WHO IS SMITH
THAT HE SHOULDN’T
GO TO CHURCH?
Who is this man Smith an;
way? Perhaps he is a South
African. Then his wife and
children would vote unanim
ously for him to go to church.
For they could eat at the sum 3
table with him, and he would
do part of the work. The
church in Africa gets Smith to
sit on a chair and eat at a
table.
Perhaps Smith is a China
man. Then every little girl
of China who has suffered
the torture of foot binding
would pray for Smith to goto
church. When Smith goes to
church in China his daughters
feet grow naturally.
Is Smith a native of India?
Then thousand of child widows
under ten years of age, would
plead for him to go to church.
When Smith goes to church in
India, marriage of his daugh
ters take place at the proper
age.
Maybe Smith lives in Japan.
Ten thousand young men who
are seeing light from the Oc
cident would ask Smith to lead
them to church and to progress
and enlightenment.
Does Smith live at Tibet?
Then let him follow fourteen
Tibetan officals to a little na
tive chaple on the roof of the
world, and hear them asking
that the church, the hospital
and school be enlarged. Smith
should go to church at Tibet
for the good of the children.
Smith vay live in Turkey
or Russia. The spirit of the
young Turk and the young
Russian in the social, political
and religous revolution is, in
the last anyalsis, the spirit of
the Pilgrim Fathers, which
was generated primarily by
the church. If Smith be
lieved in a progressive nation,
he’d go to church in Turkey
or Russia.
“But,” you say Smith is
an up-to-date American. Well
let Smith take note of the his
tory of America’s
progress.
When Columbus discovered
America he landed on his
knees and thanked God. The
discoverers of America, of
the Mississippi, of the Pacific,
were all church men. Church
buildings were among the first
buildings of the Pilgrim Fath
ers. The colonists in Virgin
ia laid down the scriptural
law that “the man who does
not work shall not eat.,, If
Smith had been an early A
merican, he would have gone
to church. The writers of the
Declaration of Independence
and the makers of the Cons
titution of the United States
were men who believed in the
church, and went to church.
But this man Smith is an
up-o-date Smith. A twentieth
century Smith! Is he?
Well of which brand? Per
haps he is a boozer. Then he
is ashamed to go to church. All
the little Smiths who go to Sun
day school clothed in rags are
an argument for Smith to cut
out his booze and go to church.
Smith is not a boozer, he’s a
respectable business man. Well,
there was .such a man who
moved from a western Kansas
town to an eastern Nebraska
town. He gave as his prin
cipal reason, no church for
his children to attend, and he
wanted them to be under the
influence of the church. He
did not go to church once in
two years, nor did he support
the church, but he demanded
that other people supply re
ligious influences and train
ing for his own childre. A
square deal would demand
that such a man go to church.
But Smith is a highly intell
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eetual man, well educated.
Good for Smith Then he has
enough brains to have heard of
Roosevelt, Bryant, Garfield,
Woodrow Wilson, the great
majority of Congressmen and
Gcveraers, the large majority
of university presidents and
, professors who believe in the
church, and who are not too
top-heavy to go and enjoy re
ligious worship.
But Smith is busy all the
week—he works long hours,
and needs to spend Sunday
with his wife and children.
Yes, but his wife and children
want to go to church. If Smith
wont go with them, then he,
is selfish; if he keeps them at
home for his sake, he is still
mere selfish.
nui wnai s me use : 1 ne
fact is that nearly everjoSmith
who does not want to go to
church has a selfish reason.
He is an egotist. He is self
centered. He has the mental
mumps, or has taken a bath
in the dead sea of French in
fidelity. If Smith is a pessi
mistic, stingy, old bachelor,
who has nc social obligations,
who is living to himself and
for himself alone, who sees!
the hole instead of the dough-!
nut, who thinks the world is
going to the devil and “does
n’t give a — if it does”—if j
Smith is that kind of forlorn
creature, then for the sake of!
his contaminating moral influ-;
ence it might be well for him
to stay away from church.
Rut the church is social.!
Religion is social. Our hymns'
are social. Salvation is social.:
Worship is social. To trv to1
make it individual is pagan.
To be sure the church has
faults, but so have the schools
and the government, and so
has Smith. Shall we desert the
Goverenment because it has
a few faultts? Shall we seceed
from Smith because jof his
shortcomings?
Come out of it, Smith, old
old man. You’re singing a sel
fish song.
Come on Smith, help your
wife to get those little kiddies
ready next Sunday. Then you
take them by the hand and go
to Sunday school and church.
Sit by your wife, and squeeze
her hand a little during lie
dry part of the sermon, and I
prophesy that before a month
gees by you’ll be singing a
new song. It’s a big, fine world.
It’s Great to be alive. ,
Wanted 800 men, women,
boys and girls at the Babtist
Church Saturday night, Sun
day and Sunday night.
J. A. WILLIAMS
Pastor
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
The Independence county
teachers’ institute will be held
at Ratesville, beginning Mon
day June (»th and continue one
week.
All teachers cf the public
schools are required by law
to attend. We hope the attend
ance will be g ood. Special
preparation will be made to
make the work interesting and
helpful to all. We trust that
£aeh teacher will come pre
pared to enter into the work
with much interest that this
maybe one of the most helpful
institutes ever held in our
county. We can make it so if
we only enter into it with the
proper spirit.
Your hearty co-operation is
desired.
W. T. JERNIGAN
County Superintendent.
Only Action That Counts.
"I ain’ got no time,” said Uncle
Elion, ‘‘to listen to do man dat tells
me 1 ain’t appreciated, unless lie kin
stop forward his ownself an’ gimme a
better job.”
YOUNG MAN KILLED
BY TRAIN NEAR AUSTIN
Austin May 28.—The body
of an unidentified white man
was found beside the south
bound main track of the Miss
ouri Pacific just north of Aus
tin Friday morning. He appar
ently had been struck by a
train. The head was crushed
and the bones of the arms and
legs broken. The man appar
ently was about 18 years old.
He had a d ark complexion
and was about five feet five
inches tall. He wore a dark
blue shirt, blue serge trousers,
and old tan shoes, size four
and a half. J. W. Brewer, jus
tice of the peace, held an in
quest. The body was turned
over to local authorities for
burial.
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THE AMERICAN LEGION
Every ex-service man shoul 11
be a member of the Ameri- j
can Legion. If there is any
information you desire at any
time, or if you need assistance j
in any way, you can get it
promptly if you are a mem
ber of the American Legion.
These who desire to join
should fill out the following
blank and mail it to Secretary
American Legion, State Cap
itol, Little Rock, Ark.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
I desire to become a mem
ber of the American Legion
and you will please accept
this blank from The Newark
.Journal as my application.
Name ___
Address __
Military or Naval Organiza
tion in which I last served__
Success Depends.
“Opportunities,” said Unde Ebon, “is
like race bosses. Dar’s ailus plenty of
’em. I >e success of do trick depends
on pickin’ de right one.”
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PROHIBITION HERE TO
STAY
Prohibition as now enfore-:
ed is not curing those who ^
had become habitual drinkers
|
or confirmed drunkards, j
These with established un
quenchable thirsts find some
means of obtaining liquor,
many times injurous stuff.
However, even with the lax
enforcement of the law, there
is a marked fallng off in the
■new crop of drunkards and
fewer intoxicated men are
seen in public. No one will
deny that the younger gener
ation will not supply as many
drunkards as each new gener
ation furnished before, and
finally public sentiment will
cause better enforcement of
the law. Prohibition came as
a demand of decency and the
law will never be repealed.
Good morals demanded pro
hibition at all times and now
constructive business demands
and it is here for all time.—
Farm and Ranch.
Fortune Awaits Inventor.
“Untenralile'* linen has Ions been
the <1 renin of many people, hut nl
though experiments have often been
made, the way to weave an Indestructi
ble cloth is still unknown, and no
one has claimed the fortune which is
awaitini; the inventor who solves the
mystery.
NOTICE TO SELL SCHOOL
HOUSE AND GROUNDS
Notice is hereby given that
we, as Directors of Rural
special School District Num
ber One oi Independence
County, Arkansas, will otter
lor sale what is known as
White Church School House
and grounds upon which
same stands, said grounds
being Two and one-tenth acres
said sale is to be made with
sealed bids, upon a credit of
four months with approved
secuiity with 8 per cent in
terest per annum, or lor cash
as better suits the purchaser.
Bids can be made at any time
and delivered to the Secretary,
L. E. Ray, and will be opened
at 2 o’clock p. m. on the 2nd
day of Jul>, 1921, at White
Church School House.
i he Directors reserve the
right to reject any or all bids
if not satisfactory.
Given this 1st day of June,
1921.
J. M. CRAVENS, Pres.
L. E. RAY, Secretary.
J. M. JONES, E. L. HANK
INS, H. T. HANKINS, M.
A. PARMER, Directors.
Daily Thought.
Wind puffs up empty bladders ; opin
ions, fools.—Socrates.
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and if
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Send or bring me just one
common hen and I’ll give you
a fine Single Ancona cockerel
in exchange. Also a few
White Leghorns. This offer
good as long as surplus lasts.
Single Anconas Are Supreme
As Layers. To introduce this
wonderful breed I am offering
to exchange 4 months old
cockerels for common hens.
My cockerels are from prize
winning cocks and extra hea
vy-laying hens. I simply have
a surplus of young cockerels
vou wish to improve
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