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THE FORUM.
The people's column for the dis:
cussion of questions pertaining to
the public gaod.
@he Editor must know the names
of the contributors, and will guard
these names carefully.
® sible for any views expressed, and
‘reserves the right to veject any coms
! munication.
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HIGHER SALARIES, = -
"LARGER CHARGES.
Wor The Commercial. \
‘We have heard and read a good deal
of late about higher salaries for min-
isters. The correet solution of that
question depends upon conditions.
The laborer is worthy of his hire, and
the hire or salary should be graduated
ga
to the labor performed.
The church at large is suffering from
lack of sufficient preaching. Most
‘denominations have either not enough
= preachers or they do not do emough
preaching. Many churches are vacant
within ah denominational limits and
these limits could easily be extended
if more preaching could be had. How
is this shortage to be remedied? Is
it only feasible by raising the salaries
of ministers ? We believe that higher
«. Aalaries and more preaching should go
ether; and properly combined will
+8 pply the demand. ?
Look at the churches as now con-
stituted! Some of the ministersserve
but one congreation and rarely more
‘than two. There are many charges
‘consisting of but two congregations
that are not numeriéally or financiall
able to pay a big salary; but if two
«other small congregations could be
attached they could afferd to pay a
Jdarger salary and get all the preach-
.ing they want or need.
These weak congreations which are
mot able to raise as much money as
ghe stronger congregations are satis-
fied with servis every two weeks.
-A minister having feur preaching
points coald preach the :same sermon
-at three different churches every Sun-
day, and in that way he could give
two of his stronger churohes préach-|
ing every Snnday and $0 his two weak.
SongteEations aoe every two weeks.
ae
Wi Cer
charge were composed of three, oe,
congregations he could preach to each’
every Sunday. To reach the three
preaching points and return wonld
‘Bot regnire more than .ten.or fifteen
8s travel and one sermon would do
“fOr The thieo places. Surely no min-
.18ter, who wants to d6.his full duty,
wonld say that that would ‘require
‘to much labor, as
* {Look at Mr. Sunday. He presches
two sermons every of the week,
which are twice the length of the av-
-ersge minister's sermon. THe aver-
«age charges as now constituted are
_ too small. No congregation, howeyer
Hy , needs to have two sermons on
every Lord’s’ Day; one good sermon
~ furnishes ‘as much spiritual food as
wean’ be thoroughly digested and ap-
propriated. Now, then, as there is a
scarcity of ministers, why should not
‘their fleld of labor be extended or en-
~ larged, as by so doing the borders of
the church could be proportionately
enlarged? If the charges were en-
llarged the ministers’ salaries cotild be
-inersased withont increasing the bur-
‘dens of the members, and.50 per cent.
.more territory could be covered by
the present ministerial force.
: Pro Bono PUBLICO.
DOES IT PAY ?
incited by the reception of a former
article; That yourreaders, pupils with
mie, .and pupils of mine inthe common
schools of scveral states have agceord-
@d it, have the honor to suply another
as evidence of my ‘presence for duty.’
Hoping that this article may prove
helpful in directing thought, in sum-
ming up conclusions, or encouraging
those who are making an up-hill fight.
Among the many factors makingup
the scheme of things social, I can
think of none more potent for good
* or ill than the question, “Does It Pay’?
to hold allegiance to ‘‘John Barley-
eorn ?”’ or to retain the friendship of
those whe are aligned with him.
If not then cut the acquaintence at
once. Not on New Year’s Day, but
"with the theught and determination.
- Americans the world over are known
money-makers; A few accuse us of
ing “money-mad.”’
The latest departure in latter day
business methods is found to have fully
and sanely answered that question,
‘Does It Pay’’ with a big NO. Before
making ansinvestment or choosing an
oceupation, the question, “Does It|
Pay’’ stands before all others. The
composition of the human is an alch-
emy so cbmplex, so profoundly deep, |
that none may fathom the motives] ;
|
stirring men to action. Given friend-
ship, sociability, fashion, habit or her-
editary learning, these have each to
bear their share of the blame as the!
reason for this allegiance to “J.B.” |
But we of the modern school desire
4
i
freedom of choiee and would question
personal advantages. Great enter-
prises from individual incentive have
sprung, and a demand from the public
for this product, has eliminated all
personal ties, personal fecling between
capital and labor. This has giventhe
first and far reaching answer to the
question—*‘‘NO.”’
No one may now occupy a position
of responsibility, be it property or life
who will allow his sane judgment or
trained body to be dominated by a
stimnlus that will chouse his powers,
augment daring and minimize danger,
shortly to leave it exhausted, weak
and incapable for part of a duty assu-
med. A mere chuff. Round one and
“J.B.” is a loser by a vast per cent
Continuing from one corporation to
another spreads the slogan. To lum-
berman, mill, factory, and farm,would
you be reasonably sare of dividends,
eschew the consumer of strong drink.
Again and now properly alligned we
see the second power gaining an un-
conquerabie army. In the past and
especially in other lands beyond the
sea, misdirected. to-wit: —‘‘Universal
Suffrage.’! ;
Accomplished. . It will once for all
seal the doom of “J.B.” along with
opium, cocaime, ete., it will be found
together with arsenate, strychnina,
prussic acid, and all drugs of a dang-
erous character, whence no one may,
fear their poison save through the a -
tion of a reputable physician.
' To Universal Suffrage, I am not a
convert. , First, in the case of “J.B”
D’ve found it did not pay. = Agaim in
relation to Female Suffrage, I have
concluded that the Migges who has
waited 21 years shall be to measgood
a political judge as to voting a praper
sentiment, as the foreigner who has
been ziven the franchise in five. :
Avaunt, though leech of dividends;
Disturber of the social strueture of a
progperous commonwealth. Let us
«educate the foreigner’s wife to a
knowledge of the fact, that she will
hawe-it in her own hands to stop wife-
beating and many of the other prac-
tices brought from a land where the
weak are a prey for the bully, and
womanhood no better than the cattle
in the fields. Soon will dawn the day
when there will always be aplenty for
very christian charity. Be born the
pity that holds coin in its hands with
ithe eommisseration expressed; clean
community and each citizen, a man
-aefihonor and honored.
Respectfnlly submitted,
FRED OoumMAN.
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Decide Yourself.
‘The Opportunity is Here Backed by
3 Meyersdale Testimony.
Don’t take our word for it.
Don’t depend on a stramger’s state-
ment. : ;
Read Meyersdale endorsement.
Read the statements of Meyers-
dale citizens, :
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it.
W. H. Blume, carpenter, 221 Buech-
ley 8t., Meyersdale, Pa., says: —
‘‘About three months ago I was
trombled by my kidneys. Sharp
pains darted through the small of
my back and I didn’t know what
to «do. I could’nt sleep at might. My
druggist, Dr. Thomas, suggested that
I get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills
and 1 did so. I want to say that
they are all right. I used about three
boxes and am now much better.
I always recommended Doan’s Kid-
ney Pills to my friends and keep them
on hand at all times.” a
Price 50c, at all deaiers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. Blume recommends. Foster-
Milburn Co. Prop., Buffalo, N. 7.
ad. :
HARDY TUSCAN WOMEN. -
One Vigorous Old Dame Who Acted as
& Mountain Guide.
Illustrative of the hardiness of” wo-
men in Tuscany. Sir Francis Vane re-
lates in “Walks and People In Tus-
cany” the experiences of two Eng
lishmen avho were traveling in Italy:
and who appealed to a village innkeep-
er for a trustworthy guide to conduct’
them over the pass between the moun-|
tains of Rondinajo and Tre Potenze. i
To their surprise an old woman ap-:
peared and announced that she hadi
«come to make arrangements for the
Journey. They concluded she must be
the mother of their guide.
“What was eur amazement to learn
‘that this elderly dame was our destin
ed leader, and indeed she was got up
for the fray in long boots and short
skirts,
“On we tramped, she always ahead,
walking with a fine military swing
which a lifeguardsman might have en-
vied. The path was difficult and could
not be used by vehicles. Our guide
led us up the steep way which follows
a small and rushing stream
from out the side of Rondinajo. and up
it we ascended for am hour or more
issuing
until the pass was reached,
“We here had the merci
the old w
howey 1
Tt
ful intentior
n back 1
of sending
itention,
er on t
us befors
the end of
ne few m
we could induce her t
she had seen
the journey.”
us safely to
shortsightedness. :
sion’ of the fact of the imminence ot | dayit.
his return would change all lives. the
(By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON TEXT—“Luke 12:35-48.
GOLDEN TEXT--‘“Blessed are those
servants whom the Lord when he cometh
shall find watching.’’— eo 12:37.
The words of Jesus are the greatest
authority the believer has upon which
to
ing. Some refuse to have much to do
with this important theme because oth-
ers have perverted it or else “overly
emphasized it” yet in the 260 chapters |
in
distinct references to this theme, a far
greater proportion than is placed upon
some of the doctrines upon which
whole denominations have been found-
ed
40.
paragraph.
th
sions and the Kingdom of God and
epitomizes his teaching in v. 34. He
now sets before his disciplines what
sh
hi;
tus 2:13; II. Tim. 4:8).
watchful seems to contradict his sug-
gestions about anxiety. We need to
y
of
relationship with the world.
desire is not for self emrichment but
rather to be in such relations with God
as his rights demand and thus to bring
to
able epitomizes opportunity. Rightly
to
spells happiness for the disciple when
‘be the king shall appear. The evidence
that we are watching for his ‘appear-
ing consists of the readinessof the in-
dividual who is or is not watching,
v.
in
he comes ‘twill be #0 ‘be present at a
feast, v. 36. We cammnot ‘contract this
‘time and there i800 sll to service to-
morrow. Lions gint, ready for the bat-
tle or for the race, and lamps burn-
in|
th
ible evidence of ‘wentinuous service.
4148. Between this pardble and the
one which fol
asking the question, “Lord, Spéakest
thou this parable unto us, or even un-
conting of the teaching jyst ;
ance of the teaching just given
In this part Jesus wefers to stewards | tin
Gondgarvants) Bs it is thelr — not yet been sentenced.
preme business ek the rd wh :
by selling In onder tOigive. The one|,, No EuIky, prosecutor pay half
work of a servant is’ > give to the| “1 ® defendant half the
members of an Wousehold, ach in due costs” was the verdict returned in
season his portion of the father's
bountiful grace. John:21:15-17: I. Pet.
5:2; Jer. 3:15. There are many de-
ceitful servants who first feed them.
selves, or feed omly a portion of the
household, or whe fee
than bread, even the true bread of life,
L Pet. 2:2; 4:10, 11. Jesus teaches us
that each bond-servant shall likewise
be judged and that suddenly.
here presents to ms the fact that we
. shall all be judged. ‘That the measure
of our reward or @f our ‘punishment
is
knowledge and of our opportunity,
James 4:17. To him ito whom much
is
quired. Our presemt respor@bility is
that of being ready for the coming of
the King and of his Kingdom. The ex-
pression of that readiness is evidenced
by our lives of service. There are of
course many other phases of service
not included in this parable, but our
Lord is emphasizing opportunity, stew-
ardship, service, watchfulness. In or
der to fulfill our service we must enter
into fellowship with the king in his
reign, and those who ester into that
fe
reward vv. 37, 43. The measure of our
punishment is conditioned upon the
m
our knowledge can be enlarged as we
‘use our opportunities.
iin
acts of our Lord when he ghall return.
Tt
pel those whom he finds watching to
seat themselves that he may gird him-
self and serve them,
ourselves that we may serve him by
serving others (Matt. 25:40). But in
that tomorrow the day of his vietory,
he will gird himself and serve those
who have been watchfulness and cbe-
dient servants.
of
ge.
are not watching for the. King's ap
pe
in
The Kingdom of Godiig not in eating
an
LESSON
LESSON FOR MARCH 8
WATCHFULNESS.
(Temperance Lesson.)
found his belief in the Second Com-
the New Testament there are’ 818
* Relative Value.
I. The exhortation to watch, vv. 85- | -
This is the beginning of a ne
Jesus has been showing
e relative value of material posses-
all their attitude towards him during
s absence (II. Pet. 3:11, 12 R. V., Ti-
Thus to be
member, however, that the child
the Kingdom is in entirely new
His
others their highest good. This par-
make use of none's opportunities
35; I. 'Pet. 1:13. Jesus knocks at the
dividual heart (Rev. 3:20) but when
8 (light is always the result of same
ing being consumed), are today’s vis-
Peter's Question.
Il. The fon ‘to Peter, vv.
Peter interrupts by
ff rather
ll. The exhortations ‘Jesus Christ
dependent upon the ‘measure of our
given, of him shall ‘much be re-
llowship, who are faithful, he will
easure of our knowledge (wv. 48) an
IV. The Golden Text, {(w. 37). Is
tended to fix our attention upon the
seems astonishing that he shall com-
Here we gird
This is a suggestion
the exceeding grace mentioned by
V. The Temperance Lesson is sug-|
sted by the conduct of those who
aring (v. 45). They were indulging
the animal pleasures of the moment,
d drinking but consists of righteous-
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60 days in. jail
and costs of prosecution.
mine foreman and neglected to pro-
vide shelter holes along the mine
headingsiand properly protect elec-
Inspector Cunningham is
waging an energetic campaign against,
all violators of the mining laws in
order to reduce the number of fatali-
ties. :
Edward Kuchinsky and John Svish
=
> Bosh fa ins Sus swas the verdict rendered in the case
charge of endangering their lives by
carelessly jumping on a trip of loaded
cars in the mines of the United Coal
Company. They were sentemced to
ray a fine of $25 each and costs of
prosecution and paroled for one year.
In the case of Alexander Ches and [Bim by Deputy Sheriff Andrew J.
of Windber, charged
ted assault and battery
by Martin Voisosky, a jury rendered
a verdict of ‘‘not guilty, but pay the
costs.”? #
Frank Kesinoski of Acosta, prose-
-| cuted for agstult and battery by Ma -
niak, was convicted, but has
tric wires.
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i NEWS OF
THE COURT
FEBRUARY 24th.
At today’s session of criminal court;
A. J. Lowry of Confluence, charged
with violating the State mining laws
by Mine Inspector Fletcher W. Cum-
mingham of Somerset, entered a plea
of guilty and was sentenced to serve
pay a fine of $50
Lowry is a
the assault, and battery suit of Frank
Churneski against Martin Warzniak.
Charles,Gahor of Windber, char o y en
with maintaining a gambling Sree avoided. Foley’s Honey and Tar is
by Policeman Samuel. W. McMullen,
was paroled on payment of a $50 fine
and the costs of prosecution. ©
The grand jury returned’ true bills
today in the following cases: —Mich-
ael Harmely, larceny, Frank Tarr,
prosecutor; John G. Miller, larceny,
Albert H. Henry, prosecutor; August
Krause, assault and battery, Ellen
Krause, prosecutrix.
The grand jury ignored the bill of -
indictment and placed the costs on
the county in the case of David Sha-
piro and A. A. Shapiro of Meyersdale,
charged with receiving sto.en goods
by Constable Harvey E. Bittner.
Harvey Dunmeyer pleaded guilty
to a charge of adultery preferred
against him by Edward A. Shaulis,
and was paroled on payment of the
costs of prosecution and a fine of $50
- FEBRUARY 25th.
In criminal cour
true bill was retu
Waverly Qil Works
rg
1iMed by the grard
jury in the perjury case against Fred
Rowe of Meyersdale, in which the
prosecutor is Levi Deal of Groye City.
The suit is an echo of the failure of
the Farmers Bank of Meyersdale nine
years ago, of which 8. D. Livengood
was preside: t.At that time Rowe had
50 shares of the capital stock of the
Erie Coal & Coke company in the
bank as collateral on a loan.
good failed and made an assignment
forthe benefit of creditors, naming
Attorney Harvey M. Berkley as as-
Berkley disappeared last
summer and the stock was sold to
Rowe it is alleged, made an
affidavit last September that he own-
the Apostle Paul, Rom. 11:33. ed tho stock in order to preyent Deal
cos the same at an annual
eledi’on by the stockholders of the
It so happened, it seems,
that the disputed stock controled the
‘election, two factions of Stackholders harrow the heart of any mother.” |
being so evenly divided as to give] i
bill of indictment being presented
today.
A continuance was announced in
the case of Michael Harmely. eharged
ber.
It was announced that John G
Miller, charged with larceny ty Al-
justice.
A verdict of not guilty was render
merick was charged with impersonat-
ing an officer and larceny by Meri
toth of Acosta.
The grand jurv ignored the bills of
indictment in the following cases and
placed the costs on the prosecutors:
Benjamin Esseski, assault and bat-
tery, Blasko Poplaski, prosecutor;
Benjamin Poplosky, assault and bat-
tery, Bozto Fukopsky, prosecutor.
“Not guilty, but pay the costs,”
of August Krause, of Elk Lick town-
ship, charged with assault and bat-
tery by Ellen Krause.
James Yustano of Acosta, pleaded
guilty to a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons preferred against
Coleman, but has not yet been sen-
tenced.
A settlement has been effected in
the case of Jame Tyreny arg John
Thomas, charged with crnelty to ani-
mals by Walde Buechley. :
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CANING THE CULPRIT.
The Marks It Leaves Look Worse Than
the Whaling Feels.
In a London police court recently a
teacher in a public school was prose-
cuted for assaulting a pupil by caning
him. The magistrate decided that he
had not used undue violence and there-
fore discharged the master.
In this case the father of the boy
who had been caned” took him to a
physician_on the evening of the day
of his ca. Vigation and this doctor found
about fifteen wheals on the lad's back.
| This was evidence of severe punish
ment, but the magistrate considered it
was not too severe for the offens.:
parents had formed an exaggerated
opinion of the amount of force th:
had been used.
Commenting on this the London Lun
cet says:
“A blow from a cane causes at the
time an appreciable amount of pain
(which, by the way, is what it is in
tended to do). but it leaves behind
mark quite out of proportion in its
formidable character to the amount of
suffering which it causes after the first i
sting has been endured. If any one
doubts this, having perhaps avoidei
the opportunity to ghserve it in tho
course of an exempiury boyhood, the
experiment is easily made. Any small
boy will. » willing to do his share br
inflicting! pon the seeker after truth
a sharp cat or two. the results of
which will no doubt be distinctly fel:
for a time, but only for about an hou
while there will be visible on the wel
protecteC and tender skin of the ba
for some days wheals which woul
|
In other words, a boy’s back after :
ness and peace and joy in the Holy | Deal a controlling interest if he were | caning looks far worse than it feels.
ne
14:17.
rit, Rom.
t generation, from an
e result of the most criminal |
first
The effect of in-| allowed to vote the disputed stock. |
> on the death rates, on the | 74’ prevent Deal’s success Rowe, it is
economic | ojgimed, swore that he owned the |
int or viewed from any angle, | cook. Deal, the prosecutor, claims | of this blamed town, and I'm goi;
A clear apprehen- | that Rowe swore falsely in that affi- | leave it. I want the longest jou
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Methodist Episcopal church sen®
with larceny by Frank Tarr of Wind- vice, Rev. G. A.Nceld pastor—Ses-
vices at10:30 a. m, Sunday sch 019:5
a. m. Epworth League at 6:45 Pp. m.
Evening service at. 7:30,
S88. Philip and James QOatholie
hurch, Rev. J. J. Brady, pastor.—
| Mass nex; Sunday 9 and 11 a. ma,
Vespers and Benediction at 7:30 p- fa
Church of the Brethren— Preaching
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday
School, 9:20 a. m. Christian Workers.
Meeting at 6:50 Pp. m. Bible Class,
Saturday evening, 7:30 p. m. Teacher
Training classes meet Monday evening.
7 and 8 o'clock, respectively. Sunday
School Workers Meeting, Friday-
evening, 30th inst., at 7:30.
Brethren Church, H. L. Goughnoue-
pastor—Services on Sunday, March 8,
at Summit Mills in the morui -
in the afternoon at Salisbury and
in the evening in the Meyersdala.
chrreb. Sunday School and Chrisg-
ian Endeavor at ‘usual hours. All
are cordially invited..
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Keep your hands clean! It is nob
without reason that the expression
‘‘his hands are clean’ has grown to
be a synonym for moral as well as
Physical cleanliness.
The hands are the part of our body
most frequently in contact with in-
fected and unclean materials. Unless
precautions are observed until they
beconie a habit this will lead to the
conveying of, disease germs to the
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mouth either directly or by the handi-
ling of food or anything we put into
which had caused it. and said tha. | the mouth.
Keep soap and stiff bristlle brush
always convenient ana make it a rule
| to. wash your hands thoroughly befora
each meal. Before Preparing food or
serving it.
After the necessary toilet attentions.
After attentions to the sick and
the handling of articles in a sick
room.
It is a common thing to find second-
ary cases of typhoid and other diseases
which have resulted from the failure
to observe the latter precautions.
And if the nurse must act as cook
some disinfectant such as a 2 per cen
carbolic solution should be used ag
well as thoroughly scrubbing the
hand with plenty of soap and warm
water. The nails should receive par-
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Washing the hands is one of the
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