The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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regulpr seasidn at M. E.' church
mary Department ol the Baptiat Monday, January 4th, at 3
o VJock. A large crowd attended
and took an active part in all
the proceedings.
The meeting opened with song,
Work for the Night Is Coming/
Sentence prayer led by Miu. A.
AL Graham, iiuriplum reatlin
Sunday School. A card is hung
4 iji the class room, one aide »/
which has the words “You are
Early ’’ and on the otehr “You
' *** Late.” At the beginning ol'
— the kseon the card hr turned over
and all coming in before the card
is turned are placed on the hon
Or roll. Let all try to be on
band early and get the full ben
lessons. Below are the
honor rolls for the first two
Sundays in the year:
Sunday, January 4th.
William Boswell.
Eloiae Boswell. j
Grady Boswell.
Lois Lane.
Avis Calvin.
The fourth vice president re-
ported for local work, moneys col
lection, $23.00; Society pledged | •■signed each member present by
+25.00 for tuition of missionary the president,
at Scarritt Bible Training School. The. word, “vain,” will be used
A letter of acknowledgement for roll call at our next meeting
j uf fjhristms. |mAtrsffa jhjg £4 to fee hold nt the church.
Howard Parmer.
J-W.McLandon.
, Lois Babb.
Mitchell McLendon.
Earl Bishop. v
Evylin Marshall.
Edna Bishop.
Ernest Bishop.
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Eleanor Marshall.
Joe Parsons.
Edna Bowron.
Jikn Alden Bowron.
Howard Bowron.
. ^Horace Schlittler. ^
Pauline Graves.
Kathleen Phillips.
Fred Owens.
Buel Taggart
Lynn Knight.
Howard Wayne Gideon.
and comments by Mrs. C. W.
Johnson, “For the Lord so -loved
the world” ■ ^— -—
IV Ladies Aid of the Fir*t
Christian Church m« Thursday
afternoon at ^ o'clock at the
church with fourteen members
.present. - Meeting was opened wit
M>ng. . " k ... I
Meeting was opened with song.
Our Scripture lesson was a pari:
of the Uth ebapler of Luke.
It was decided to take up the
•tndy of the Sunday School les-
method in
«Qus by the Angle
our Aid Society and parts were
our orphan boy, Ray McCormick,
was read by Airs. Burkett.. Also
a letter from Agnes Graham, mis-
iionary to Korea, was read to the
Society, through the courtesy of
Mrs. A. M. Graham, (Bee letter
etietvfiere in Die paper.). Mrs. A.
M. Graham made an earnest talk
on prayeT and a prayer circle was
organized for private prayeT in
the home at 1 or 2 o'clock, on
the-following subjects:
Monday—TPaator and Local
church.
Tuesday—Officers, Society an4
oeal Work.
Wednesday—Unsaved.
Thursday—-Council officers.
Friday—Missionaries.
Saturday—Foreigners at home
and Mission fields.
Sunday—Dark America.
Mrs. Burkett read the follow-
iug report df this quarter col-
^cMi-
A train wreck on the Frisco
at Fort Worth Saturday night re-
nted in • the death of three
trainmen and the demolishing of
a bridge and considerable dam-
was found ground to pieces under
the wheels on the bridge, and the
county officials, believing that
hia presence on the bridge was
not purely accidental, are making
an inuestiagtion. . - -
Keep the Mind Glean.
____‘_!Kepp the imagination clean,”
says Hawthorne, “that is one of
the truest conditions of commu-
nion with heaven.”
There are plenty of people who
are extremely fastidious about
their bodies, who will feed their
minds upon the filthiest literature
they can get hold of. They do
not realize that it is a thousand
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If 7°u aric going to break your land, come in and
let us show you the GOOD ENOUGH Sulky Plow
made by the Moline Plow Co. Pulls lighter and
dls for less. ---3—^3-—:---
If you are
going to list ’your land, we have the
SWEET WILLIAM Planter that is a Beam Hitch,
made by the Moline Plow Co., that cannot be beat by any make of lister a
Oxtfyou like a tongue hitch, we sell the GOLDEN RULE Planter, made by
the Ohio Cultivator Co. This Planter has a new patent for ratling and lowering
the point without stopping.
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SEE US IF YOU NEED A PLOW OR A PLANTER
* CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION
We have a few $145.00 Spaulding Hacks left that
we are selling cheap, and when we say cheap we
can save you from $35.00 to $45 00.
We also have a few Spaulding Buggies that wo
are making low prices on, and you owe your family
a nice way to go to church and tea town. Now is your time to buy.
NORRIS-JOHNSON
HARDWARE COMPANY
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Willis Mayes.
Jessie Beach.
William Jaruagin.
vStowErr.
Wfflhie Fawks. • -r -
Sunday January Uth.
Week of Prayer ..
Ray McCormick
Specials.
76.00.
25.00
1.00,
Expense ................7&
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Carmack.
an Knight.
“iPr
Lynn Knight.
Edna Bowron.
Jim Alden Bowron. . j '•
Howard Bowron. j i.'!
Eloiae Boswell.
Lois Babb.
Lois Lane.
Pauline Graves.
William Boswell.
Howard Farmer.
Grady BoswelL
Ruby Edena.
Pearl Edens.
Doyle Wood.
Enla Fay Parsons.
- Willis Mayes.
Kathleen Phillips.
J. W. McLendon.
Marie Jarnagin.
William Ja^Wgin.
' Howard W^^ Gideon.
Miiohall M^Adon.
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Home .,
Local
Total, ......$323 i*
There • being no further buai-
eas, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. O. W. Johnson.
Vice-President, Mrs. Stoffers.
2d Vice President, Mias Bertha
Eddleman.
3d Vice-President, Mrs. A. M.
Graham.
4th Vice President, Mrs. A. B.
Eddleman.
Recording Secretary, Mrs.
to«h-
Corrseponding Secrearty, Mrs.
Morris.
Treasurer, Mrs. Burkett.
Treasurer of Foreign, Mrs.
Snoddy.----'---
Publicity Superintendent, Mrs.
Bowman.
The next social meeting will
meet with Mrs. Lynch Monday,
January 18th, Be prompt and
all come. The Study of St. John
will be resumed, lad by Bro Bow-
man. Study first two weeks,
John 1st and 2nd Chapters. Ad-
journed with prayer.
Publicity Superintendent.
Pictorial Review. It is said that
the mind’s phonograph will faith-
fully reproduce a bad or impure
story even up to the point of
150 00 ATfiaKnugSfeed cTeVgyma
^2 00 tflldJjae that an impure book Was
shown him when a boy and that
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Buiapffcgrt.
AvisGaJrin.
Oneta Gideon.
Gladys Keen.
Willie Hunter.
Ruth Hunter.
Cecil Porter.
Fred Owens. <.
v Earl Bishop. ...
Mrs. S. R. Jeffery,
Supt Primary Dept.
-^gllliodist Ohruch.
Come next Sunday and study
at the morning service of the rise
of Saul, 1st Sam. 9-27, and at
night of this man’s fall in 1st
Sam. 28-7.
In the morning we will see
how Samuel shows Saul the
path to greatness. At night, the
witch of End or will fee ahown,
showing him his downfall. Come
to Sunday School.
J. Hall Bowman.
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DIRECT CONNECTIONS
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KANSAS CITY
ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO
and many other
EASTERN POINTS
although he ha3 IF in hia eight
but a few moments ha would in
after life, have parted with his
right hand if by doing so he
could have blotted out. its influ-
froru hia mind.
_ The most dangerous writers In
the English language are those
whore artful insinuations and
mis'Jiievona polish reflect upon
the m nd the image of impurity
without presenting the impurity
itelf. A plain . vulgarity in a
writer is it* own antidote. It »
like a foe who attacks us openly
end giv?« us opportunity for de-
fense. But impurity, secreted
urder beauty, is like a treacher-
ous friend who strolls with us in
a garden and destroys us by
the odor of poisonous flowers
proffered to our senses.
Buckner Orphans Home.
More than 600 are cared for in
this Institution every year. These
children are from every part of
Texas, no one section favored
above another. These orphans
are from every religious sect or
denomination, no one favored
above another. Such are the
provisions of ' its Charter and
By-Laws, and such is its constant
practice. - .
These orphans are fed and
clothed in a comfortable, healthy
way, and are given H-^good
English education and training
W.C.T.D.
MR8. 81 R. JEFFREY, PRES.
Proclamation for National Con-
stiutional Probition. .
In the name of the World 's and
National Woman’s Christian Tem-
perance Union, we hereby make
this Proclamation for a Great
Crusade to carry the vital truth
to the peoples themselves in all
of free institution*, produces wide
spread crime, pauperism, and
insanity, inflicts disease and un-
timely death upon hundreds of
thousands of citizens add .Might*
with degeneraey their children
unborn, threatening ~thfr
future
integrity and the very life of
the Nation: Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of Amerioa in Con-
gress assembled (two-thirds of
each House concurring therein),
land*, and through them to place That the following amendment of
prohibition ii^ the organic law of {the Constitution be and hereby
all nations and ultimately in the is, proposed to the states, to be-
organic law of the world; and to(com© valid as a part of the
thi* high end, we invoke the (Constitution when ratified by the
blesamg end guidance of Al- legislatures of the several states
mighty God and .co-operetiqn of as proposed by the Consitutkm.
the men and women of all lands Section 1. The sale, menufae-
who love their fallowmen, and [ture for sale, transportation for
To America, the birthplace of sale, importation for sale, and ex-
Honoring Miss Mayes.
~ Last Saturday afternoon, Mrs.
Fred T, Arnold, president of the
Philathea Class of the First
Baptist Church, honored Miss
Mary Mayea with a very J>retty
Par>y at her eburming home r»m
7 -
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Grove street
The guests-were the memfiers^
of the Philathea Claes. Upon
assembling, two interesting con-
tests awaited them—the first, a
flower contest, in which the hon-
oree carried off the trophy—a
blue and white ribbon bow, the *
class colons The second was
forming names from “Philathea”;
busy fingers flew and after a few
moments struggling, the honores
again won out and was pre-
sented with a similar bow with
which honors she was delighted.
A large heart-shaped box,
bearing the chosen colors, was
presentation speech. The box con-
tained dainty gifts from each one
present, emblematic of the love
and ^esteem in which Miss Mayes
was held, who was a charter mem
ber of the class.________— -__
A delightful salad eounse was
World's WomanChristian Tern- liquors for beverage purposes in
perance Union, we hereby pro- the United States and all tern-
claim that within a decade, pro- tory subject to the jurisdiction
hibition shall be placed in the thereof are forever prohibited.”
Constitution of the United States; Section 2. Congress shall have
and to this end we call to active power to provide fpr the manu-
co-operation all temperance, pro- facture, sale, importation ah J
hibition, religious and philan- t.ransaportation of intoxicating gerved &nd Miw
thropic bodies; all patriotic fra- liquors for aacramental, medicinal
via the
in industries. Orphans of non-
Christiftn parentage are received
as cheerfully as any others.
This “Home’/ is supported in
the main by voluntary contri-
butions. Anyone wanting further
information is requested to write
to the address below.
Send all remittances, with
name and post office address to.
R. C. Buckner,
Buckner Orphaps Home,
Dallas, Texas.
Receipts will be sent to all.
ternirl,^ ctvte^ associations and all mschanical, pharmaceutical or sci I wjsjie|| £or her
Americans who love their country, entific purposes or for use in the' Texas,
Lilian M. N. Stevens, president arts, and shall have power to en-
National Woman’s ' Christian force this article by all needful
Temperance Union. legislation.
. The above resolution adopted
by the Chautauqua Literary and
&
as a parting token many happy
new life in Tyler,
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NOTICE
iontific Cirele_aMheir masUnw ' ***** * ^ th4t
last week. ,t^le GraT18111 Independent Tele-j The president opened the meet*
Joint Resolution. Pho°? Company, a firm composed ing wJth Seriptur^reading, prayer
Presbyterian Ladies Aid.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid
held their first meeting of fch* '
New Year with Mrs. Albert Kay;
on Jsma^YMiirrz
Inroduccd in .the of Rop °f Si H: i^0"
roacntntivrs Dtoon.bor 10, 1913, *nd/r'd ®*w*rt- ,hM *b.“ **,------------------------
br Congrowman Richmond P. ' '“° '/ 'h*‘r I‘,r IV’r,h'I’ "n< the call canw for help among tho
J, . . . . f, has applied for a charter for said —
Hobson. On the same date the jr*. .
„ , „ concern, it being their intention
lieaolution w„ »!,„ introduced to inc0 t >nd ,he .
in the Senate by Senator Morn. ^ fonn,d wi„ ^nm,
I'pnri . .... 1 liabilitlea of laid partnership. The
Propoe.ng an Amendment to th. dtaolotion of tho plrtnt„,,ip
ConBtitution nf th. lake ,ftect when tte cliartcr‘
l__ . .... plied for has been granted.
Whereas exact aelentifie re-| Thi( ft, 5lh d of Jlnuary
search hasr demonstrated 4h«t
alcohol is a narcotic poison,j * W H Km*
' J. P. Hamilton.
Fred Stewart.
FOR SALE.—I have a few pigs
t\ for sale. Apply to J. O. Wilson,
j . 7 mile* southwest of Grjdulinr on
Murray road. 2tp.
One trip on the Rock Island
“Firefly” will convince yoru,
that it Is the best train in
Texas—try It.
C. S. WYNNS. Local AgciL
destructive and degenerating to
the human oragnism, and that its
distribution as a beverage or con-
tained in foods lays s stagger-
ing economic burden upon the
. shoulders of the people, lowers
Folahd^ ChLna * G*i 11*1^ve"months r0 an appaiUn« *** aver-j between Graham and J. HReb*
aid, $10.00. Pedigrees free.
1 For Sale.
Twe full blooded Duroc Jersey
males, seven months old, $15.00
Lost Spectacles.
A pair of gold rimmed Spec-
tacles was lost either in town or
age standard of character of our.bins’ place hi Tank
ligrees free.
J. D. Baty,
R F. D. No. 1. Graham Texas, the public morals and foundation Leader office and oblige.
citizenship, thereby undermining Finder will
and song, which was followed by
the usual order of business. When
mountain children everyone y.s
eager to give of our best.
Tho lesson period showed a
spirit of deep devotion and en-
thusiasm for the cause of missiom
Someone ha's said that xfiiaaion
study puts iron in the blood. Cer-
tainly there can be no inspiration
without information. Ths next
meeting will be held with Mrs.
McJimsCy, subject Foreign Mis-
sions. /
The commercial organization is
the pivot oqon which a city re-
volves and throws out its fla-
grant lights of publicity.
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1914, newspaper, January 15, 1914; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884188/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Library of Graham.