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HU.Y ROLLER CHIEF
TORETORNTOGUIDE
MEOFORD FLOCK
Rev. C. K. Dodfrc, "divine healer"
Riiil' oixanUcr of the hoct known
''Medford Christian Assembly," pop
utility known ns "holy rollers," writes
tlin Mail Trilnmc from Seattle, pro
testing tlie "lihelnitR article" which
tiiiihtilitil Ilia iloltltt-llint follflU illiT
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ilnx-ntu hv tela the of member, of or holy roliensm men nmt .vro-
lirtm, uouu, common, Ionian, uaniei.
l'cter. .fumes John, t'rtut mul those
who were Implied in the spirit on the
Ms: peiieml epistle (Jnmes o:ll-l(lL
Tho writer understands t!ie New Ten
lament to tench Hint Hiii-t has,
throtifjh faith in Himself, provided
lieulinir of (lie body, hotli for eou
firmiitiir testimony to Hi pupcl nd
n n dispensation of grnei? to 111-
people. Hnl true Christian henlinjr
Itrts In these dnys numerous counter
feit rivals, such ns so-called Chris
tian Science, nnd various forms of
mental lirntiup. which, tested liy Ilia
onnou of Scripture, nte of merely
human or Mttnnic origin.
Apostle Holy Hollers
"Seoml If to, he, prostrated on
one's face ns jhe result of the over
whelmim manifestation of God's
glory and power constitutes n. "form
ItW flock, declaring tliat ho left sole
)v for financial reasons, and is ahout
to return to Medford with his fam
THE HIDDEN DEATH; HOW TORPEDOES CARRY DESTRUCTION
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llv to resume hk, ministry. Mr.l'tny of IVnteeost (Acts U) nn.llater,
)oW letter, which he mjuests pub-1 Imvc beIonRc,i to the same class
lished, rwiils in part ns follow;
UMy ministry in Med ford J-inee last
September hnf been in leRiil mid lion,
orablo ptiruit of mv vocation, nnd
ihe Medford Christian As.scmbly, of
vrhiuh I have been netint; pastor since
lis organisation, is a duly euiiNtituted
niiRJUHS bmtyt eonduetinjr its busi
ness and wbrshiji in a worthy ennner,
necenlinj: to the rights of nit rcliR
i.VMs bodies nnd in full accord with
the Bible.
"It wjih not throuxh fearof the
threats wade by thc "brother'' or
to whbni S'nur article re-
The whole
These nnd ninny more of the Rrent)
men nnd women or tlie initio were re-t
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pviuiMii.v iiic HiuijrriH oi hiirii vmh-ii-euces.
Indeisl, n lniyo toitiou of the
Itible is but tho record of visitations
of deputations of angel of (lod-siven
dreams nnd visions, with interpreta
tion, nnd of powerful manifestations
or tin Spirit of Oinl lo and thionnh
His servnnts, the prophets. Why
think it incredible that God visit after
the same manner in our day? Must
nit sui'h manifestation be ascribed to
the dcil or to demented 'veoplof If
Mich npree with the accepted etinou
of .scripture, is there not good reason
to belie. c they nre of God? Praise
flod, He has even thus visited Med-
"nelntive
fern, that I left Medford
matter was laid befoir Hie Mcdrord f .
v,.,.s..i.AWm, .... ,.,v ,.n i lionomlilo ln-slents
oi my Km"K or M.iyK luntrii upuu
the ability or inability of the nssem
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GYPSIES
ELLIN
FORTUNES
Mow the l.uttltnnln wan sunk The
torpedo carried by the large German
Hiibiuarlnn Is nhout K, to 16 - feet
bly to pnivide n way for me to brinjr
my family to Medford at that lime.
Sufficient funds not being available
then, I decided to return to my fam
ily until the question of bringing them
to Medford could be finally ncted
upon, nnd I only hastened mv depart,
lire by n day or two in order to re
lieve the high tension of the situation
find give all concerned a chance to
think soberly.
"Kow. in response to the ca'l of
the Medford Christian Assembly. I
am about to return to Medford. with
my family, to continue pastoral and
evangelistic work in the Rogue River
vnllen..
(Signed.") "REV. C. E. DODGE.
j "P. 8. To be more, explicit, per
mit me'to Plate certain facts for vonr
reflection nntl for the reflection of
your readers
Apotlcs IHrtne Heftier
"First If the offerins of prayer in
the name of Jesns Christ for the heal
ing- of the nick, with the imposition of
hands and ihe anointing with oil, con
stitnlcs one a 'divine, healer,' then it
should bo remembered that such was
the nnthoritv pit en hv Chri-t to the
original 'twelve' when He commission
ed them (Matt.. 10); to the 'seventy'
(Luke. 10); and to those to should
Mmilaily represent I Jim during thvt
gospel dispensation (Mark, 1 0 :15
18). The snrae was long practiced in
the early church (see Acts and New
Testament oistles). nnd has never
ceased to be practiced by christian
congregations in normal health of
spiritual life (see church history).
Apostasy and rewvnl arc responsible
for the intermittent presence of heal
ing jower in the church. Finally,
James, the brother disciple of Jesus,
a ut hot ires this itrV)ctice of healing in
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"Thirit-Agniii let mo ask, is true , toriwlo an'
'iiil,i'l.iiifl, vlil imi.iil iiv.iiiii, tiit-
Ibaptistu in the Holy Spirit, the pos
session of spiritual gifts nnd the con
secration of one's self nnd substance
to tho earnest service of God in the
furtherance of His gospel, to be as
cribed to excitement and h.vpnotisiuf
Was this the ease with Peter nnd An
drew, nnd with Jnuie.s nnd John, who,
when Christ called them, "straight
way left their nets, nnd their father
and the boats and followed him?'
screws revolving at IiIrIi speed; It, i engine chamber; t, bnlanru chamber:
vertical rutlijer; C, hnrltoutnl rud- J, g)rosropo (stablllxer), K, weight
tier, I), propeller sliufl, K, lluoyancy acting on horlinntul rudder, control-
In length and from IS Inches to 2 chamber. F, starting gear, touched Hug distance benenth surfarn, Ii.
feet In diameter The key to the let-by cntcli as torpedo leaves In lies, comprefised air chamber -350 pounds
motive flower for engines: M, strong
steel bend, t'licnnlng explosives; N,
'.00. pound high explosive; (), primer,
which Ignites charge, p, striker,
which Is driven In by contact with
And with Levi, who ns summarily left
bis position at the 'sent of custom f
On the other hand, those who begged
leave to 'first bury father' or 'bid
farewell to tlios at home,' Christ re
buker. Having, 'So man having put his
hand to the plough nnd looking back
is fit for the kingdom of God.' Thou Theu
sands: converted nt Pentecost nnd af
terward sold their possessions nnd
laid the priee at the apostles' feet. A
most honored nnd honorable prece
dent, this, to justify Ihe eouro of
those in our day who do substantially
the same thing, actuated by the same
motive. If a number of Medford'n
respected citireu-s have been soundly
converted, filled with His spirit, and
are now walking in the light of His
truth, are they less resectable on this
aecountf Ikeause God has enriched
their lives with 'spiritual gifts bless
ing them that they may be a blessing,
are they to be feared, shunned nnd
condemned f Surely God will IiIcrs
till who will receive their testimony,
but account their rejection ns His
own. It can at least be said of tho
Medford Christian Assembly tliut it
, twin starting engines; fl, starting plu; II. pressure to square Inch providing , ship's side and explodes charge.
GOES fO FIGHT KAISER
SCATTLB. Wn.. May 13. Daniel
Lamble, a coal miner of Roslyn, Wn.
whose wife and two children were
lost In the l.usltanla disaster, de
parted for New York after purchas
ing a ticket to England on tho Cun
nrd liner Tusrania which wilt sail
from Now York May 2 4. I.anible,
who Is terribly wrought up over tho
death of his faintly, proposes to en
list In the Ilrltlsh army nnd ask to
be sent to the front at once. Tho
Lamble mother and children were
the only passengers from the state of
Washington lost on tho l.usltanla.
Miss Alice Mlddlcton of Seattle uns
rescued and Is In a hospital at
Quecnstown.
STREW WATERS OVER
SPECIAL GUARD PLACED
OVER GERMAN EMBASSY
WASHINGTON'. Muv 13.-A spe
cial guard of plain clothes poliri-nicn
wns placed today nhout the German
ernbnsxy. Cnifonned Mliee haw
heretofore been there and detectives
have been looking utter all the em
bassies generally, hut it was not until
todny that n special guard wnV pro
vided. Ofiicjuls said it was merely
n precaution.
ousts for no baser object than 'to
know Qnd and to make Him known.' f remale member nt Ii- -lock was
"REV. C. E. DODGE." i substantially true ns printed. He had
(Note. Notwithstanding Mr. 'induced the latter to pay him n cer-
Dodge's denial, the story of his de- l' proportion of their income.!!.
parture following threats hv relatives itnr.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. Three
widows and four children of officers
and men who went down with tho
United States submarine F-t outside
Honolulu, March 25, arrived today
on tho army transport Shorldnn from
Honolulu.
As the Sheridan pasted over tho
spot where the Fl lay on tho floor
of the sea tho women nnd children
strewed flowers on the water.
Tho widows nro Mm. Alfred Kile,
widow of Lieutenant Kile, commander
of the submarine; ilr. Frank Per
ard, widow of the chief gunner's
mate; and Mrs. Arc life Lunger, widow
of a gunner's mate. Mrs. Hdo and
Mrs. Lunger each had with them their
two children.
Mrs. Kilo said her husband never
expressed any doubt ns to the safety
of tho F-t and thnt he must have
been Joking In bis letter to his broth
er at Los Angele sin which ho pre-
dieted disaster to the vessel. Sho
said he shared tho fool Inn of other
young naval officers that a subma
rine detail was a coveted honor.
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Estimntes of the IDl.'i fruit crop -jM'iirs
nnd apples- nro placed liv
fruit nssoeintions of the vnllev nt be
tween H00 and HIOil ars, more if
sufficient ruin falls, Icsm if otherwise.
The penr output is placed between ."Oil
and (lOO'enrs, and the tipples at he.
tween :il)D nnd KM). All fruit is in
good condition nt the present lime,
hut the need of mill is being felt. Ill
many orchards owners nre rushing
well digging to otfsct the lack ol
moisture from above.
The frost danger season for the
yenr officially ended Wednesday with
the dcpnrlurc of Speeinl Frost Ob
server T. F. Drnke. The season was
marked with two general periods of
orchard heating, nnd thieu or four
times when heatiuir wns resorted to in
isolated places. It was u light or
ehiird heating enr.
ROME, .May !.'!.- Former Premi-r
Oiolitti, icgntdcd us the lender of the
party opposed to the intervention of
llnly in the war, has hud published tit
the Tribuiwt n Teller in which ho de
clnrcs he euiiie lo Koine because he
v.ns summoned here to cypres n
views. He stivs his convictions have
not chanced .nice he epress'ist them
in ii sHceh before patliamrut. Dis.
cussing th i'eii!ontrulious ngniust
him. he professes not to understand
how persons who elaim to be inspired
ORDERED TO LEAVE
A bund of gyiulcs, believed lo tin
(he inline, aggregation thnt hun kept
Grants Pass In a Male, of sombterror
Hi n Inst week, reached Medford thin
morning mid were linuiedlulely or
dered out of (own by Chief lllttsou.
According lo the Jusnphinn county'
authorities the women members of
the Intuit do the deviltry while their
"men" lay around the rump. Their
juosi daring crime In that city wns
mi utliiek on Mrs. Ptcd Merrill, wlfn'.
of (lame Warden Merrill, In nn ef-'
fort to grab her purse. Mrs. Merrill
bent off her nssnllnntN with an uiu
brelln. Tim women members. wer
arrested III Ornnln Pass for shoplift,
lug nnd oilier forms of stty thiev
ing. They kept the autlioillles busy
for n week.
The police were walling for the
rntulng nf the imwutrmun visitors,
and were Immediately ordered to
keep going. During the Isssunnco
of the decree the women of the party
Jumped nut at the wngous and scat
tered through the buslnesn district
telling fortune-!. Endure to have,
one's hand rend, Invariably brought n
torrent of words In n foreign tongue,
One wagon Is mndo of llinnniilAn it)P
sles, mid the other nf llulgnrlnn.'
Their chlnf pasnesslonn seem lo bo
bullion nud dogs. They are a most
unlikely looking lot,
Pnless they depart by 3 s 00 o'clock
this afternoon, vagrancy charges will
be riled against tliein. The gypsies
came overland from Crescent ('liy,
after a tKinpestous lime In Del Norte
con uly
INCREASE MIR RATES
WASIJLSOTON. May 13. Tho In
lerstnle rommUslon decided today
thnt railroads can not automatically
Inrrensn their freight rates ten per
cent because on June 3 the so-called
Cummins ninondinont to the rate law
becomes effective- prohibiting any
limitation of thn 'liability of a car-
rler to n shlpiter. Railroads hail nr
liv principles of complete liberty hiivul guril that the increased liability nil-
so Rule re.peet for other people's tomntlcally raised their rntes ten per
opinions, cent.
WAR SITUATION HALTS
ACTIVITY OF MARKET
NEW YORK". Miv 13. Tlio stock
market halted for the grenter part of
today's session, uncertainty over in
ternational condition's begetting ex
Iremc caution.
PLATT WASJLEADER
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".Mr. Roosevelt," said .Mr. Ivins,
"testified that you two talked on Itg
Motive nnd other mntteis. How
iiinn.v times, if ever, did you talk upon
such subjects with .Mr. Roosevelt?"
"Twice."
"Mr. Roosevelt snid he discussed
with you issues between Senator
Piatt nnd Mr. Rnoewlt. Did lie?"
"1 never knew there were any is
sues between Ihein," replied .Mr,
Humes.
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Drains crryivhm, and M all our
Crncici or Service Suiieai. Or atk
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Standard Oil C.
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CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT
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THE F. K. DEUEL CO. STORE TO BE CLOSED
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Preparatory to Launching One of the Largest Sales Ever Conducted In this Valley
Mr. D. A. Thompson who has had extensive experience in the retail business, has bought a
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proprietory interest ana win assume management oi tnis store immediately
The sales force have been busy invoicing this stock for the past ten days and now that this
is completed, we shall throw this entire store of merchandise into one gigantic sale. Many
lines are to be closed out entirely, others reduced. Much of the stock consists of merchandise
received in the past few months for the spring season, but all is included in this sale. Entire
stock of ready-to-wear and Millinery to go at SOME PRICE.
Store closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday to arrange stock.
Watch for our big ad. which will appear in this paper later.
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SALE OPENS MONDAY MORNING 9 o'clock i
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