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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1914)
Ü#,. TPS'Mp*' C i i t i _ ■ * ■ THE RURAL Low Round Trip Fares for T H I FA R M IN « T H I CUSTODIAN« O F T H I NATION'« M O RALITY. Cooperation of Church, «chool and Free« Eccantlal to Community Building. By Fetor Radford. L s olu rvr N ation al Farm ara' Union. Thr church, tho prooo and tho achool form a triple alliance of progreee that ■uldea the deetlny of every commun ity, auto and nation. Without them clvUlaatlon would wither and die and through them life may attain Itagreat- eat blessing, power and knowledge. Th « r nr m en of thla nation are greatly tiidrb’ ed to thla aoclal triumvirate for their uplifting Influence, and on behalf of tho American plowman 1 want to thank thoae engaged In theae high calllnga for their able and efflclent aervlce, and 1 aball offer to the preaa a aertea of articlea on cooperation between theae Important tnfluencea and the farmara in the hope of In creasing the efficiency of all by mu tual undemanding and organised ef fort. We will take up Orat the rural church. The Farmara Are Great Church Build- ere. The American farmer ta the greateet church builder the world baa ever known. He le the custodian of the nation‘a morality; upon hla shoulder« rusts the “ ark of the covenant" and he Is more responsive to rellgloua In fluence* than aay other class of ett- iMSlhlp Thu farmara of thla nation have built ItO.OOO churches at a coat of 1750,000,000, and the annual contribu tion of the nation toward all eburch Institution« approximates $200,000.000 per sunura. The farmers of the Unit ed flutes build 22 churches per day. There are 20,000,000 rural church com- murfeanta on the farm, and 54 per em t of the total membership of all churches reside In the country. The farm la the power-house of all progreee and the birthplace of all that la noble. The Garden of Eden waa lu the country and the man who would pet dose to God must first get close to nature. The Functions of a Rural Church. If the rural churches today are go ing to render a service which this aga demands, there must be co-operation between the religious, aoclal and eco nomic Ilf# of the community. The church to atuln 1U fulleat mea sure of success muat enrich the Uvea of the people In the community It •ervea; It muat build character; devel op thought and Increase the efficiency of human life. It muat aerve the ao clal. business and Intellectual, as well as (he spiritual and moral aide of Ilf*. If religion does not make a man more capable, more uaeful and more Just, what good la It? We want a practical rell ;ton, one we can live by and farm by, as well as dla by. Fawsr and Bettar Churches. lllas.tsd la that rural community which baa but 6ne place of worship. While competition la the life of trade, It la death to the rural church and moral starvation to the community. Petty sectarianism Is a scourge that blights tho life, and church preju dice sapa the vitality of many com munities. An over-churched commun ity ta a crime against religion, a seri ous handicap to society and a useleaa tax upon agriculture. While denominations are essential and cburch pride commendable, the high teaching of universal Christianity must prevail If the rural church la to fulfill Its mission to agriculture. We frequently have three or four churches In a community which la not able to adequately support one. Small congregations attend services once a month and all fall to perform the re ligious function* of the community. The division of religious forces and tho breaking into fragments of moral effort la ofttimea little loss than g calamity mad defeats the vary purpose they seek to promote. The evlla of too many ohurchea can bo mlnlmlaed by co-operation. The social and economic Ufa of a rural community are respective unite and cannot be successfully divided by de nominational lines, and the churches can only occupy thla Important Held by co-operation and co-ordination. The efficient country church will ileflnltely serve Ita community by lead ing In all worthy efforts at rommunlty building. In uniting the people in all co-operative endeavors for the gen eral welfare of the community and In arousing a real love for country life and loyalty to the country home and theae results can only be successfully- accomplished by the united effort of the press, the echool, the church and organised farmers. (» Delhi has a population of about 236,- 000 people. The permanent population will probably be Increased by the resi dence there of 3,000 or 4,000 govern ment officials when the new govern ment offices ore ready. At Small Point, Me., atorma have i thrown np on the bench for several yenra Intnpn of coal whose source la a mystery. There Is no ledge In the i vicinity, and If there were a wreck of n coal ship nearby the coal won Id bnv# been exhausted some time ago. T h a n k s g iv in g For Th«nk«giving D»y, November 26, low round-trip tickets will be sold between all points in Oregon on the Southern Pacific Main Line and branches, Nov. 25 and 26, Final return limit Nov. 30. Superior Train Service Full particulars as to train aervlce, specific farsa, etc. from nearest agent of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portlanc, Ore. EVENING TELEGRAM ROUND THE WORLD The forests o f Florida contain 173 kinds of wood. The French output of briar ptpea is about 1S.000.000 a year. The potato crop of 1013 la estimated at over 831,623,000 busbela. Present Parisian atylee were worn by Cretan women 4,000 yearn ago. Switzerland's wood working estab lishments produce great qunnUtlea of excelsior. Denmark baa between 7,000 and 8.000 automobiles. or about one to every 40u inhabitants. 8L Louts la to have a court for girls exclusively, presided over by two wo men Judges. Cincinnati wants the government to establish there a military wireless te legraphy staUon. Clevelanders last year forgot 30.000 packages in street care and reclaimed about half of them. Ouo of the most pretentious town planning schemes ever meditated la to be undertaken at Delhi, India. Wyoming agriculture In 1018 bad an output valued at $*,000,000. Manu factures were veined at $0,000.000. Washington la to bare a new post office building st the corner of North Capitol street and Massachusetts ave nue. New York state has 148,061 factories, employing 1,230,130 persons, o f whom 347.001 are women nnd 13,510 are cbll dren. Advertising la difficult In Central nnd South America because so Inrge a part o f the people can neither reed nor write. France now prohibits the employ ment of young persona under eighteen In chromo lithography in ceramic works. The Chicago public library has Insti tuted free readings for the blind, and 130 women have volunteered to act as readers. The Japanese army authorities con sider the Australian Arabian horses the strongest and fleetest animals for their cavalry. Decent surveys o f an island In Naga saki harbor have revealed an extensive deposit of coal, while Japan baa found another coal mine close to Its Sasebo naval station. Experts have estimated that If the forests of the world were scientifically operated they would yield the equiva lent of from 30 to 120 time« the pres ent consumption of wood annually. Budapest, Hungary, baa a new regu latlon which stipulates that general shop# be closed from 8 o’clock in the evening till 8 o'clock In the morning and provision shops from 8:30 p. m. to 3 In the morning. "The Himalaya mountain territories officially Icuowu as Jammu nud Hash mlr stnto, but more commonly called Kashmir, occupy an nrea of 84.432 square miles In the extreme northwest ern part of India. Athletic games and general sports are rapidly growing In faror In Aus trill. Many societies devote themselves to certain sports snch ns bicycling, rowing. Held and track contests, lawn tennis and the like. The mixed commission has decided that the bridge oTer the Danube, to connect the Roumanian and Servian railway systems. Is to be constructed at the village of Txtganeacb, nineteen miles above Gruln. The Weekly Oregonian 1 Year For 75 cents Subscribe at The Mail Office NOW! The Evening Telegram’s annual Bar gain Period has begun and will close Dec. 81. The regular price o f the six-day daily haa been $6.00 per year, but by a special arrangement with the publish ers we can «ret it for you in conjunction with the Stay ton Mail for $4.60. Remember the Daily Evening Tele gram and the Slayton Mail each one year for only $4.50. Don’ t put it off till too late but subscribe at once, and tell vour friend* o f this bargain. Wc will get the Telegram alone for you for $3.60. T A X MEETING NOTICE Notice for Meeting o f the Resident Taxpayers of Road District No. 33 to vote an additional tax for road purpos es. Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned resident taxpayers, repre senting ten per cent, o f the resident taxpayers in road district No. 33 Mar ion, County, Oregon, hereby give notice to the taxpayers o f said district No.33, that there will be a meeting of the res ident taxpayers o f said district in No. 12 school house in said road district at 1 o'clock P. M. on Saturday the 28th day of November, 1914, to vote an ad ditional tax for road purposes as pro vided by the act o f the legislature of 1913. Names: Jacob Siegmund, H. A. Sieg- mund, P. C. Freres, J. F. Richards, C. W. Steward, Luther Stout, N. S. W ag ner, a. C. Bass, A. L. Beratler, George A. Etzcl. M AU LED BY A LIO N . An Unexpected Attack and a Perilous and Exciting Mixup. Captain C. H. Stlgnnd was once mauled by a lion, nnd he recounts the adventure In his "Hunting the Ele- plmut In Africa." The captain had shot n lioness, and while watching the body from n tree lie saw two lions ap proach. They stood1 over the lioness and roared alternately for half nu hour. He succeeded in shooting them both, but ou approachlug the body of bis second victim he found that It was not quite so dead ns It had seemed. “ 1 ap proached the edge, and Immediately the Inert mnss assumed life nnd. with a roar, sprang on me with one bouud. The orderly, who was u few yards be hind me, Immediately retired precipi tately. As the lion sprung I tired Into Ills chest, nnd he landed on me. hts right paw over my left shoulder, and ; he seized my left arm In his teeth. As my left arm was advnnced In the firing ; position. It was the first thing he met. "The weight of his spring knocked ; me down, niul I next found myself ly- j ing on my back, my left arm being | worried nud my rifle still In m.v left Itflnd underneath his body. I scram bled around with my left arm still in Ills mouth until 1 was kneeling along side of him nnd started pommeling him with my right (1st on the back of the neck. He gave me a final sluike and then quickly turned round and disap peared In the grass a little nearer to the station than I was." The author adds that he was drench- rd with blood, and upon examination he found eight big boles In Ills arm and three claw marks on his bnck, a damage that partially disabled him for Lueky Find. She—Albert, dear, while looking two years. He reinnrks modestly that through some o f your old clothes I since that adventure he has bagged made such a lucky And that 1 ordered seven more lions. a new dress on the strength of i t He -W h a t was I t dearl She—H alf a doten checks that bad never been writ OH Newspapers— Big bundle for 10c at th* Mail office. ten on.—New York Glob*. Hard Times At The Opera House STAYTON, OREGON THANKSGIVING NIGHT, NOV. 2 Cash prizes for best costumes, lady and gentleman; and cash prizes for best waltzers. GOOD MUSIC------- A LL NIGHT DANC Z GOOD MANAGEMENT Put on your “ Old Clothes” and come to the “ Hard Times Dance.” Dance Tickets, 75c Supper, Extra Goodman & Crabtree, Mgrs. V ï