West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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Items from the Churches
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We Can Please You
The Graham Printing Co.
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Bargains in Real Estate
Write or call on
DURATION OF LIFE.
' Woman’s Home Missionary Society. This is up to us. for we will meet
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Graham Auto
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STRANGE WAYS.
on
West Side Square
BURL L. MARTIN.
First-class Cleaning and Pressing.
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The Graham
Printing Co.
of This is a personal question and
we all must give answer to God
Supply Company
CHAS. WIDMAYER, Manager.
II You Want It.
We Have It!
ilaims
hus-
We can supply you with
anything used in an of-
fice. Our complete line of
w how
Ginder.
Elk City,
few days
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her day
An auc-
is fields
farmer
Song.
Close by all repeating t h e
Lord's Prayer.
some
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Slaugh-
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the din-
it set a
like the
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eople at-
home of
Top com-
g night,
time.
it the day
laughter.
Irs. B.
ly, it’s
How may snow remind one
spiritual refreshments?
Prayer H. L. Morrison.
“I never saw anybody no devoted
an that man to continued stories."
“Yes, he even begins his breakfast
with a cereal.” ‘
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R. Dol-
Sunday,
lie Pres-
tin Bini
First Actor—So you’ve gone hack
to the straight drama ?
Second Ditto—Yes, I’m in one oi
these “crook” plavs.
“A popular book is religious in
one way.”
“What way’s that?”
“It always keeps lent.”
300 ACRES, four miles south of Graham, all in cultivation,
two sets of houses, barn, good well water for
cash rent.
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We deliver on short no-
tice anything in printed
Letterheads, Billheads,
Envelopes,
in fact, any special office
stationery you need in a
hurry.
The above property can be bought for one-fourth
cash, balance on easy terms.
Automobile Accessories
and Supplies
Leave orders at Tidwell & Son's or drop us a postal card
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
100 ACRES, seven miles north of Graham, 60 acres in culti-
vation. good improvements. Cheap.
160 ACRES, south of Graham, 90 acres in cultivation, im-
proved.
160 ACRES, twelve miles south of Graham, 50 acres in cul-
tivation, improved.
COAL
We are prepared to fill your orders for .
Coal in any quantity.
Extra Quality Lump Coal
$4.50 per ton delivered
You Want to Be Well Dressed, Don’t You?
Wear Tailor-made Clothes
They always fit snug and look well as long as they last We
have on display a large line of samples that will attract you.
Suits from $15.00 up.
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Copy Pencils and Inks
Writing Fluids, all sizes
Hooks, Letter Files
Tube Glue
Library Paste
Bill Books
Bill Collector’s Books
Blank Books
all sizes and grades
Carbon Papers
Typewriter Ribbons
for all machines
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Ladies’ Correspondence
Stationery
All the latest patterns and styles. Also
Embossed Initial Stationery
in tablets--very neat and pretty
Be sure and examine this stock
We are displaying an exceptional
and exquisite line of
R. E MABRY,
Graham, Texas.
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For clubs and parties we carry a large
stock of Crepe Napkins-about twenty de-
signs, Tally and Score Cards, Program
Pencils, Bridge and 500 Sets.
dy will
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County
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ertising
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have
busi-
We Make Your
Office Work
Easy
Graham Coal Company
Proprietors Burch Mines
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reek from
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hat use
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The Missionary Society of the
Methodist church met in regular
session at the church Monday at
3 o’clock. Members present 14;
absent 37.
Buffon, the naturalist, makes the
following calculations on- the dur-
ability of life: From the best calcu-
lations only one out of 3,210 reach
the age of one hundred. Of 1,000
infants nursed by the mqther, about
300 die; of the same number
nursed out 500 die. More people
live to a great age in elevated situ-
ations than in lower ones.
Of the children born alive, on-
fourth die before eleven months, one-
third before the twenty-third month,
half before their eighth year, two-
thirds of mankind die before their
thirty-ninth year, three-fourths be-
fore their fifty-first yeas, and of
about 12,000 only one survives 8
whole century.
we lay the
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Methodist.
The pulpit of the Methodist
church was occupied at both
hours on last Sunday by Rev. J.
H. Stewart, Presiding Elder of I
the Brownwood district. Bro.
Stewart is one of the most logi-
cal and clear sounding preachers
in the Conference. His language
is good, the delivery is forcelul,
and to this he has a commanding
appearance in the pulpit which
gives force to his utterances.
— The subject of the morning
discourse was on the “choice of
Moses." It was shown that he
was making a choice that was to
be both for time and eternity,
and that in a sense he was mak-
ing a choice that was to be made
by all. He was to choose God
or reject. The preacher was par-
ticularly impressive when he said
that when his boy should come
to the parting of the road that
he would like to be thereto point
him in the right direction.
The subject for the night ser-
ord ate
vith Mrs.
Scripture reading by President
Mrs. C. W. Johnson.
“Sadness of Working Chil-
• dren’s Lines,” Mrs. Graham.
“What We Are Doing to De-
velop- Character Through the
Play Instinct,” Mrs. Bowman.
“Review of Evangelistic Effort
and Result," Mrs. Lynch.
Response to roll call with a re-
port of our foreign missionaries.
Mrs. Graham reported literature
given away, 30 pieces; visits to
.sick, 5; number of tithers, 27.
Mrs. Burkett, treasurer, report-
ed for week of prayer $102.55;
collection on dues since the last
meeting $4.85.
Adjourned with prayer.
The Methodist Orphans’ Home
shower will be at Mrs. C. W.
Johnson Friday, Dec. 13, from 3
to 5 and 7 to 9 o’clock. Every-
body urged to come. - A program
of music and readings.
ears are closed but because men’s he was three and a half years
lips are dumb."! clearing away the drift wood of
Services For Next Sunday superstition and self righteous-
Rev. J. Hail Bowman, pastor ness so that they might build
of the Methodist church, has been upon the rock of Christ Jesus
honored by being invited to oc- only. Jesus said on this rock I
cupy the pulpit at the Agricul- will build my church. Matt. 16:18.
tural and Mechanical College on Second we have tower of Chris-
next Sunday. Bro. Bowman will tian infuence. Jamessays that
leave for that College Friday. we are to be doers, and not hear-
Rev. B. A. Snoddy will occupy ers of the word only. Jesus said
the pulpit at the Methodist if any man will come after me,
church in the absence of the pas- let him deny himself, take up
tor. All who can are urged to the cross and follow me. Are
attend you ready to deny yourself for
the cause of Christ? Some play
Christian Endeavor Program. cards, when there are so many
Subject Lessons of the Snow, who need help. Do you think
Leader Roberta Akin. that Jesus Christ would go with
home, but he must go to it; come
back to his father to enjoy th*’
blessings awaiting him. Then
to build we must first clear away
God upon His own terms, at His
appointed place, and at the time
He may fix. How will you meet
Him? Then the laat scene. It
costs something not to be a chris-
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and not to man. Next we see
the one who did not count the
cost, he at the last has failed.
Have we counted the cost. and
are we willing to pay the price?
“That was a famous love affair of
Hem and Leander."
“I’m—yes, no it was. By the way,
did the story end at Ueno?”
mon was on Esau selling his
birth right. This was also an
impressive and effective sermon.
It was largely an exhortation to
: you to the card table and spend
His precious time irf that way?
Do you think -that Jesus Christ
would go with you to the dance
hall? Would it be right for the
preacher to do these things? It
is right for him to if it is right
for any of his members to do so.
Then Paul said that if meat
cause my brother to offend or to
Im* offended I will eat no meat.
What is your influence upon the
1 world of lost men and women?
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A Big Bargain.
466 acres 10 miles south of
Graham, 5 room house, good cis-
tern, 3 tanks, 50 acres in cultiva-
tion, price $5.00 per acre. See
C. W. Hinson,
Graham, Texas.
men not to sell out to sin. The the rubbish before
afterwards, or effect of sin was foundation; before rebuilding the
clearly shown. “The reason," ' walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah
said the preacher “that men do he cleared away the rubbish and
not find God is not because God’s before Jesus built His church
Scripture reading. Job 38:1-27
Song.
Prayer of Praise H. P. Rose.
The following questions will
be answered promptly, if not, call
on some one to answer them.
Why is snow an emblem of
purity?
Song.
How is soiled snow like sinful
life? What can we learn from
the transient character of snow?
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Opening song, “My
Looks Up to Thee.”
Led in prayer by Mrs.
Graham.
Next Sunday.
Bible school at 9:45. Mr. Hor-
ace Tidwell, Superintendent.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7
p. m. Morning subject, The
New Testament Church. Even-
ing subject, Courtship, Love and
Marriage (Lecture). When to
marry, who to marry, how to
marry and how to stay married.
On Sunday night, Dec. 16, we
will give our lecture, "Jesus on
trial," using fourteen witnesses,
also have Judge, Jury and clos-
ing with Attorneys' plea. You
are invited to meet with us.
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Christian.
The building of a tower, Luke
14:28.
We have here three scenes;
first, the sitting down to count
his money, draws the plans,
counts the cost of the material,
foundation and labor. There
were three kinds of towers in an-
cient times, the watch tower,
tower of refuge, and memorial
towers. So this text may apply
to us in three ways; first the tow-
er of Christian hopes; hope uever
looks back, it never sees the
present nor the past. Hope nev-
er lives in the future. We look
with the eye of faith down the
vista of futurity and hope for
joys eternal, and sing my hope is
built on nothing less than Jesus’
blood and righteousness; not on
the blood alone, but right doing.
Jesus’ blood has the saving pow-
er if we rightly apply it by and
through obeying Him. The
prodigal son had a welcome
awaiting him at his Father’s
Faith tian. To be unprepared to meet
God costs everything, life, heav-
A. M. en and the eternal joys promised
to the faithful.
New Tires. Fire Proof Garage
Day and Night Service Cars
Presbyterian.
Present in the Sunday school
60 with offering of $15.65.
The morning theme was a
“call to the Gospel Ministry."
The pastor used,. Acts 20:28 as
the proof that God calls through
His word and spirit to the life-
work of preaching the gospel.
Dabney says that a call is God
enlightening and influencing
man’s conscience and understand-
ing those of his Christian breth-
ren in thV Bible truths. circum-
stances and qualifications that
point to preaching as his life’s
work. The spirit of God may
use man and the church to help
impress the heart and life to hear
and accept the divine call.
To every young man this great
work should lx* held up, and by
every Christian young man, mak-
ing a choice of avocation, this
might be considered.' Could God
use me to help my fellowmen to
higher. nobler life here and to
eternal life hereafter? The dig-
nity and glory of the office of
minister is clearly set forth in
God’s word by the names used in
scripture. He is called a shep-
herd, an ambassador, an elder, a
bishop. The nature of his work
is glorious as a peace maker, a
comforter who cheers hearts in
time of sorrow, an undershep-
herd to lead and feed the flock,
look after those who might go
astray, build character for time
and eternity. The rewards are
glorious for who receives more
love by the great masses than a
man who ministers in need? Or
has greater opportunity to reap
the joy of seeing souls born into
the kingdom; souls saved from
darkness to light?
Then, too. the great need of
laborers should appeal to
thoughtful young men who de-
sire to serve God with their souls
and their bodies which they must
recognize belong to God. Other
professions with larger financial
remuneration are crowded to ov-
erflowing, such as law, medicine,
bookkeeping and merchandising. '
There are ten men for every
government position. But not
so with the ministry. Ft. Worth
could use every man that gradu-
ates from our Texas Seminary
and leave none lor the other nine !
Presbyteries and not a man for
the 800,000,000 of the heathenI
darkness.
The callcomes to every Chris-
tian home to pray the Lord of
the harvest to send forth laborers
into His vineyard.
In the morning the special
music was an anthem and a solo
by Mr. C. P. Hutchison;
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