Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912 Page: 8 of 8
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Rev T. 7. C
he wedding of
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the
co
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OOD THINGJ ARE
CANTON PLOWS
DC no II USI »E
The Grand Leader
CANTON PLOWS CANTON PLOWS CANTON PLOWS CANTON MOWS
Farmers Imple'nt& Vehicle Co
TOWNS
NEWS FROM OUR
All Kinds of Up-to-Date Farm Machinery
bees
Doole returm-d home
near
••bo
iNjlitical
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PEARL ST. CHURCH MEETING
last
Annie
For
MlLLglK.
For
hi
ssohpHd
i rtifd
ni a n
Waide anil daughters
II
'or
Fort Worth.
For
NEWS FROM WAKETON
are
DISCONTINUE DALIAS IRAN
Djr.
rela-
xin ii day-
j SA.Vvrai, .iaii. —■—-Daugei
J G. Powledge b«vu so frozen that very litte
C
neat
vl.
this
i o Id
from
Ice
from
hurt
Faflls |
club spent a delight-
moved here from
1 fill evening with Misses Peart and
Graham
and
Mae
verj
Foft
. M, MeBryant
an
Willingham
THE LOCAL HEWS bIH [BRIEF
to like the
Bround en-
A.ll report a
Brown’s
Whit
who has been
very
the
s
Mrs.
Removal Notice!
KNIGHT TEMPLAR’S ELECTION
case I*
the
and
from Quin-
your Poultry, Butter
nephew in
LATE PERSONAL NEWS MENTION
Plows
—The »■«<•
12 L2c
Polk
IAND
Krum visited
Pet Miller of
colts
hie
7 to 10c
Hamess
his
•on
young
Ducks, per dozen
retnrn-
Geese, fat
the Presbyterian
little
ii»t of
15 to 20c
Bring all your surplus and get the c,sh
Mrs Jas. Bradley moved to Wake
MM. VAN
It la
home
visit
announcements undei
subject to the atelon
SPECIAL* PRICES.
RELIABLE GOODS.
Mrs.
nice
been
home
Point
there
Turrell, generalissimo.
Butler, taptain general
Bruce, eenior warden.
Bates junior warden.
bad
of
Stroud
scarlet
ike
the
It
are
all
- here,
.town,
, froze
will give a can of Hughes Bakina
powder. Turner Bron., phones f.
treasurer, d Aw
D. M. REEVE.
J. G. GUY
County Missionary K. A. Fitzger-
ald Is convalesffag after an attack
of lagrippe
First
W
Yin
County Attorney.
H. R. WILSON
POINT WEDDING;
MINK VERA GEE WEDS.
tortaineJ
night.
w. c.
W. A
dor of Lucas. Collin county.' spent
Monday night at G. W. Marriott'*,
leturniug home Tuesday.
funeral
E. Wil-
Penton
and JltS J. ,! i h'enes
Nocona.
Hob Wood for i returned
cr’d
Malli ’f«T of
Spencer is in St. Louis.
Cobb returned “from Shor-
Lamm of Haskell visited re!-
here.
Loopk-r has moved to Krum.
and -Mis. Don Matheson have
SDAIR MEETING CAME
TOASUCCESSFULCLOSE
who was serious-
Christmas,
D. ROGENS ANNOUNCES
CA NDIDACY FUR RE-ELECTION
County Superintendent:
j. j. McCook.
POUR HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN
PROFEHeiONH W ERE NET RE-
SULTS IN FIVE WEEKR.
has
news
er
days
'baaed the H. F. Holley place and
ihovetf here.
Mr. Schoolfield of Bartonville has
Krum moved
You will enjoy trading with us
Your neighbors and yoar friends do
Give us your next order. Pbonee 7.
' TURNER BROS.
Fvauge-iHt Preached u“ Subject of
"Why 1 Belong to t"e Church’’ for
< Losing Night's Theme—Good the
Churches Are Doing.
The High 'School Oratorical socie-
ty will have I s first contest in about
two weeks. Tne Freshmen will have
several contestants. Theirs will be
the first program.
was in Denton
Pecos is here,
was in Denton.
G. R. Stevens
John Calvert was in Garza.
Dan Bradley was here from Garza.
The small son of Truman
of the Postoffice is sick with
fever, it was repor ed to pity Health
Officer Piner Thursday. The
declared to be very mid, and aline-
iMl»r precautions have been taken.
SI NN* DALE NEWS.
SUNNY DALE, Jan. The -wea-
ther has been very cold.
Tom Hill, who has pneumonia, la
reported better.
Mrs. Emmett Munday of Krum has
Fresher is able, to be up.
Fortune Is visiting
Satisfaction means a great deal In
your grocery trade.' We give yon
this Phones 7. TURNER BR08.
is visiting at Justin.
is visiting at Denton.
225 pupils In school
have a teachers' insti-
Oklahome
with
Lack of Patronage on Dal las. Wichi-
ta Train Cause of Its Dtscontia-
ance Ef'ectlve Jan. IS.
Fred neyte leaves tonight for
California on business.
Mrs. Newt Rogers of Gainesville Is
visitfag Mrs. J. A, McCrary.
Mrs. Noah Roark and mother of
Dallas are visiting Deaton friends.
Dr. and Mrs. (Tax on of Fort
Smith. Ark., are visiting Denton
friends.
. Mrs. G. A. Gammill, who has been
visiting ber parents, B F. McMillan,
and Vehicle company
wou>d he glad to have you
JOHN PIERCE.
XI. hh
John Miller.
The infant of Anthony Moody was
buried here bun lay.
A. (’ Ball returned from visiting
rqJatlvw la Pfaae .
Geo. R'ck enterainoJ the
people Friday Right.
W. k Whitlock and family
ed from Rome
At Sunday's service at the Pearl
Street Church of Christ, one baptism
was performed and one reclamation
secured. Services will continue each
night this week, Bible study at 7,
preaching at 7:30. The leading
theme for the week will be "Conver-
Remembcr that Elbert has moved
h's playe of business back to his old
siand, McKinney Street wagon yard.
The Dallas-Wichita train, which
was put on July 14 last year, is to
be discontinued Jan. l&th accord-
ing to news received by Katy offi-
cials at the depot.
The train was a long felt want an,]
before it was scheduled several
plans, notably the Dallas-Denton in-
terurban project were discussed at
length. The interurban project was
beginning to have some density at
the time the new train was an-
nounced. towns all along the line be-
coming Interested and holding mass
ineetiugs with the Denton Chamber
(•t Commerce. At one time the Katy
officiate also considered a motor-car
service to Dallas but It was flnal'y
decided to put on the new train
Lack of patronage Is said tobe the
cause of the discontinuance of th<*
train.
County Assessor:
F E. TOBIN
C.’ F. (Frank) WITT
E. E.
Pearl S: evens has
moved fa
We solicit your grocery business
tiecause we feel sure we can please
yog with our groceries, our delivery
service and prices. Phono now. No.
7 TURNER BROS.
What is declared by local minis-
ters to have been the greatest evan-
gelical meeting ever held in Denton
anu one because of which, it la an-
have united
the different
i. i ’
I
Tax Collector.
H. V. (Virgil) HENNEN
SAM HAWKINS
Fer sale: Pemick stock stallion,
coming four years old; 16
high. See Henry Wood.
J. A. Minnis, sword besrer.
J. J. McCook warden.
J. L. Mercer, sentinel.
J. W Davis-E. R. Johnson sdn J.
W. Erwin, Jr., guards.
C. Eubanks,
entertained the young
NOTICE-
1 wish to announce to my friends
that I am now with the Farmers 1m-
p.ement
where 1
call.
68 Years of "Knowing How,
Hammered
Into Eveiy One of Them
Airs.
( obb
John
Miss
Dallas
M is.
BETHEL NEWS.
BETHEL, Jan. But
plowing has been done o» eceo
the bad weather.
of near rrairie ound visited
:> V, Roach,
S. Starr and son arid O. , V.
h went to Denton.
Charlie Roach who has pninmo-
». is better.
J I, Bryan was in Garza.
are
t'sing the
ranchman
few ot
condition.
(Note-—-All
this head are
of the democratic primary In July
The gentlemen named therein so-
licit your investigation into their
claims and your support)
spoiling at Double
w ( ri-
ll
1 . Ac
Ray Woodford is working for him
Newt Wheeler of Waurika, O.
Loard.
better.
’ There was a
Oak Thursday night
I. T. Curtis and family of near
Denton visited oer parents.
T. B. Breeding was la Argyle.
Walter Garrison and wife ot near
Denton visited Mi. B. Garrison.
Mrs. Dorris is better now. at
home of Ed Brown.
Mr. and’ Mrs. Fred McKiney
tended the wedding of Lee Reod
Miss Eula Ixsller at Mrs. Wilson Hud
son’s near Argyle Sunday.
house vacated by Jim Flanigan,
was Mr. Smith insead.
Misses Bertie, Ira and Cleo Free-
man
Mis.
Little
pneumonia.
Mrs. B. W. Meadows and
A. H. Nowlin are visiting Mrs. W
D. Fortune.
C. C. Willingham and. W. D. For-
tune went to Denton.
Mrs. Franks is on the sick list.
c
Will Neely *and‘children re-
from
Kirk of Reynolds county v’is-
H. R. WILSON ANNOUNCES.
Attention is directed today to the
announcement of II. R. Wilson for
County Attorney, which appears in
the proper column in today's issue.
The Commissioners' court Wednes-
day plected Mr. Wilson to fill the
unexpired term of Charles Mays re-
signed, the court’s action, it is stat-
ed being unanimous and Mr. Wilson's
friends urge that he is entitled to
an elective term at the bands of
Hams, a
county.
It has
Water pipce froze all ov
making water scarce.
thicker than in years.
E. D Fox lost a horse Sunday,
getting its throat cut on a wire
fence. * '
Mr. Crabtree of near Krum is
moving to Stony.
Miss Jennie Shifflett of Illinois
Bend' is visltng relatives here.
- I have moved my place of
Eighteen McKinney street, my
prepared (han ever to handle
Eggs. 1 will pay the following prices:
REV. J W. ItALTHROP AND
DYKE MARRIED.
WAKETON, Jan. 2. -The 'school
at Chinn Chapel has begun again
ater a vacation of tw0 weeks.
W. C. Dillard and family visited
relatives near Denton.
A. Porter and son vls ted
fives near Bartonville.
Mrs. Dav’dson has returned 1
to Fort Worth after a short
with relatives here.
John Little has moved to
Argyle.
Mrs. T. M. Trimble s sick
week.
G. E. Williams has returned
Arkansas.
Clarence McNeil,
ly ■ hurt before
slowly improving.
Mr. Baggett has
Garza. ——
J. A. Medlock and family of I<ew-
isville w^re here.
E. Meek and family have moved
to near Shiloh. —
Gee. and Lee Mcl^eo! w«e tn
Fort Worth.
P. R. Dillard is visiting in
Worth.
CHURCH OF CHRIST MEETING.
The meeting in progress at the
good
goodly
study
There was a{j
baptising
is Itr-Granbsry.
Rice returned from
I.EWISVILLE NEWS.
vVISVILLE, Jan ' 8.—Dr.
C W. ,
Bdtked by an
Unqualified
. Guarantee
Sheriff;
W. C7 ORR.
N. C. BAT1S.
Prompt and efficient service li J 'or
groceries. Phones 7.
TURNER BROS.
SANGER NEWS.
SANGER, Jah. 9.—Sanger
THE "GOOD THlrtGS” Irt OUR STORE ARE GOIrtG
FAST, BECAUSE, WHErt WE MAKE A CLEARING SALE
PEOPLE KAOW THAT THEY.GET, GEAUIAE MOrtEY-
SAVlrtG VALUES. THEY MLSO JKrtOW THAT THEY
GET HIGH QUALITY AERGHArtDISE AT LOW-PRICED
FIGURES; THEY KAOW THAT THEY GET STYLISH,
SEASONABLE GOODS. LET. US RESPECTFULLY
REMirtD YOU THAT THE SOOrtER YOU COME THE
BETTER.YOUR SELECTIONS CA/l BE. BECAUSE OF
THE LOW PRICES WE ROW MAKE, “OUR GOOD THIrtGS”
ARE GOIAG FAST.
* ■ .
At Minnis' drug store
prescription work is
made a specialty.
Take
r • (be
Vila i
AUHRKY
AUBREY, Jan
Cobbler of Tioga is
ther, W. .1, siaton.
Dr. J. E Copenhaver returned
from Quanah.
C. B. Cain and wife returned from
Temple, Ok. .__
J S, Hyatt returned to Bellevue
.1, A. Rhoads was in Denton
B. Powledge and W, M, Dyclie
in Fort Worth.
C. Woodford has gone to the
P. hospital at Marshall, and
9.—Mrs
visiting her bro-
il js been found.
Mrs. E. L. Berry has returned
from Sherman.
Mrs. Biytler of Brownwood Is
iting her son here.
No new cases Of scarlet fever
reported', and the patients are
<< nvalcscing.
Mrs. Binyon
Miss Johnnie
>rt Worth.
The .1. C ..
COtDNTH NEWH.
CORINTH, Jan. 9.—The weather
cold, and for the first time in a
long while tanks have frozen enough
to skate.
Lews Woods cut his hand badly
while-skating.
Presley Arnold has returned to
Corinth.
Rev. E. A, Garrison and son were
in Lewisville.
Mr. King, who came here two
years ago from Haskell county, sold
his place and will move back.
L. T. Fowler was In Denton.
8. L. Carpenter was In Denton.
W. B. Woods Is moving to Dallafe
Mrs. Jerry 8cott of Denison, who
visited her parents, returned home.
Mise ^tna Patterson and C. A.
Keller married Wednesday, and have
gone to California to live,
I. E. Bennett moved to Garxa.
■ORIMER ON THE STAND ’
Senator Lorimer took the stand in
bls owg defense before the Lorimer
probe committee Tuesday and de
nle.1 either paying or having know-
hands ledge of the paying of any money
Itp for securing his election as Senator
Wanted to buy two or three good
Jersey mi'k <*»». See or writ*
Wm. Fletcher Route 2, Denton (t
miles .west of Denton) Itwltdp
___ and >
Archer and Miss Marie I
returned from Van Altsyne !
MvSpadden Is in Stamford. ;
Wilma Gentry returned to
and son were
NEWS PROM USTtN
JUSTIN. Jan. 9—Rev. J.
on preached at
eliurch Sunday,
„ . i Harmoneon, i>. L. Stradar,
H. L. Love of Dallas county pnr-|W A. Leuty and H. P. and W. C.
N. O. BAT1H FOR SHERIFF
The announcement df N. C. Batla
•* e candidate for sheriff of Deuton
county appears fa the proper column
tn today's iaaue. Mr. Batls has serv-
ed aa deputy sheriff for the past sev-
on years under tw<F«dmlnlstratlong
and his friends urge tha bls exper-
-ewe is sufficient to make him a>>
efficient sheriff and deserv’ng Of tbe
voters' support. '
Winnie Henry
Kelso were in Denton.
E. E. J-arkln weht to Denton to
attend the T. N. C.
Henry Taylor Is In Concho county
on a huntlag trip and vtaitlng rel-
WAKETON NEWS.
G AKETON Jan. 9.—Tbe weath-
bas beeu very cold for past few
.1 M Hendrix and Alvin Hill were
in Dallas
Dr -F. -ixirkpatrick was in Dal-
las,
Mrs
turned
Mrs.
ited her niece. Mrs. Tom Hyder.
Mrs. R. E. Bradley returned to
V.’uxahachie.
Miss Gladys Fox is attending the
Norma, at. Denton.
Mrs. T A. Jasper returned to
Antonio visited Iter ,
NEWS FROM BEULAH.
BEULAH, Jan. 9—-It was
cold Saturday morning.
Those from here in Denton
Monday were John Hays J.
Willingham, Veter Hall, Clint
cey, Fred McKinney, Willie Elmer,
Snyder Calvert, Sam Lacy, W. D.
Fortune and others.
Mr. and -Mrs. sarn
moved -below Roanoke
The patrons all seem
new teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
the young people Thursday
your )>oultry to Elbert and
cash .8 ?.i< Kinney st.
DAW
STRAYED—Small half shetland
yellow pony wit* black mane and
tall. Between Denton and Pilot
Po’nt. >5 reward for return to P.
tL. Young, Denton, Tex. Itwc
5-irtha Larkin Is sick.
Annie Jeil Stanley left
•
H. D. Shllv an and da tgl<-
Dallas are v'Mting her pat-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Florence.
Lane Duuagiu bar ,accepted a posi-
tion with J. W. Faught & Son.
W. W Hanes a farmer near
here, sold out and started to Okla-
homa. When- he got as far as Ar-
gyle he decided he could not leave
Justin; so he came back and will be
ldcated*weat of town another year.
Alvin Hays was sick,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E Faught were
Fort Worth.
J. E. Stanley was in Waco.
D. W. Key of Tarrant county was
here.
Miller Faug-t was in Justin.
Gand H. Strader of Fort Worth
visited relatives here.
Willie I-arkin visited near Bar-
tonville.
I>ane Leuty and wife visited fa
Argyle and Denton
business back to Number
old stand, and am better
and
ORREOPONDENTS WANTED. . I been with mother, Mrs. Scott,
The Record and Chronicle wants who has been very ii» of pneumonia.
« correspondent in every cojnmunity Born, to •>. L. Daugherty and wife,
not now represented in the U“t. a boy.
If your community is not represent- ' We erroneously stated that
•d REGULARLY, write us.—Editor Bennett and family moved to
Record and Chronicle.
Turkeys, per pound
Hens, per pound
Small springs, per lb
Butter, per pound
Eggs, per dozen
Miss Johnnie I'alley
ixiton
Miss Mary M . ght of
ei here.
Valter Hodg-.s v aB in 1 ort Wort.’i
Paul Holm vs ot Celina was her-.
Tom Atkins is in Nocona.
F. F. Hill of Denton was here.
F. R. Fowledge of Quanah visited
his parents here.
W T. Wilson
Boss Haren of
W. T. Wilson
.Mr. and Mrs
home from Tioga.
E ! Tidtnote of San
his mother.
Airs. F. E. Tobin
here from *-cnton.
Tobin A- Goin and
(■hipped a car of cattle to Fort Worth
Herman McBrayer of Graham was
here for jlhristmas.
Mr and Mrs Fred McCoinrlck
were in Denton.
Rev.
tied in
Mrs.
Tioga
Miss
while skating on i<-e.
Mss Clara Parker of
was here. .
Mr. and Mrs T. A.
children of Dallas visited here.
Arthur Haren died Tuesday
pneumonia.
Mrs. Ed Hodges and Mrs
Bryant- ware in Penton. .
J. H Holloway and son loaded a
cur ot household goods for Pe<os.
Hebron Hodges .oaded a car of
hotisehol i goods for Commerce
where he purchased a farm
Dr; t’openhaver has bought
automobile
Large springs,
Old roosters, each
HARTONVIL.e. NEWS.
BARTONVILLE. Jan 9 -Elbert
chambers is very sick.
Walter Chambers of Walters. Ok.,
visited here.
' There was a so lai at Mr. and
M. F.
time.
Unis
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown visited ■ W. J. Rogers of Fort Worth was
at Bartonville. ! here.
Josh uackson and family moved to Mr. and Mrs. Lane Dunagin spent
the Gsrza community. (Sunday with her father, J. P. x>ooley
Dr. Ada Kincaid visited rMs. J ! Andfow Mason's baby is sick.
O. Dorris. j Mrs. A.-J. Dunagin is up for the
Eluon Jones is quite sick. first time since Christmas.
Ed Brown of Bartonvlle was here. Ac-ase of scarlet fever has
Albert Lynch was in Garza. [reported fa Justin.
Dal - -
usfn
J('1S8
1G; s
wet >.
A TH.
I’LINVltew NEWH.
-7PLAI'C’IEW ,’sn
tne r is
Doti
I' orenno Bprits of Frankston
returned home today after visiting
E^L. Jones and family, accompanied
by Mr. Jones
Miss Eva Hlouht, who hue
visiting at Gor-mp, returned
his we«k and went id Pilot
.fCr the Heilings-Gee wedding
today.
A can of baking powder with
6fy |1 cash purchase. Pbonee 7.
TURNER BROS.
j DECATUR, Jan. 10.—Hon. A. D.
, Rogers, local representative from
Wise county in the Thirty-second
i legislature, announces for re-elec-
tion. "Mr. Rogers announces that he
i is a candidate for the speakership of
I the House, of the Thirty-third tx-g-
islature.
were in Dallas.
rs Bradley has moved” to
| farm she purchased here.
rt Fred Trimble has moved to
SOilob.
J. A. J. Rober son was in Lewis-
NEWS FROM KRUM.
KRUM, Jan. 9.-—Miss Naylor and
Fred Naylor are visiting at Ponder.
Mrs. Wil Warren and daughter
Mae Gillian of- Denton are visiting
Mr. and Mrs I. E. Jones.
Earnest Young of Gainesville was
here
Air Padgett, who has been visit-
ing at Denton, returned horn?.
j Johnnie Wilson of Fort Worth is
\ isiting L
Mrs. (ole
j people.
I J. Grubbs
Edith Fox
' There are
Krum will
tttte (the ifvt ti?
Ed
atives
Rev.
Mt
moved lour miles west of Krum.
Mrs.
visited at Sanger.
J. R. Huie, who spent the holidays
witiLhis partmts. returned to Odell.
Hatry Tate returned home from
visit in Oklahoma
Sylvester Chism is night operator
in the telephone office.
1. R, Park and wife have return
ed .lonl New Mexico.
Full Hufnnes went to Denton to
uteiio Draughon's business college
Miss Ad lie Hobbs visited Miss
Lena Binyan at Sanger;
Mr and Airs. Emmett
are visiting in Demon.
Cofer preached the
at Stony of Mrs. Al.
pioneer resident of
Tbe Denton Commandry of Knight
Templars elected the following offi-
cers for 1912:
B F. Paschall, eminent command-
er.
W. F.
W. D.
W H.
Ed F
Zumwalt, prelate.
K. H, EVers, treasurer,
P. G.' Beyett, recorder.
Dr M. C. McBride, standard beu.--
NEWS FROM COOPEHZ
COOPER. Jan. 9 —Skating has
been the Order of the day lately.
The creeks are frozen for the first
tlmo In several years.
Luther Bella returned
lin, Okla.
Mr. Boone visited his
Fort Worth.
John Nix and family
their Jiome south of Dallas.
Mrs Cook is moving fa the bouse
Mr. Nix vacated. > •
Mr. McCauley of Wylie Is viaitlng
ills son. Bond McCauley.
Mr. Johnson and family have
moved down on the McKinney road.
Dave Ogle and wife of
hrve move:! in the house
Williams.
I M COx. had one of
badly htfrt last week.
W. C. (.cmbeet visited
W. A. Com beat. ____________________________
8, I Armstrong and Walter Sny- returned to ballas thia moraing.
We are the agents for the P. & O. line of plows and we
“"■ are proud to handle a line of such merit.
They have been on the market since 1842, and
today they lead the world.
nouuetd 427 p«r>plo
or will unite with
churches 'in Denton, came to a suc-
cessful close Sunday night with six-
teen new conversions.
Tbe meeting has been in progress
for five weeks, and fa that time
many people responded to the evan-
gelist's call for converts. During the
last two weekt. there were as many
as 40 converts at one meeting and
never below sixteen. M-
The sermon Sunday night, after an
hour’s song service, was a simple-
worded one, but carefully calculated
to 'put a few rpokes" into one s
thinker. Mr. Adair chose for his
subject, "Why 1 belong to - the
Churcn." and his arguments were
good. He spoke at some length -upon
the reluctance of people who were
•■straight” of themselves, to join the
church, their plea sometimes very
earnest, being that there
many hypocrites in it."
simple illustration of a
telling a herd of cows, a
which wore not in good __________
and invariably gathered pn the out-
side of the herd, he told °f the pros-
pective buyer's criticism of the bunch
from the standpoint of the few
ones in the herd. "In a bunch
459 cows, all the buyer can see," he
said., "are the 50 or so that are not sion.
right up to-the mark. And those
5u o» so have to* go along with the
herd, even though the good ones are
judged somewhat by them, and the Church of Christ is drawing
lO-ice suffers >n c°n8e<iuenco. Fifty | audiences. Wednesday a
Liu c.attle can I »<>k like 250 bad: number attended the Bible
ones sometimes 1 class and the preaching.
"You see the church has some bad was one conversion, and
ones, but it has to carry them alodg wj!| be tonight,
with it, and the good members some-
times suffer lor it. But the bad
members are not what the church
stands for. a man can be a man,
whether .two or three men In hfs [
crowd are bad or good and it is only
a hat the church stands for that'
counts, not what the members stand '
far." I At the home of the bride's father.
He based his arguments upon the I a. H. Gee, ot Pilot Point J. M. HeL
good that the churches, as united )lng8 0{ Kansas City and Miss Vera
bodies, were doing for the uplift of jGee Were united in marriiage. Invl-
the world. He spoke of the orphans- tatiions were received by iienton
homes, food dispensaries, rescue | friends some time ago. Miss Gee is
homes, and all °t the almost unlim- sei] known in Denton having vlslt-
ited number of such organizations m e(j here several times,
big cities where th.e poor could find
shelter. He named in particular the,
free kindergariens with homes iu
connection where Women forced to
work Curing the dry or night could
'leave their babes and have them fed
ana attended to free of cost, "while
her husband is out on the streets
p-caching the personal liberty doc-
trine,’’ he added. “Where are the
reacue homes and tbe asylums and
the food dispensaries of the saloon?”
is ' They ar& out in the poor farms
where you can go to die. ’
“Just because you don’t approve
of some one thing in the doctrine ol
a church, or in the sermons of a__________
man," he said in conclusion, "is no the voters
excuse for your not being a good
member of the church and doing
your best to stand for what the
church stands for regaruieSs of what I
the other members stand for.”
The closing sermon was declared
by many to be one of the strongest
delivered by the evangelist during his
meeting here. In spite of the ex-
tremely cold weather the big taber-
r-acle was well-filled for the last
night's service and the tall far pro-
fessions was fallowed by a number
going forward.
G. W. L-
May Hughes • Tlday.
Rev. Thomas went to Van Alstyne
on business
Airs. Ashley is visiting In the
country.
A. Davis of Bomar, Ok , Is here.
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Edwards, W. C. Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912, newspaper, January 11, 1912; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1213698/m1/8/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.