The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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Strong, Successful Men of This
Country Go to
Why Don’t
QARNIVA|_
he Aad to mee* end get *e*
q jemted with Paaola county
people whomever end where*
The V«lchnM tender* Mr.
•ff tte Whuw* end family e hearty
I welcome to our city, end re*
J joke* in 1he feet that Cor*
g| | thege witt net leee the Honor*.
j<‘arnee.
, In making the announce-
there are man who will intimate that the
church in for women and weakling*. Thom who
stay awny am the weaklin#*. The grant lead*— In
every line of endeavor invariably have been men
of deep religion* convictfoni, Some of the man who
are diapoaed to treat lightly the go to church move-
ment, when naked If they he Hew in God. become
indignant. Of coturee they believe in a eupreme be-
ing. They will not deny that the church in the boon*
of God. Stilt, with their profemed belief in God
and their acknowledgement that the church in the
hour- of God, they do not go to church.
Going to church dona hot detail any great in-
convenience. It doesn't require any great sacrifice.
Alt that ia required is a very small part of one day
in seven. The man or woman who professes Chris-
tianity and does not go tp church on Sunday ia
not practical in his belief. Ask any person who is a
regular attendant how he lsels when he misses di-
vine worship.
There isn't a hamlet ilk the United State* that
has not been reached by ft« go to church move-
ment. The response to the *o to church appeal was
spontaneous. Hundreds of thousands who, while
are doing, and the Imperative
needs in China—Mrs. C. C.
Comer, prayer.
Sketch of our work in Japan
—Mrs. Warren pmyer?fl(pr* >
Africa, pact efforts, present
conditions, future needs—Mrs.
Hunt, prayer.
- Closing song—Mir.pah ben-
ediction, Gen. 31:40.
Thursday, *2:30 p. aw
Subject — Latin or Papal
■ays; "We have sold the East
’Texas Register to Mr. Walter
B. Whitman of Dallas, the pur-
chaser assuming control March
1st, The publication of the
paper and the business of the
job department will be con-
tinued without interruption,
"Mr. Whitman is a native of
East Texas.
'Will do yon good ff yo
come out and hoar him.
subject for next Sunt
Moral Freedom.*’ GHr<
a full house.
On W^nndny «•«»
<doad of the prayer a
| we will have wffb us th<
siding elder. Rev. Elrod,
will preach at that timi
His father. Judge
M, J, Whitman, served eat
County Judge of Cherokee
county for many years. He.
has had experience aa editor
snd publisher both in country
and city. He c#me» to Car-
thage from Dallas, where he
has been managing editor of
Farm k Ranch for about ftf-j
ten years and editor of Hol-
land’s. Magazine since it was
founded, Mrs. Whitman, his
Wife, hn daughter of Judge i
Bam A. Wilson of Rusk, in his
day one of the most eminent;
jurists in Texas, We con-|
gratulate the people of Car-,
thage upon the aceesaton of
this family, who will prove an
invaluable acquistion to the
business, civic and school in-'
terests.
"In taking leave of the Reg-
ister we tender our sincere
thanks for the generous pat-
ronage we have received and
for innumerable courtesies that
have been beatowed upon us.
We do not contemplate leav-
ing Carthage and ahall have
opportunity to exchange
greetings with our many
friends."
Bong—Devotional—Mrs. J.
A. Smith.
The Baptist Message in Lat-
in America—Mrs. Gillaa|4*.
Our Work in Itily—li.s. J.
L. Fall.
Brazil and Argentina—Mr*.
W. P. Owens.
Mexico—Mrs. Morrison.
Hong—Mispah. **
Friday. 2:30 p, m. I
*• Subject—Home |fissipna. „
j Bong—Devotional —Mrs.
C. Neal.
Home
ment. All members of
church are requested to
present sad visitors are
peciaily invited to be wit!
The League has about d
every Sunday evi
UUs labour prog
prayer service ;Thur*<j
ing, choir practice;
9:45 a. m., Bunday sc
a. m. and 7:15 p.'m
service.
Missions, Why?—
Mrs. J. B. Woodysrd.
What Baptists are Doing
Among the Indians—Mrs. D.
C. Carfker.
What the Home Board ia
Doing—Mrs. P. A. Cavin.
Our Work Among the Im-
migrants—Mrs. J. A. Smith.
Church Extension—Mrs. O.
H. Butler.
Cuba snd Panama—Mrs. A,
L. Rom.
Mountain Schools—Mrs. A.
D. Rogers.
Evangelism—Mrs. Comer.
Testimonials—Mizpah.
A cordial welcome to visit-
ors, especially to the Baptist
women of Carthage.
e found. I
lacking in
I not the
mien, nor
luenee of
me be s|l-
hat I may
kr to play
he voice ia
eight hours mote snd then
went home and slept the fitful
sleep of the lazy man, * Pretty
soft!—Exchange.
work for it. For instance,
there was the long line of per-
sons waiting to subscribe, their
money in their hands and anx-
iety in their faces for fear the
circulation limit will be reach-
ed before their turn came.
Then there was the informa-
tion line. These men came in
every week with all the newe
of the community, with names
snd dates snd initials correct
—ready to put1 right in the
paper without editing. That
other line over to the left was
waiting to contract for adver-
tising space, while others wers
pushing thsir way to the cash-
ier's window to pay their bills
before the discount period ex-
soft for the old man, pretty
pired. Oh yes, it was pi'tty
soft! Then, sbddenly, the ed-
itor set up and rubbed liis
eyes. The office devil, grin
ning from esr to ear, stood in
doorway. ' loss, there’s a
man outaide says the press
can’* rufi 11! he geta the money
for th« lui t order of white pa-
per. 'Nother fellow says the
plate can’t git here thie week,
cause there’s been a wreck on
the railroad. It don’t make no
difference specially, ’cause the
pressman threw a gimmick in
the phylux and the dofiddle’s
DAY ANfi WONT
AU WEEK
March 5th, was Trades Day
for Panola county. At the
Rest Room from 1:80 to 8 p.
m. a most interesting program
was rendered e* follows:
Vocal numbers, old southern
melodies, by Rev. snd Mrs. J.
A. Sage and Mrs. C. A. Wood-
yard ; violin selections by Rev.
Sage, were deeply intefjg*ing,
especially the selactldT
James Whitcomb Ril*y,‘&Jbr - „
was indeed fine.
Patchwork Quilt," by J Miss
Cose tit* Hawthorn was quit*
interesting and equally ap-
propriate to the afternoon’ll
Whitman, also the proaidontdif
the Club, Mrs. A. D. Rogers,
The following report of
Hon. W. M. Imboden's mar-
riage and location in Alto is
taken from this week’s issue
of the Alto Herald.
"Hon. and Mrs. Imboden ar-
rived in Alto Monday after-
noon and at once took up their
residence at the place recent-
ly purchased by Mr. Imboden
just west of the Berryman
home.
"Mr. Imboden was married
in Greenwood, 8. C., on Feb.
42, to Mrs. Sara C. Rudd, who
BVad at that place. After
marrying they came on here
to make their home. Mrs. Im-
boden was a Mias Cotran be-
fore her first marriage, the
Cotrans being a pioneer fam-
ily of 8outh Carolina."—Nac-
ogdoches Sentinel.
place, nil
>, you may
Big Wild West
Shew
Mrs. J. F. Doyle received a
message Monday stating the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Walter Wagner, of El Paso,
whose death occured Sunday
night, March 4th, and whose
remains were being aent to
Marshall for enterment.
We offer our sympathy to
Mrs. Doyle and other relatives.
Mrs. Doyle and children yvsnt
to Marshall to attend the
some fellows had tp work for nohow. Circulation man’s
a living. Well, it showed, af-jquit ’cause he says folks ain’t
tor all, that brains counted, reading newspapers no more.
The man with merely muscle ! And the advertising fell off
to take him through life had j this week forty per cent.
KAurnin and sweat and labor}That ain’t all—” But th* edi-
tor a paltry pittance,, but life j tor would hear no more. He
was good to the man with Ared an ink bottle at the devil
brains. People struggled to land kicked the cat. H« hadn’t
help him get alo«$ .He was, worked but ton hours that day,
recognised as tho motive pow-.so h* was full of pep. Then
er of tfee comraunitjA He was!he scratched his head and
Ed. H. Westmoreland died
at his home in DeBerry, Thurs-
day night. March 1, of pneu-
monia. Just two weeks ago
a a chronicled the death of his
wife caused by the same mal-
ady. Their Afteen-month-old
baby is very sick nt this time.
Wu offer our sincereet sym-
pathy, to (he orphan children
so re* ently bereft of father
and mother.
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Park, R. M. The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1917, newspaper, March 7, 1917; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1072369/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.