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1 - C , Norwood mo LOCAL ZOKE j Farmer , subscribe for your own paper the Ckksskt. 1 Hold up the hsnrUnf th w wv vsaicr- SKT it is for the people to defend -uca m ail right. VTbaiga am looking vrr drv in thin pm of the country, crop, uuii, wry tnucn. -TheEj. will deliver a lecture un industry on next Sat. at 3 0' clock at the Colony Arbor. -There wdl be preaching at the CalonyTonUon Thursday, IVi lay and Saturday nights this week. -Do not forget to come out to the C.i0ny Arbor Saturday at U --.wo wuoaru lecture on "ers and Laborers Industry M in . uure mo lust of week, ,ul the first of thi i .. -O' a 4 1-Vi'ttd: erod out at 8 o'clock services at the dl ony Arbor on last Sunday. Mr. Green Gossage and Jwife came to tlie Colony and this Or pick on last Monday bringing some fine potatoes with them. week vinitiiiii Mr. n,i .... mr his uuui,, Ull(j nu.)t Mr. H. M. Ussery called at thlsOmcEon last Monday'morn ing and informed us that his son Albert who had his leg broke a- bout three months ago by falling on the hand car . near Norwood II was taken to the. Springfield Frisco Hospital. He was getting tolerable well, was so that he could walk on ci ntches and a few days ago he slipped and fell and broke it over. Wo regret hear ing such sad news. - I he Culony mill has moved to the Albert D wlson place and any one wanting Lum her can g't any Oak dimensions in lumber that they nny order from 21 ft. down. Any tiling under sixteen f.-et is one dollar per hundred at the mill all over on far-that in length will be more. You can leave your order with the foreman of the Colony Itov. L. S. Garrett or myself Albert Donel son and it will be tilled. Albert Donulson. John U'twers wife and children Charley Dawson wife and child were welcome meats ,of Isaac Smart and daughter Snnday. Hello Kansas why don't you write. We Kids enjoy your tt from on nigh. , How cn soy qd baild that JfJborob without the earoe spirit. For etaa baa aid f xcept a man be born atraio bi eaono.t sea tbo tho kingdom, ot 6od, How Ibtn 1st at nk pan nieo -not inspired and that give" Items,. . ,. . ' KHey. Stroud of. Norwood wasldai!T proof th,t DeX " Use welcome guest of Henrv w - r Smart last Sat- night week. , door of bop or borne oo earth, to Jrist and given to hm thnrch, tbem and tbo dm of sin bad beau even to all that would keco th revealed and exalted bimaelf testimony oi word of Jesus, gainst God arrived tbe plaoi ir.i1D Mm dl,h t. 1 1 of Jeioa. Aod destroyed tbe Bo-1, . . - . ... , , , . j a a. mm ' last day and of the oeven church- man Empire nri made all Kintra, ... - . . Wl ki..i..eVa.tiri.4in-4..iMV .11 HU'i 1 .flaa imt one that - " " ' . i " "Ll(llr l- X- Koi'in- is im-pari., Ro t- III.. inu f.)W (hyH Jl ?m "rrawu kn., i,at tl;,. J,',(,r " TV'" ,M" trust. r. win j.) Mm Kllll ofhu ntl- i.tu el "u.- prayer With tliu :ir lrothor UHHOC Will R() -TheDi.stnVtas.sembleyof the "ruiers I.(lueatiomiI and Coop-native rni,m f Aln01.j(;a,. ";tn la.tSat. nt i! o'clock nt fair Vi.!w seho,,! house and n wry largo attendance r)m D()U. Kl is.'JV.vxs and Wright counties they adj.in.ed to meet at Manes "i one month from last Saturday. we nave a lino sehool taught "V "'is Marshall of Norwood, nt IVasant Hill School house th Xuang Miss Mat.vhall tm ;Js much praise for her good man air-'ineiit in the s li ,ol room we think the district, c-liovn one of the choicest teaches rortotcaeh their sehool this Neiison. PLKSANT IlILI. IT- MS. ' My Two KidHrt like 11 llo kind I'M and cor. Well it loks somjtliiiu ram t ulay. J. 11. ye-vby called utl'.irmen- ters Tups, morning. CJoldia Davis was a welcome guest of Nellie I'armenter Sun. Noah Ellison nnd son Jim call- ed nt Al H ills Tuos. I O . I . . . iN.iin; ninari anil iiamriiter went to Norwood Tues. Elmer Newbv wife and i-liil. dren called at his fathers Sat. Wehs Sisco was se-n going to Norwood Tues, Mr. Eli .Mil. pi- ivlurncd lat Ei'iday irom Okla. his daiuhler Mrs. Taylor and son cam-! homo wiih him. Elmer Newby and Will Par- menter has traded horses.' Emma Smart and Nellie Par- menter, Lany Merritt. James Simons and Henry Smart called ed at Mr. Simons Sun. night: Well as this is all will ring off hoping to see these in pi int. The Open Door, OR spirit of Christ that do not fee or know tbe tbloge of tbe apirit baild a epirituel Cbaroh in a ipiritaal kingdom, tbey cannot nee. Waa the Cbnrch is 8erd!a that had a nume to live bo, we dead; that opoetolic church? weatbe church it 'the Liodiocaoa that tbe cburob of Jean (ibis wab ibe ma? cf ain) Pope from the oioene vooacil all falee religion waa een .Ten i Mp.ld had knnt hU "W.wri And to whom Tie spoke ot havirg the keys of D ivid settin" aaiota, and ovtrcame tbrm, killed tbe twe wiloeaiee aod many of the aeiiite turned tbe iroth into ftolea aod caused the way of truth, to be evil epokeo of, oloee every door r l hope life, liberty aod eren denied church that was neither cold norl"eV" "f T ... . .think for themselves. Where now lerediotbe Tope ibelr acoepted; before them an open 7ioor ni " o roaao wor who tne ..u IL-v 3rd. cb. 8th. vorge. Hy Elder I. N U obbioa. Prirndly readora, I have made Ibe Uiblo my slu jy all my life de wiring to know it truth, I have read will) intermit mioy articles and Inaid roanv xeruinna on Rev elations and the seven churches in Anin. -but all 1 1 there era noma hot and the Lord aaid be would apew tbrm oat of b's month? I think not, there la oo proof (bat (here waa a christian in it. A bad show 1 think lor a cborcb. bot there mav be others like tbem, wae tbe cbareb of Jesus tbat the Kales of bell opeoed by tbe Pope of Rome to let loose war, hatred, intrigues deception and all the power of earth to destroy tbia little band tbat waa about one hundred aod twenty no day of Pentecost r . " d uny vi reniecoRi Lacking ,n all spiritual life. Yet ,ld wera , l0Jeni ,brp,d l0 proudly boasting of their riches aod ?raodure. Now my belief ia tbia and I be lieve tbe Bible teachoe it. tbat (be church aet np. oo the day of Pentecoat waa the church of Qod, tbe true Inraol tbat Jesua bad ransomed and saved from sin preach tbe got pel of Jeooi to save tbe world. Tbey were now io Rome, in all Europe, but tbe Unit ed world was up in arroes for their Alas I fear that Uome -nd lis apostates did shut tho door to the other sit churches in. Asia and the cardie stick of even the church of Ephesus which Paul had planted is addressed as the church o' E;hesus instead of in Ephesus the laaguage- used to all the rest fxcept Laodiceans the. first had left its first love The truth in Christ which Paul had preached and turned toman's dcH'ines Christ Jesus told then except they repented be would' remove the candle stick. It was removed nn,T t .... mt; through foltb io Jesus, the Gonti. oa wore invited to become follow. heirs of Christ. Then began the work cf re. conclliog tbe world to God. Io Christ Jeius thia is tbe mission of I I Kn i.l iirAl . I T L :. :. thini;H thai no oae Las ever ex. Aod that by the grace of God bim and bis lovo io martyrs fires Blfili.rli .f A t ..!- ', . . destruction, , hi. was the gate, of "'l "rT."M bell against tbe church tbey did " " iiwihii in uie pall of nnt nrij.iii.i.nnu i dirkness thrown ov-pp nil n... ' - - - . . .v wbiiiu iii lliuiljr I viic held oo to toe biblo the word of i W0I'ld by the great. Roman Anns- Jeua they kept even coofested j taey Laodicica spoma to have at.d cruel tortures. To the church hidden in for- been a rich chursh of forms nnd creed, without any spirit. The other four founded by teacher Marion Vaughn was al tile store Tuos. eve. the plained that sulinlijj my mind harmanizod with other bible fuels and evonu in tho chuttu of Jesus. I will ask a few queries myself, then K'v my animation, if my j readora c.to iive bettor nuawera 1 1 i wil be plo.etoii to lourn tirst why bud the ono Courcb t but Jeaua hud built A. D. n oo iho U ck C'hriat Jiins, and filled with tho Holy SSpirit nont (rom Heaven, liccume seven in A. D. !KJ Hicu nl if tlij Apuallaa could not (mild a Church of J Hue al Joru . snlem without waling for tho pow thousand it has always been one and will be in its glorioe triumph, Well you ask bow came tbese divisional Paul tells ui that even in tbe c'uirom he established j there was strife and division that they wore dividing and following the doctrinoa of men instead of tbe eat. caves and secret places to j that had believed the Apostle pray and comfort one another, doctrine but got mixed up by de- to escape t.,e venprence and CPivIng teachers; hut had s-n,e wrath of that institution of Sat- that had learned the vital tr'urh ans device in which all the chief and adherer! in it. agencies of his power on earth j lhat wt,.u Jaithftll( the is ccntert d, tho Koraan Catholic iscd the reward not to Church here now. 325 years af- church but the faithful membe v;r wiiruK is arrayea. ine pow-j thai belirves in him. era that boa and will sway the! earth for all time to come and in their journey around Ihe' So you see I believo .nan, ittwl but one church in Asia, one in I.-' Europe, one in America. Tout ifu SALE On the 8th. Day of Sept. 190 9 I will offer for sale on my farm on Whetstone near Peter Abshers, the following property, towit: 20 Acres of good corn, 4 Milk Cows, ail giving mils, 2 Calves. Brood bow and 4 pigs, 14 Head of Shoats, Mule. 1 Grey Mare. McCormic Binder , 1 Road wasmn Ham. ss for 2 Horses, 1 Cultivator, 1 Mower, lK;ike 2 Stoves, Organ, Sewing machine, Household and kitchen furniture to numerous to mention, Thsrs will bs a Credit cf 8 month for all sums over five dollars, by Piircha:sr giving note with prevsd security. All sans irndsr fiva' doHars cscn, f. 1 1 1 popnl they were caioal minded men for his people, his church, mon in the church but not of tbej refuge for the oppressed of church only in name. every nation in which he would Tho men had followers and'8" crore h,s cllurch nn l-'n opoatacy iiiiruuiod and there wus a ereut falling away from the church, and mon bean building churcboa on iheir own teaching which was Bcrctod oa their law. you ace several ef the seven chunhca of In 'a bad men io Ibem that UuKbl tbe doclrino of tbo Nicjlviiaoi to it waa not the law or word of Josuj they obcyod but men. uoJ gave his law to Mcavs called Abraham gave bis prophet aet up bis kiodom by culling Da vid; saved it io Jcius. All know. leJge of Qod c&me to earth thru tbo manifestation ol God io Christ A fia, world from east to west. Amer- was the one that kent a lea kept from the knowledge of .'and made it the evnn i, of their lite and gavo their n. ves to Jef-us, soul, body and spirit. And whh crood rwi.i dellithtod in the law of the Lord for it is perfect 'converting tho soul, they that leave that love doir. It was dene July the -1 177i, in PhiladelnhisL America. Yes and the ti ue I nn1 '"w in their hearts Church of Jesus that had kept j it. are when con?rei;atecl toi;ptli- worship God, n matter And a ci'seount will be given of ten per cent, .for all amounts, cashed over h dollars; X() ;,ei ty r. moved until satisfaction is made for the same: Sale to commence at 10 O'clock A. M GREEN GOSSAQE. AL'CriOXriKR V t;.. V. 10 All koowlodgrt of religion true er falae origiooUd in Asia, tho seven c huitlioH were in Asia but on'y one had kept the word of Jesus confirmed by tbo Hulv Gbol hut aonie io tho oilier churchea were bulievcra in Christ and bo promised to aavo them aa individ uals not churches' to only one church did he proniae Io eave from the trials tbat waa to come on all the earth and set before tbem an open door tbat no man cDuld shut becaone tbey hnd kept hie word; it was the ore true church of Jesna tiavelirg from Jeroea'era, tbat waa now destroyed from Aaia throogh Europe proachug the goapel of peace on earth on good wilt to man its membera aoffuring onlold hard. hips, persecotiens and death In. Aided by the mother cborcb of all false religion of Asia, Babylon. Home and Europo and ibe world. fbis was to tbe church of Jeans not of, bui io Philadelpbia'writera toll us thcie wus oo o'ty to Aaia at tbe time John wroto named Phila delphia.! believe tbat it true, neither was tbe open door aet be. lore Ibcm for 17 hundred year a af. ter or until Borne had closed every his word was in Philadelphia that day and entered throuirh that door into their own blessed homo Jesus had tlipin- Blessed ere they that come in by the door, Jesus ways I am the door, by me if any man enter, he shall go in and out and hnd pasture. They that come not in by the door, the same is a thief and a robber, just what Romanism U to America tryinir to take awav our blood bought liberty subvert uur government destroy free echools and free thought and speech, and take away our Bible. Will we let them do it? God forbid we should let them take the title deed tociur inhertance. The prophets foretold this land (and said God would create a (New Heaven and a New earth. wherein dwelleth rightcousnes. And Jesus and hi people would inherii It, forever. An everlast ing Kingdom whose dominion shall never, cod. No doubt God will bring his chosen oeonlo again to Jerusalem. When Christ in triumph shall the worlds subdue all kingdoms powers and principalities unto himself, then we look for a critv that hath; foundati builder and maker is God, The Holy City, the New Jeru aalem came down from God- out of Heaven. And God will dwell with men, and be their God, and they shall be his people. And he will wipe all tears from their eyes. Now reader I have Riven you a few thoughts that I gathered from study of the Bible and God's covenant with his children The Israelites made -anew in er to wl''P. in tho desert or wild,r lies, in n familr rnui.inn,-, .. tent or hut the true church of Jesus at that place, the great anti-christ, that included all creeds ard furrns of godliness, that deny th spirit by totchine' creeds and firms for salvation, teaching a thousand things God never commanded, and that U opirwd to the word of God,, just to eievnte pr.prs, bishops and prh-sts, and preachers to high places in their church ttmt build 'dihedrals, with spires reaching high towards heaven but, alas, the worshipers are worshiping men, and are afar from God, by wicked ways, poor naked and bdnd in his sight, I fear we have man? churches of the Laodiceans in the world now: Is not the church of PbrUt and hi Apostles and they prove ' If .U I . ' . .. i iiivmsi-ives oy continually changing and amende their creeds to suit their m-oachors. or keep Infidels from nickim.' them t piece. Bless you dear reader? God's word thenwwtles doctrine or the church of Jesus' Christ never needed amending, i hanging or reformation. It was tlie church es that left ihe truth that nee r . . ' ruioimaupn ana what inanr need worse is to get on U tha's true foundation and be born a gain of ihe pirit of God,