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Thursday, AptH 5, 1017 JACK TWO ASHLAND TIDINGS Ashland Tidings By THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO. (Incorporated) ESTABLISHED 1878 SEMI-WEEKLT Ktrt R. Grw, Editor and Manager Harvey R. Ling, Advertising Manager Ifl-un Mowat, City Editor Offical City and County Paper Issued Monday and Thursday TELEPHONE 39 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Tear $2.00 Six Months 1-00 Three Months 60 Payable in Advance No subscription for less than three Months. All subscriptions dropped at iplratlon unlesB renewal is received. In ordorlng changes of the paper always give the old street address or yostofflce as well as the new. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. News print has doubled in price the last four months. It necessitates an advance in advertising rates, or we win have to quit business. Fol lowing are the advertising rates in the Ashland Tidings after this date. There will he no deviation from this rate: ADVERTISING RATES. Display Advertising Single insertion, each inch, ,25c One month.... " " 20c Six months " " 17 He One year...... " " 16c Heading Notices 5 cents the line straight. I Classified Column 1 cent the word first Insertion, cent the word each other insertion. Thirty words or less one month, f 1. AH written contracts for space al- ready In force will be rendered at the old rate nntil contract expires. Fraternal Orders and Societies. Advertising for fraternal orders or -octettes charging a regular initiation ;1e and dues, no discount. Religious and benevolent orders will be -barged for all advertising when an . . admission or other charge Is made, ,at the regular rates. When no ad mission is charged, space to the amount of fifty lines reading will be . allowed without charge. All addl-,- Uonal at regular rates. The Tidings has a greater clrcnla , tion in Ashland and Its trade terrl .. tory than all other local papers com bined. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Poetoffice aa second-clans mail mat ter. Ashland, Ore., Thursday, April ft, '17 OUR SKRMONETTK. Billy Sund;y will open a revival meeting in New York city on April 7, to run continuously for three months. nnnce cnj jaw that there is no corn Sunday is one of the most remark- 'mn vrn,,nA i.umn iimm it lpaur able and successful evangelists this these things are worth thinking ut ' nal' 110 c'otnes 'or 'ne nany country has produced. Remarkable about. 1 As In thought I pressed It to my because of his uncouth lunguage, his simplicity of faith In the power of God and his direct method in reach ing the unsaved Successful, because, as he puts It. he feels himself "only the Instrument through which God works." He says there Is nothing the m.'.tter with "old-time religion." It Is Junt as forceful ns ever when the church gives God a chance to work In t.he hearts of men. His wonderful success proves his assertion. The trouble mostly is that the churches are attempting to save men of their own force and by their own methods, and Just In proportion as the particu lar church lends Its energy to reform, without salvation, it losod Its power ' over the hearts and enK,.n. I lives of sinful men and ders a spirit of bickering, back-1 biting, selfishness and hypocrisy wlth-j in itself. As this increase's, the influ- ence and powr of the church wanes. ' "Only the power of God Is sufficient j unto ".alvution." Without salvation the church becomes a dead Issue be cause It Is tinned on a higher power than that of man or any organization of men The proper function of the church is to "save men from their sins through the power of God," not ! through sumptuary legislation. Leave nient was withheld until the board that to tho moralist -morality is not lal chance to complete its under Chrlstianity. Christianity is the (taking. This much the writer knows "power of God unto .salvation." And. ''Out the trees In the canyon: Many if the writer has the proper interpre-1 ot them are in dangerous condition tation of the scriptures, Its most em- "nd should be removed as a matter pbatlc doctrine Is that God (not tho'of safety. church) cuji and will save men from ! A little more charity and co-opera-sin. In Old Testament times moral tion and less criticism will accomplish ethics were established by legal sane-i great results. The writer does not tion and the religious and moral con- j expect that the park board will Ira duct of man was dictated by "thou Ive the park Just as he would do, shall and thou sh-:ll not." But Christ j if h ! tllP responsibility, but they came to establish a spiritual kingdom j may '1 " letter. At least he pro- to enthrone God and righteousness , poses to give them the chance, with in the hearts of mm. He was crnci- j out adverse criticism from this news fied for it, but the old order became paper, history and the voice of the Pharisee - - praying aloud in public places, cry- C. W. Root is evincing a lot of pull ing, 'i am holier than thou," was lie spirit In giving his time supervls drowned In thi- pent'-costcl downpour ing the construction of the new Chau of the lloiy spirit. "If I be lifted up tauqua uudtor'um. It Is l spirit that, I will draw all nn-u unto me," bushed 1f every Ashland citizen should emu the vrrce of Moi-rr, rounding faintly ; late when opportunity affords, dur- froni the misty prist, "thou shall, and thou shall not." And the last proved th stronger religion beeanre it ap pealed direcMy to the heart of the Individual. It is the stronger relig ion still A living faith In the power of God is more effectual In establish- ing a righteous reign which can fx nothing short of absolute morality in the moral realm ai,d tb" "ppwer of dioS unto salvation" in the spiritual realm. Morality through sumptuary legislation vitiates the church; the j pure doctrlno of the "power of God ! unto salvation" vitalizes it. The Bible is generally read now by saint Rnd sinner. Some sinners are more familiar with its doctrines than some churchmen. Sinners care little for creod. From the Book they are more likely to glean the vital doc- trlnes. And so sure aa the church loses sight of the vital spiritual truth attempts to make men good by law instead ot by faith the sinner loses confidence in the church, because, while It claims more, it exemplifies nothing that might not as well come from the moralist who claims nothing more than good citizenship. Tho church 1b bound to starve on moral- Hy. The other day a profound non- get to frown, and laugh 'ike mad at churchman Binle student said this to the cow boy clown, the writer: "The churches have lost j A Jollier crowd where they're all their vitality because they have drift-'so kind would bo hard to find, for ed awny from the vital doctrines of everyone speaks to everyo:. else and the New Testament. They seem to ! nobody seems to mind, be living in tho last penilous days por- The most fun of all when the cow trayed in the third chapter of second ' girls race and the cowboy rope and Timothy. 'Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incon tinent,, fierce,' 'having a form of Godliness, but denying the power thereof,' and the sinner is only fol lowing the explicit directions of tho scriptures when he 'from such turns away.' " And I turned to the third chapter of second Timothy and In the seventh verse read this: "Ever learn ing, and never able to como to the I knowledge of the truth." And I said j to myself, Is it possible the modern church is getting too much 'learning' j and too little vital faith; too much! morality grace?" and too little spiritual Th ,j.r h.a wn , nin,n ni.rv. f .Mna .n.in. Binr0 h came to Ashland, possibly because he found so much "profession" here. Some time ago he attended a revival headed by a good evangelist, and at the close was surprised to una mat tnree weeks earnest worK and nearly river" . hundred dollars expense Jiad resulted !n the conversion of but a half dozen youths. Wan it the fault of the evan gelist? Was it because the power of God to save is on tho wane? Or wai It because, on account of tho animos ity of the sinners toward the church, they could not bo brought under tho droppings of th gospel? If the last, why? Is it possible that the friction between church and sinner has been so Intensified by the effort of the 'church to mako men good by ordi 1 . TOO MUCH CRITICISM. A number of communications have reached this office criticising the park board for "ruthless destruction of trees." We do not sympathize with the critics. We make no claim of knowing whether th? trees taken out should be taken or left, but we do know that there is a spirit of criticism all too prevalent In Ashland. The writer was in a position for three years, lis chairman of the springs wa- ter commission, to lenrn how unreus - otiable much of It is and how the of- fleers who are doing their best are handicapped in their work by it. The Ashland park board Is composed of five earnest, conscientious, Intelli - sent, sacrificing members, They eh'cU' ,,v citizens on the theory that they were capable of properly performing th task and are now en- Raged In tha work. Unless one un-jTo del-stands fully the object attempting to lie accomplished it is an exceeding-; ly easy matter to Issue unwarranted criticism which discourages the board and misleads citizens a critlo'sm Hmt would never be made if judg-1 Ing thi next two years, would work wonders in the material development of the city. Your conscience notices every move wnlch straight pain deviates from the and pays you for it. The Southern Pac'iflc Company is to erect a steel d-aw bridge at Coal Bank inlet, near Marshfliid. I mmmrnmWIWHimilllUIIUIUiaCS Home Poets GALLOPING TO THE IIVIL HKIIE. (By Eleanor Daily, Talent.) The 3rd, 4th and 5tb cf July at Ashland, where the park 3 wide and 1 there's room outside for everyone, great and small; where lit'hia hub- jje8 anij we forget all our troubles; .when auto horns honk x.id looters U00t and parades parade and there's I pink lemonade; when we put peanuts ana- popcorn and pass 'tound the gac an(j forget or don', care if It doesn't come back, and big. little and gmall. short, fleshy and tall follow the bands throughout towj and for- bulldog; when the bronchoh buck and the people shout "Let 'im buck! Let 'Ini buck! Hooray!" ALWAYS READY. ( By Bella Boner Grant.) As I pick up the Ashland Tidings And carefully read it o'er, My startled eyes fall on ar item And the paper falls to the floor, It was the death of a noble woman, One whom I had learned to love, Whom the Master has cal.cd From her labors on earth To that happy home above. She was charitable, kind and helpful I In her quiet, gentle way; I She always pointed the road !The way t0 Gd' To the one who had gone astray. I nursed her once in he.- hour grief That's when our true character of 1 la linnvn 1phL ' sue was always uiuugimu. ui umn . needs. She would say. 'Nurse, sit down and rest; , I can do without so much waiting on, And the work is hard on you.", Oh, she is one who will be Badly missed! She was faithful, kind and true. A mother and child were once brought to me; They were hungry, ragged and cold. I could feed and clothe the mother, Though my garments were frayed and old. . i motner neari, iWhen something seemed to whisper 1 As only a spirit can, "Arise, go to Mrs. Tilton; she will j Help, she will understand." : r gathered the babe to my bosom And trudged up the steep hill; Though tired, at every sUp New strength was given ; As I thought of our Saviour's words ' "Suffer little children to come il'nto me, of such is the Kingdom ojf heaven." p!d that kind-hearted mother turn j me away? ; Ah, no, she received me with her gen j tie smile And g?ve me clothes aplenty for the i little helpless child. She whs always kind to the poor In , need, When the times were trying and ! hard. I did not think she would be called - so soon reap her great reward. May our Heavenly rather comrori her loved ones . , Is my earnest prayer mid plea, j Till they meet above where all love, is Where the many mansions be. sowiv; IX HOPE. (By Mary O. Carey. Talent. Ore.) I placed tho bulbs In the ground to- day; After the winter's snow and rain, brown. How can 1 know that April's warm rays Kach bulb a flower will crown? Sowing with hope. I planted the seeds of the sweet peas, too, And naught of their fragrance rare Or of their color of red- white and blue How could I know it would be there? Sowing with hope. GORDON-a in. ARROW form-fit COLLAR CIOtlT.PEAOODY&Cayv'CMAKEKi Studio Ashland Closes For the Summer April 15th FOURTEEN MORE DAYS If you want more pictures from your old negatives If you want new pictures made DO It Now Any framed or sample picture that I have finished will be sold at a big discount. I will reopen in a new location November first 1 Bert H. Hinthorne We sow the wheat, bare grain. j . Will the blades and the heads ap-, pear, tests will be sent to the Presidio at In the springtime of the year? ' We sow in hope. And so it is with all we do; We bow, and wait, and hope That all our golden dreams come true Within ambition's scope. Sowing and hoping. Then over save good seed, waiting its reaping. Ever do good deeds, and ever love. The Father in heaven Is keeping His watch on thee from above, Till thou cease hoping. j X5hQ People's Forum The PriMulgul Father I'uimly on Prodigal Hon. A certain man had two sons, and the younger of them said to the fath er: "Father, give me the portion of thy time, and thy attention, and thy companionship, and. thv counsel which fallcth to me." And he divid ed unto them his living In that he paid the boy's bills and sent him to a select preparatory school, and to dancing school and to college, and tried to believe that he was doing his full duty by his hoy. And not many days after the fath er gathered Vail his inturcsts and aspirations and ambition-) and took his Journey into a far country into a land of stocks and bonds tmd securi ties and other things which do not interest a boy; and there he wasted Th Mir tub tint kavt traphitt luiiid iat tfc mrtect. Pr vtati dMariwsiw&aticbnc. frsciim m4 htttinf. Msim msiuni aa- MCSMrr. LMftkMt UM lift 7sk th$ titht piS(V f fd GRAFINITE TUBES - .A his precious opportunity cf being a chum to his son. And wben he had spent the best part ot his life and had gained money and htd failed to find satisfaction, thero arose a mighty famine in Ms heart and he began to he In want of sympathy and read companionship. But when he came to himself he said: "How many men of mine ac quaintance have boys whom they un derstand and who understand them, who talk with their boys and seem perfectly happy. In the comradeship of their sons, and I perish here with heart hunger? I will arise and go to my son, and will say to him, 'Son, I have sinned against heavrn and In thy sight, and am no more worthy to he called thy father. Make me as one of thy acquaintances.' " And he arose and came to his son. But while he was yet a great way off his son saw him, and was moved with astonishment and instead ol running and falling on his neck, he drew back and was ill at ease. And the father said unto him. "Son, I have sinned agalnsc heaven and in thy sight; I am no more worthy to be called thy father. Forgive me now and let me be your friend." But the son said: "Not so. I wish it were possible, but it is too late. There was a time when I wanted companionship and counsel pnd to know things, but you were too busy. I got companionship and I got the information, but I got the wrong kind and now, ala, I am wrecked in soul and body and there is no more heart left in me. and there is nothing you can do for me. It is too late, too late, too late"' This parody was griven recently at the father and son banquet at the mill illrtll Real rubber none of that putty fied. near-rubber look to Savage Tires. 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