Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXXVIL
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916
NUMBER $2
feel at home in this meeting by
people and for the people. We
not only urge the attendance of
all Christians and church mem-
bers, but we crave the presence
and interest of those who do not
claim to be religious. “Come thou
with us and we will do thee
good.” We also invite all the
singers of the town and communi-
ty to join in the song service and
lend their voices to aid in this
in this great. forward movement.
Respectfully,
James D. Hester,
Pastor Presbyterian Church
is already being felt and during
the current year I confidently ex-
pect that unprecedented progress
will be made in the development
of the rural school of Texas.
“The city schools of Texas are
the pride f the ostate and a good
example to all the world. In Tex
as, unlike it is in some other
states, the schools of the cities
and towns are organized, manag-
ed and promoted almost wholly
on a professional basis, which
means the highest degree of eff
ciency for the schools, and still
better the school authorities of
the cities and towns are striving
diligently through good business
methods to increase the efficiency
of their respective schools.
“I desire very much to see Tex-
as rank better than thirty-eighth
among her sister states of the
union,- and to that end the state
deparmen of education will earn
estly endcavcr to secure a more
complete accounting of the edu-
cational work of the state througl
a simplified though complete sy:
tern of reporting. In my opinior *
when this is done the facts, and
figures will place Texas in a bet-
TO BE HELP AT THE METHODIST CHURCH, BE
GINNING NEXT SUNDAY, THE NINTH AT
7:15 P. M. ALL CHRISTIANS
CALLS ATTENTION TO BUSINESS OUTLOOK. IF
CAPITAL IS WISELY MANAGED IT WILL
meAn PROSPERITY FOR ALL,
Everyone Is Invited to Come and Take Part. Let Every
Christian Enlist in the Master's Work. Good
Music Will Be a Feature of the Services.
Farmers Urged to Diversify Crops and Make Their Liv
Their Own Farms as Far as Possible. Put
Children in School.
In the interest of the highest
good to the community, it is my
opinion and desire that all
Christian people in Jacksboro
should co-operate in this week
of prayer services and revival
meeting to follow immediately
thereafter at the M. E. Church.
Respectfully,
J. H. Timberlake.
The Week of Prayer.* ‘ 1
On last Thursday evening a
group of representative church
and business men of Jacksboro
assembled to discuss the spiritual
needs of our city and the observ-
ance of the week of prayer which
is called for by all the Protestant
churches. It was decided tjo hold
a union prayer meeting at the
Methodist church every night
this week. It seems especially
appropriate that we should hold
a union prayer meeting through
the first week in the new year.
Conditions are such throughout
the world that Christendom should
unite its prayers and attempt in
every possible way to stay the
fed hand of the warriors of the
world. This is also an hour of
unusual opportunity in the non-
Christian nations of the world.
The ten years following the close
this great war may^ hecome. the
that all churches shall share'alike
in the work and benefits which
come from the revival. Wq, have
come to a fateful hour. The bat-
tle will soon be on and before
the smoke of it lifts there will be
a Waterloo either for the hosts of
darkness or for the people of
God. We must join Issue with
ease, indifference, ; materialism,
skepticism and oatbreaking sin.
The Lord expects every man
among his followers to do his du-
ty. The eternal destiny of our
neighbors is at stake.
Who Are Invited?
The following classes of people
are invited to co-operate in the
revival:
The rich and the poor, the old
and the young, the Christian and
the sinner, the saved and the lost,
the hopeful and ^the^ despondent, \
All of every age and station |
stand in need .ofi thA meftoa.afj
iphtee ’Which is *w he - einployed
during the next two Or three I
viheks. “ V
... * Music.“ V [
A good music director and mu- j
sic coffitfittee are to k* * Selected j
this week. All Bingers ih Jwekas-
boro are invited to come and join
in the chorus and choir work. Mu-
sic is to be selected with one qual-
ification in view—its spiritual ef-
fectveness. The songs our fath-
ers and mothers used to sing will
be used; also the best of the new
songs. ;
Church Endorsements.
The First Christian Church has
been pledged to
Governor James E. Ferguson, ernor Ferguson said:
in his New Year’s greeting urg- “In view of impending wars an!
es that as we approach the year, subsiding revolutions in diffferenl
1916, that we do not for a parts of the world, any statement
moment indulge in thoughts as to future conditions must be
retrospective and prospective, necessarily more or less a matter
Let ns not complain of trou- of conjecture. Though we have
bles and difficulties that may peace at home our rle; tiens with
have beset us in the old year, hut the world are such as to i tnke our
console ourselves with the thought financial condition at all time*
thatmatters may have been worse, controlled by conditions else-
and that we have survived. Let where. The war in Europe may
us feel that our afflictions may last but a short time or i may .
have been blessings in disguise, last five years. I leaned upon
and let us thank Almighty God my recent trip East that thp fin-
that we have been spared to wit- anciers of the world appear to be
ness the dawn of a new year. of the unanimous opinion that the
“Looking to the future, let us war would last at least one year
begin the new year by making longer. However, they ail say
the usual New Year resolutions, that no more money will be loan-
They may be broken the next day ed by the financial institutions of
and not do us any good, but yet this country to the warring nation
they have not and never will do of Europe unless ample s verity
us any harm, and they might .be is furnished for the loan. I was
the foundation of great achieve- not able to learn of any financial
ments. Let Hie laboring man re- institution in the East whidh was
solve to go forth to his task frith anxious to make further * loans
cheerfulness and practice econo- even though security was fur-
iny, that he may the better care nished. In these facts I discern a
for hisv loed ones, and lay or possible reason why we might
the foundation for a home; and have an early peace,
let the business man recognize “Much depends upon the atti-
the turbulent times in which we tude assumed by the financial -ia-
. live, and, therefore, to b_e eau- terests of this Nation in the next
' tious; let him discourage reck- few years to come, boiled down
j less buying on the part of his eus- to a short statement, I would say
tomers and practice what he thatif capital confines Its activi-
preaches by doing the same thing ty and extends its aid to the peo-
1 himself. pie of the United States* the busi-
Urges Living at Horn*. ness and financial outlook for 191
“Let the farmers of our dear and yean to come offers* much
Southdand appreciate their impor hope, happiness and prosperity
tanee and let them foster and our people.
encourage the influences and. Can and Conservatism. '
campaigns of education that are I on oti3er hand, our gen-
is very effective as well as pleas-
ant for Christian brethren to
work together in matters of mu-
tual interect. If we desife a re-
vival above all social or material
gain we will surely have it.
Yours for service,
R. N. Huckabee.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
: IN DALLAS JANUARY 15
services this week and an not ...
only invited, but urgently, re- . \ -
quested to lay aside some the Diversify—Live At Home Is the
uncalled for pleasures of life for
the more vital and endearing joys
that are promised to the faithful.
These meetings, if entered in-
to by all Christians of Jacksboro
and community, will result in un-
told good to all the churches.
■ Come with ns to the house of
the Lord, and let us together seek’emphasized in the program of the
an outpouring of God^ spirit and Texas Industrial C ongress at its
la revival of pure and undefiled annual convention in Dallas, Jan-
; religion and a mighty ingathering uary 15. _ In addition to awarding
prizes to the successful contest-
ants in the field crop, livestock,
and garden classes for 1915 and
announcing its plans for 1916, the
Congress will devote considerable
time to the discussion of ways anc
means for the encouragement of
the farmers in producing a “liv-
ing at home” by diversifying
their crops and making cotton a
surplus cash crop. * price and yet, let us not forget
Mr. Nathan Adams, a prominent that under present conditions a
banker of Dallas, who is on the sixteen-million bale crop would
program to discuss the “1916
Cotton Crop, ’ ’ said recently that
if the South, including TextCs,
should produce the food and fed
stuffs necessary to feed itself
there would be neither land nor
laber enough left to produe*e a
surplus cotton crop.
Among other speakers who will
address the convention are the
jllon. Fred W. Davis, State Com-
en our educational work j missioner of Agriculture; Dr. L
t is weakest—the rural jj. Alin of thee United States Bu-
' reau of Animal Industry Wm. G.
ough the rural Mhoel. of the Agricultu-
?rally unsatisfactory as t°i j of the T,S11S
*y, yet great progress is.)
ng made in their improve-1:Akers’ Association, and D. A.
The wholesome effect ©f(Saunders, seenthry c-f the Tex-
lion dollar appropriation as Field f rop Association.
Object of the Industrial
II I! Ooogtmt. Ii.„:
an active part in
old a the revival services 'which are to
man follow the week of prayer; and
^ the earnest, active co-operation
meej._ of the membership to that end is
f co- very earnestly urged.
J. P. Simpson.
,-®*ed The churches of Jacksboro are 0f souis>
>re is observing together the week of Yours for the Master,
an of prayer conducted at the Method- Committee.
!jr in- ist Church and had its initiation DOUGHTY GIVES PLEDGE
art m service Monday night, Jan. 3, and
and will continue throughout the week ^ NRAL
ity of each n’gbt beginning at seven- --
ed of ffteen. . Great Progress Has Been Made
istorv ^ are hopingtfor large things, s
■ge and to realize our expectations, , Through $1,000,000 Fund, SajT3
ie in- it requires a large effort upon _ . . . .
“ . , mv State Superintendent,
they the part of the people. There- ,
f the tyre you will get out of this meet- _
> We ing in proportion.to your invest-
t of a meat, for thus is the dividend de- Austin, Jan. 1.—Prof. W. F.
ilitary clayed. Hence we are counting, Doughty, state superintendent of
nts of on every Christian this week to public instruction, has made this
e con- attend and help out in some way announcement of his policies for
0f a to lay the foundation for the 1916;.
bitter greatest revival the town has ever “During the year 1916 I shah
m bfe kqown: do everything within my powder,
g not This revival beginning at the j both personally and officially, to
. Lord close of the week of prayer is to
of our be a co-operative meeting con-
ducted by the local pastors, in
being which we have good reasons to
his /is expect sympathy and hearty co-
Qne operation of all Christians w ho are
j gjg. interested in the betterment of
st God humanity ond the promotion of
nd his the kingdom of Jesus Christ,
t from We cordially invite all people j
>n that whose membership may be else-
desires, where to take part with us and
in
all probability be our financial |
damnation. Let every farmer
take counsel with himself and re-
alize>that it will be better for him
;lo raise and gather ten bales of
[cotton and get 10c a pound for it
and have his children go to school
! from November until May than to
1 make twent bales of cotton and
(.get 7c a pound and have the chil-j
dren pick cotton from November
until New Year.
“Let each and every one of us
do opr best to work out our in-
dividual salvation, and failing in
our ambitions, we will then with
I more consistency be in a position
i to demand something of the Gov-
i eminent.”
Outlook fer 1916.
As to theoutlook for 1910, Gov-
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1916, newspaper, January 6, 1916; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730242/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.