of the raid Liberty1
;B'P"*»r Church C iro, IP . rub
mit cur report for >< ur consider
ation.
Witcrea-s, the •ad Liberty
t\ .i. i-t Church of Cairo, was a
faction of c '.elude members from
the 12th Sr iIn( t .-t Church ol
.Cairo, which action of said ex
ielusion was dam- on the part ol
Udc 12th St Baptist tlu:ch af
Pr every legal effoit had failed to
humoQ'/e ai.d give satisfaction
10 (he 12th it ii.ptist Church.
I And. whereas, this matter was
iir night t » the n tice of the Lx
festive ii »-*rd «« Culp* vdle, 111.,
io Dec 'Mi * S W^greaa,
' /fTT??* t-gu’ir session rent an
I
advisory litter Ip Kev J. O.
; GAffiii the header of said fiction
and the 12th St Baptist Church:
rravin* them to become recon*
jciled. and.
»v n Inc '.41(1 organization
ind their j : *u r Kcv, J. O.
Grtf n, tailed to hear the advice
j
•*f the Hoard, therefore said Ex
ecutive B iard cl the Mt. Olive
I Baptist Aivociktioa withdrew tilt:
hau l of feflowihip from Kcv. ;
jGriinn as being disorderly (he);
being a leader of a faction aid
Ipanoting 4 body of member* net !
oeo.g organised according to the;
u >ag ‘verning the orf3niia
i tion of orthodox Baptist Ckurch
j es and the same was published in
the Gazette by order of the Board
; and.
Where as the said excluded body
has not become reconciled with
12th St. Bip’ist Church, and
therefore we find from the esi
der»ce that the said body is not a
regular organized oithr dr x Bap
I list Church, and therefore, said
church is held to be a disorderly
body, and
Whereas Rev J. E. Smith, late
of Memphis Term , i* pastaring
| said faction, therefore be it re
solved, that he is held by us as
not being in keeping with the
teaching of ih? new Testament.
Respectfully Sul mtted
Committee:
I W. Winston Chairman
G W. Rowlett
J M Knowdes
J M. Biakt; *
S. J. Hunt.
The above resolutions were ap
proved and the ianse was ordeed
published it* * he ^Gazette
Editor of Gazette:
£)car Sir, i have a;t spent bat
t line rt^ h«s ?! I c nr «• ir 4 w e« 1 s
jas I am out in th; interest d d r*
Cau-e and depomina*it n.
I have iud read your arne'e
with much tiiteiot “We deny
the charge." ar d I mi l say ll a
I admire your stain fr r your o'ri
church. I he guii.y j arty should
be excluded from die chinch is it
it a g:sjt shame on that church
We certain y d eck IJr Fhil
lips lur his met meg.rg words.
We shall stand lor r'ght tl o ihe
heavens (alt as ac are set for the
jDtfence of the Gospel —Ktiiur.
HARRISliUSG
Metropolis Gszrifc :
Sirs: Piease h-t me have i
[Space in your paper to say, o ir
church is spiritually aliic,' Rev.
Youpg*has hetn with is * i tv.c
weeks and carritd on one of the
greatest meetings ever conflicted
tn 'Ins city, the church was 11 »r
.tudhy dead and he has In tight
J
us oath together in unity and in
ipirit, | con vet sons 22; the a
mouni of $5 I GO was raise d.
Our S. S is progressing nicely.!
K.-v Young preached last night
a great so; oton and Itit w r fb the
veil wishes of ail.
Your truly
Rev Geo. l.rown.
Card! of Tbaski
Mrs. Andy Winston <ir.d Mrs
Nell <e Lyon» desire lo thunk their
many friends who so cheerfully'
responded to their so icitations
J r St Paul A. M. K. Church to
the amount of $52 77.
1
V. c wish you a Merry Christ
ni is and a Happy New Year
Respectfully Y» urs
Mesdanics Andy Wmsten
Millie Lyons.
culpsville
l)(*ar keadrri of G^^rttc:
I am pleaded to ;ay th;j.t cur
church and S. S. is • n the for
w *rd march At eleven o'clock
Rev Hdley preached a strong
sermon; at 7:30 Hcv. Martin
preached a strong sermon and
the Lord's supper was administ
ered and a collection of $10:40
was raised. We donated to a
mission school at ( lifh.rc $1 00
thissebool is not able to get lit
eraturc aud we must help them
Sister Ethel Brandon a mem
ber of our church was operated
on by Ur, Springs. Mrs. A
R'charnson ts on the sick list
Wc had a minister from Car
bondalc on Sunday.
Culpsvillc will be incorporated
)au 1st. 1914.
Knowledge Ue#4.
One day JJsrrett, who store* up trt
cry big word he hear* for future use.
asked ms the meaning of the word
“elaborateI told him It meant "fta
ey.” A few days later hi* baby brother
w*s crying, ani ho fcald. "Mother.
K Mill is an aerially elaborate baby. !
Isc't her
Only One.
Lltt’o Jack’s mother showed Mm n
letter from a "bow aunt." who had at*
tallied to this relationship Vy marry
ing Jack's favorite undo. "Mamma,’*
Raid Jack Innocently, es be laborious
i ly tpellsd out the t-lgnsturo, "Cell#
Paine,” "Moos annly |-Tonounce heg !
front name la two eyllablear—Lip
ptacott’a.
The Art of Sleeping.
Slumber cotncsencsa «t the cxtroml
! ties, beginning with the feet and lugs,
i That 1b why K 1b alwnys necessary to j
| keen -ifoo feet warm.—Family Doctor, ;
J: hhincss o? Go;Y ‘-tiAi
, •’ 20 gold jpiccj, If teatoii '0-0 iiOK
- vault*. aiako 3,500 **ra7eo. jnott
! gfo by 3% Inches, having a a, straa 3^
I 16 0-10 square yards.
Sue ImportedS
a! Reduced
. To the Ladies of Bias sac County!”
' te* I wish to announce that I have the Schwarts ^
*r*jj Importing Cc., cf Hi. Louis, a brand uew line of ^
*rssii suits, Coatn, Skirts, Furs and Rain Coats which I
am instructed to close cut at greatly reduced pric
*^R» es cn account of the extrema warm weather, cfc*
f l e •
* Mere are a few samples: g#~
pJ $15.00 cc ts - at $12.00
‘*27.50 coats - at‘*17.50
P& “ 20.00 suits. - at “ 22.00 gj.
* |1 “22X0 fur* - - - at “ 15.00 ^
7<* “ 12.50 furs - - - at “10.00 pp
ps-n “ 3.50 skirls - - at “ 2.'59
*; jys If you v/ant ail imported garment of th« latest Bgf)
,'■£* fityle, In the best material you must see these
~is ’.Anesome garments.
•S MRS. CANADY. %
At ?•* re, Va-lee’s Millinery Store.
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| Xmas Candles |
H Buy yoisr Christmas candies at (i
i iioweli’s Variety Store i
| Ail kind'* at 10c per pound r«
Schoo’s and churches send in yo r orders. J
8 HOWELL s VARIETY STORE 1 • -
Across Street f»om Potf-Office*
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To the Missionary baptist,
Family of Illinois.
Greeting :
This Closing message for the
year 1915 conics to you Iron; one
whore heart runs out for every
one i:i thoughtfulness to God for
preserving the lives of us all to
see the closing of another year’s]
work As we iook about us and !
i
see what has been dor.c for both
missions and education we say
what hath God wrought.
Many many souls has btm!
bom into the Kingdom cf God.
According to reports hem our
pastorsofthe churches and the
General Missionary aid tht^Dis
trie* Missionaries more .souls have
been brought into service than
ever befoie in the history of cur !
State for which v.c join you in
praising the Lord for both the
work and the workers. New'
churches hnvo betn established
and uur pastors and cur [pastors ■
are being better provided fer j
which enables them to do a more j
eflicitnt wotk Tor the work
man saith holy v. rit is wot thy his
hire God has been good iu that
alt of our pastor’s lives have been
spared and there is more harm-!
ny among the Christians. Our
educational worth is receiving
more attention; at Metropolis!
the work goes well accetdrg to
rtpoite and the fu’ure will fell for
good if the biethrtn in that por
tion of the State will only confin
ue to live tip and gel close -.
The Chicago Rriigtcvs Trz i**
. Semirtiwy hat 2 ‘
nig .'oC'-. ' i“H> Vi,
;her^fpitsdid trv aid cotnfoiri
abi« fiwar;e»s at 3333 S Wabash
>T 1 fc,: ,1’ " 'v-1 ’ - T*ij
'
Ave Chicago. New students ere
entering almost daily. Tie
whole faculty deserves much
praise. Several of the churches
arc paying the wages of students
Olivet is sending and paying fer
six*outright. Hut brother pas
tors and churches 1 fear with all
of the above de ne we are leaving
much undone Each church was
ashed and expected to raire ?nd
stud to the Treasurer one dollar
per month for cur state work.
How many of you have done
this brethren ? AlI v. ho havo not
paid in this amount should do so
at once that our workers rhetr'd
not suffer. Much is expect'd cl
you brethren because of ii.r,* g«°
in which you live and the wetk
to be done Don’t let tin- j ear
close and you direlect of duty.
You cannot dp next ) r,ir what
you should have done this ytar
even if you should live the whcle
year out.
Who will be the fir:-t to send
in your portion where you are
behind?
fiaying the blessing of Goo
upon every church and pastor trd
wishing you a merry Christmas
f am your brother
li. j. Fisher
Rrookport 111., N*v 36 *13
0 tv*K‘m {his may concern.
Greetings :
• ns >s to certify that I, A. C.
have been appointed Din.
Oepiy. Grand Master of the 7th
Oist. of F * A M of Illinois.
vjjl visit all lodges in my dis
trict this year,
!