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POLK CQUlTTY imxro wvmi nftTO 0AE0U1TA Mill BEFORE CONGRESS ' Xessok : (By - REV. P. B F 1TZ WATER, D D Treacher of English : Bible in the Ik "dj i Bible Institute ef Chicago.) (Ctopyricht.lg,jbtmjjSfrwspHpfr fal-.a. LESSON FOR JUNE 22 v A NUMBER OF.BIG PIECES OF LEG ISLATION ON PRQGRAM IS i UNPRECEDENTED. ft LONG DEBATES ARE CERTAIN I, '- V. ."."V V ft IIOUSAXDS of expert marksmen will IT be guests of the United' States navy I during August on the largest of the I chain of rifle ranges constructed by I the bluejackets during our war with X Germany. Invited to be present were ""TCSgJ teams of the army, navy and marine corps as well as two delegations from ft' every state and territoryone rep- I : l, X"-i Hr?i o 1 nnorrl unit .1 . senim luv i.vmv vuuu urn i, anu uiie me; Man riflemen. Transportation and subsistence' enses of the service teams and the teams' Cvnatpd to represent the states ten paid hy the United States government iy other teams may attend by defraying their m expenses. ;. The intent of the government this year Is to jlcome at Caldwell representatives of all anches of American marksmanship. Trick looting, however, will not be allowed. As the sociation puts it, "the marksmanship to be tured is the deadly deliberate shooting of the': d which left Belleau Wood and the Chateau tierry wheat field covered with Hun dead. I The gathering of riflemen will be known as Je National Matches of 119, and is the latest ' a long series of marks anship competitions in ituted in 1003 and held mually whenever pos )Ie for the purpose of imuTating rifle prae--ce as a national sport ; jvelopins riflemen . hav ig the attainments re tired of instructors in fle shooting during the ar, and of restoring the nited States to her ghtful and traditional ! ace as the premier na )n of marksmen. The hig matches will ' held at Caldwell, J- "45 minutes from roadway.': According to details now being far inged by Lieutenant Colonel William C. Harllee, . S. M. C, who is executive officer of the atches, rifles will begin to crack in competition s early as July 1, and the final "cease firing" ill not sound much before September 1. Duifc ig the first part of this period practice matches nd minor competitions will be scheduled. These 'ill be followed up by a period of instruction i marksmanship for the civilian teams who will articipate in the national matches.; After the chool of instruction, a series of marksmanship ompetitions, which include some of : the oldest nd most historic of rifle contests, will be held y -the National Rifle Association of America, hese events will lead up to those American larksmanship classics which are called the Na lonal Match es. The National Matches, ; there ore, will probably be held toward the middle t end of August. ' r, -:V. They consist of three competitions. The most mportant is the National Team" Match. In this ivent teams of-12 shooting members are pitted igainst one another. Each" ' team, using the. nited States military rifle, fires 20 shots rapid i'"e at a target 200 yards -away, 20 shots slow fire t a target G00 yards away and 20 shots slow "e at- a target 1,000 yards away. To the victors 0 this competition are awarded four trophies ch are highly prized among marksmen: One ' Prize to the service teams; a' second to the Na fonal Guardsmen; a third to the civilian clubs, m a furth to schools and colleges. a The first trophy is known as the National , "Phy. It is a bronze plaque shoeing Mars 10hng in leash the "dosrs-Af wrM Th- p. p trophy is known as the Hilton trophy, - it Is ' a oronze has-jrellef. hung-about with ''scalps' POU Which are rpPnrflorl ftid nac K pat nave won it cinQ if i . m 1878. The third Is known as the Soldier l Mamthrm I .V. i . ,Mao . ' u 3 a oionze statuette ana is tne ldest of the three. ' The second of the National Match competitions as the Nntlnrml Tn11v1nol irn,t, n.A. ow n!Ul als ,nstead of teams Participate, fol- uwing thp sumo ix-. m . . ui lire DrescnDea in ine rum competition. - ' kna?1!111 cornPetItlor Is known as the Na mm nt0MMatch and the hnor of being vie--Wl! th5f event is as highly prized among tinn , T:?.T.SIa8t8 as 18 victory in the - muiviaual Match among riflemen. Program l8 Attractive. Whes Pr8ram - the National Rifle Association i .1 &0 less attractive to marksmen. it 5 ry'M'awaMftWJfttallllnnMlll)l MS.' 1. -:;4miv :'.::: 'Wii '"uiuieuon. a match snot at tar- U. ,JW Sards :iwnv vv ,..1 .v..w ona "c wmuer ujl wuicii uwuo Ameripnn .wi 1(J wtmbledon cup; presented to 'inenien hv tha t.i t 1 tti Rnee rh, 1 assumes the title of "long 1 se champion Tw,Tnr -r .. the ohl uc i5 l" ieecn Ajup Aiaicu ent time n y 11 comPetition at the pres- -N- R. a jn ver tankard, a gift to the fie tan', .1Ss'4 jy the captain of the Irish totm- " "1UC" that take ship Part in tl "I rnn . """ ii L'O titlo trom the chief executive and Iari Com !?ry champion,- and there Is the ""nnnr . . - "n-ii uueii to evervDoay. me Vin tJ Ch is aLto a signal honor. The 1oned ff;0,npetitIon was Officers 1, contest. ?r of Then- year visited this country ie first international marksman- is the President's Match, to which-goes an autographed letter everr congress authorized the participation of teams composed of members of civilian rifle clubs which, are organized under the national board for the promotion, of rifle practice in the war department At the outbreak of the war with Germany there were in the United States more than 2,000 of these clubs .with an aggregate In dividual membership of about 100,000. r- During the war the membership of many of -these clubs was decimated by' volunteer enlist ments and the draft, but since the armistice and - the demobilization of the troops most - of the clubs have become more active than ever before. ' The opening of the National Matches to civilian and riflemen has proved a wonderful Impetus to rifle practice as a sport, and the ef fect of this policy, together with that of the government In fostering the organization of rifle clubs, were apparent In the records of American ! marksmanship made on the fields of France. ' Two Teams From Eajch State. Under the laws controlling the government competitions, a National Guard team and a civil ian team from each state are authorized to at tend the matches. These teams are named by the governor of the state, who may select the personnel of the teams through competition or. according to geographical distribution, or arbi trarily. In addition to the two teams authorized, as many additional teams as desired may en ter the competitions at their own expense. The National Matches, since their Inception' and until 1918, have been held either upon a United States army or a state rifle range. This year, however, the championships will be .de cided upon a United States navy range. ; For the past ten years the navy has made every effort to develop Its bluejackets Into good riflemen, on the theory that proficiency with small arms contributes in a large degree to pro ficiency in handling huge naval rifles, developing among the men physical control and co-ordination of mind and bodya principle which found enthusiastic supporters in Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Franklin D. Roosevelt There fore, when war was declared against Germany, the office of gunnery exercise of the navy de partment lost no time in enlarging, the scope of Its courses in marksmanship.- The development of this activity took the form of establishing a chain of rifle ranges the principal stations being at : CaMweil, N. j the largest of the chain; Wakefield, Mass. ; Cape May, N. J. ; Peekskill, N. Y. ; Great Lakes, near Chgo; Glenn Burnle, Md; Va - Mount Pleasant S. C-and San Diego, Cal. On-these ranges corps of trained instructors no onlv saw to it that the seamen from the battle ship fleets were trained In handling of arms but took on the work of Instructing-any anny recruits S were sent to them. In in connection with the range chain. Secretary Daniels threw open the facilities of the navy " g camps to citizens, urging all civilians fn vl(,it the ranges and learn to shoot. . : Recognlzlnthe service which the navy has nerfomefln the cause of rifle practice toward -tfiS the United States again to Its tradi nnf nlace in the forefront of nations as marks men tt national board for the; promotion of Hfle'Dractice recommended that the secretary of war awept an offer made by the secretary of war accept v. . , - ntrpS for use w of one or tne Dig ml honor. The - - Mntrhes In 1919. Approving thA fritt nt the during We ,ttUU.1"" A.-r wr en- tv.:. omcervs 1 - rwnmmenaauuu, . - , "t u luc marine corps. . rt tho nan to conduct me NeS i9,6 ?ero participated in the National, dered the invitation to the petitions. the conduct of the UCB anil iv. army, the navv. the marine com national Guard That year, how- for department he placed t conduct matches ' under the director of gunnery exercises, U. S. na vy, and named Lieu tenant Col. William C. Harllee, U. ; S. M. C, as executive - officer. Colonel Harl lee has long been Identified with rifle practice in the navy and among the ma rines. He conceived the "idea of a great chain of navy rifle ranges and at the beginning of the war undertook the work of - construct- lng the greatest single range system ever established, and had it in full operation soon after war was declared. Scope of Program. In undertaking to conduct the National Matches of 1919 at the invitation of the-secretary of .war, the navy planned to. overlook nothing toward making- these competitions the greatest of their long line and toward gathering at Caldwell representatives of all the branches of American marksmanship. The United States army rifle of the same type which was used by the American army and marine corps division in France will predominate in most of the : events, but the high-power serv ice weapon, capable of carrying a steel-jacketed bullet to an extreme range of more than three miles will not be featured to - the exclusion : of other firearms except In the strictly government competitions. But for the purpose of 5 supplying the contestants in the government events with the best rifles and ammunition which can be pro cured the government arsenal at Springfield is now at work producing weapons, while the Frankfort arsenal Is turning out the necessary ball cartridges. ; To provide a program attractive to all shoot ers at the National Matches it Is planned to stage at Caldwell events in which the small-bore rifle will be fired at short ranges, as weir as a few events to interest any of the trap-shooting fra ternity who may drop in as transients or as .visitors. The Caldwell range Is within 20 miles of New York City and within accessible distance of a population of 10,000,000. It was built en tirely by the force of bluejackets which operated it It is a model range In every respect. It was the last range built by the navy and all the best features developed In the construction of other ranges were utilized there. It has unlimited capacity for targets. It can accommodate 100 teams for each stage of the match twice as many as any other range, and has the largest and best , equipment of buildings of any range in America. It has electric lights and all .modern conveniences, with splendid facilities not only for shooting but also for the accommodation and -entertainment of the regular teams and transient participants and visitors. " Caldwell is reached at a cost of twenty-seven cents by the Hudson Tube from New -York to Newark," and thence twelve miles by trolley to Caldwell. . While the range is now open andavailable to the general public for practice, the "executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Harllee, will maintain an office at the offices of the National Rifle as sociation in Washington and all Inquiries should be addressed there until July 1, when the Na tional Match staff will assemble at Caldwell. Rifles' will be furnished at the firing polnte or visitors may bring their own rifles. ' An in structor ! (coach) will be provided at each firing point and when separate parties visit the range special instructors will be assigned to thenf to give preliminary instruction.- The range is now open for all comers and groups or teams visiting the range for practice preliminary to participat ing In the matches will receive special Instruction. ' ; Beginning about July first dally re-entry will be conducted under the auspices of the National Rifle association and each jday there will be awarded medals to the winning competitors and qualification medals to all who qualify in the Na tional Rifle' association, marksman, sharpshooter and expert rifleman courses. At no time either before or during the matches, will there be any expense for range practice. Sleeping accommo-r datlons will be provided without charge (but sojourners must bring their own blankets), and meals will be furnished at the cost price of the navy ration (now 60 . cents per day) . A "team" In the National Team Match con sists of twelve (12) principals or firers, two or more alternates, one coach, and a team captain who may be, or may not be also a principal or firer. The rules of the match will provide for teams from universities, colleges and schools, and it is earnestly hoped that a large number of uni versities, colleges, military : schools and high schools will be represented by teams. - A separate pistol range will be operated so that pistol shooters may be accommodated at any time. When the more important pistol , matches are held, it will be necessary to have them cm the larger rifle ranges In order to provide a suf ficient number of targets. Appropriation , Bills .Must. Be Put Through in a : Hurry, but Some Other Measures Will Require a Great Deal of Time. " " - f t By EDWARD B. CLARK. : Washington. Congress is consider ing,' or: already has considered in part, a program of legislation on which near ly every : measure ; appears . as a top liner. It Is. doubtful If ever before in the history of the country, there were so many big pieces of legislation be fore congress at one time , as is the case today, and In saying this one is mindful of those congressional periods in which the country was engaged in war. . It is only necessary to take a list of the comparatively few things which were given either full or partial con sideration In one or the other of the two. houses within the space of four days In order to prove the point of the legislative importance of this ses sion. .: ' . In less than a handful of extremely hot weather days congress discussed the, woman suffrage amendment; the peace treaty ; legislation for the return of telegraph and telephone lines to pri vate operation ; the repeal of the lux ury tax section of the war revenue bill ; a resolution for the investigation of war department expenditures ; the agricultural appropriation bill, with Its rider to repeal the daylight saving law ; the request of the railroad admin istration for $1,200,000,000 for use In operating the rail lines during the cal endar year ; army and navy appropria tion bills; enforcement of war-time and constitutional prohibition, and leg islation concerning the display of the red flag in public demonstrations. Will Require Months of Work. It is some list, is It not? One or two of these things already have been acted upon, but weeks and perhaps months of discussion must follow be fore even this comparatively small sec tion of the congressional calendar can ba cleared up. It is perfectly futile to attempt at this early stage of the session to prophesy what congress will. Ldo in many of these matters. The. Republican majority, of course, must consider the possibility of presiden tial vetoes, and must make up its mind whether it will profit more by a veto than by holding off on legislation which Is certain to meet the T forbid." For two or three weeks prior to the convening of the extra session the be lief of bystanders and onlookers In Washington was that September would see the close of debates and that at that time the congressmen might re turn to their hohies to get three months' rest before coming back again for the regular session in December. Now all such thoughts have gone down the wind. Congressmen are all plan ning to stay here at least until con vention time next year. It Is believed that unless something comes to change the complexion of things the senate will debate the pact of peace and the covenant of the league of nations for months, v ' It is of course possible that means may yet be found to separate the pact of peace from the league covenant for action purposes, and if this is the case it is probable that the treaty will be sanctioned quickly, while heaven knows how long the debate on the league itself will' continue, or what Its fate is to be. The opposition is as bitter as ever, while advocacy Is Just as firm as ever. " " Haste With Appropriation Bills. s There Is speed being made on the appropriation bills. It is absolutely necessary In order to run certain branches of the government that these bills, shall' be put through and signed by the president before the advent of July. Not very many times in the his tory of the government have depart ments been compelled to run money less. Once on a time . the army got along a while without any pay. Con gress passedan army appropriation bill,, but tacked a rider on tor It which the president of the United States did not like. ! Hayes was president at the time. . The president cannot sign part of a bill while vetoing part of it He must either sign or veto the whole thing. It is likely some day that the occa sional mounting of riders in the sad dles of appropriation bills will be dis continued. As a rule the riders never reach their destination.' One thing will delay to some extent legislation In congress this year. There will be a presidential campaign on In 1920, and the invariable custom of con gress has been to talk considerable politics during the session preceding a presidential campaign. It is as Im possible, apparently, to divorce politi cal speeches from the consideration of legislation in congress as it would be to divorce the ocean from the shore. The contact Is close and probably al ways will be close. Legislation, hot weather and politics make three In separable companions in the good sum mer time In Washington preceding the year In which the i American people choose their chief magistrate. A wrist whistle Is made for the use of soldiers and policemen.. LOVE. . LESSON TEXT-I Cor.!l3. GOLDEN ' TEXT Now; abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these Is love. I Cor. 13:13. ADDITIONAL. MATERIAL Lev. 19:18;" Deut. 6:4, 5; John 10:27; 3:18; I Johq 4:7-21. PRIMARY. TOPIC How to Show Our Love. ' . - ' . ' ' JUNIOR TOPIC Whom We Should Love and How. . . V; t- INTERMEDIATE TOPlC-The Greatest Thing in the World. -:. . 1 SENIOR AND ADULTTOPIC-rThe Strongest Bond Between Men und Women. . The School of Gentleness. With what Infinite gentleness the Great Physician ministered to briii ed reeds and broken hearts ! What tender names be gave them! Sot! "Daughter ! He .was never routrli. never brusque, never Impatient. nHy- in a hurry! His, tender approach wa part of the cure. His very touch ha1 healing power. He bandied the bur-. dens of men In such a way as to Im mediately make them lighter. Many a broken heart was strangely comfort ed by his presence even before i he life had been made. whole. Most sure ly the hospital work of our , Savioui' was a school of gentleness ! The best gift of the- Holy Spirit Is -the love of God shed abroad In our hearts. Not all can teach, preach, work ..miracles, speak with ; tongues; but the gift of love is within reach of all. The "more excellent way" of the last verse of chapter 12 is the-way of love. . Love is not a mere sentl- ' ment or emotion, but a .mighty dy namic which transforms the life, ex pressing itself In practical service to men. I. The Pre-eminence of Love) (w. 1-3). . It transcends: - - . - (1) Speaking ith tongues.: For men to possess the loftiest eloquence, to be able to speak in other languages,. ' and tobe lacking in love Is to be as; sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.. ; Pleasing and powerful speaking is de sirable,' but to love Is better. (2) The gift, of prophecy. To dis close the events of the future, to be. able to unfold all mysteriesof nature and providence is good but to . love Is better. (3) Faith of the most vigorous kind. Such as would remove mountains. (4) Philanthropy of the most gen erous sort, prompting one to surrender-all earthly goods for the sake of the poor. (5) Heroism which leads even to martyrdom without love is profitless. II. The Attributes of Love (w. 4-7). 1. It is long-suffering and kind. It means not only to bear long but to be kind all the while. Patience is a re markable virtue. It is much easier to bear long than to show the spirit of kindness all the while. ' ' " " I 2. -? It is free from envy. Those who love are free from that envy which is engendered because of the good, or the success of others. .- 3. It Is free from empty boasting. -Lovetias as Its supreme aim the doing of good to all and does not seek their admiration and applause. 4. It Is; well behaved. Love is po lite and mannerly. It knows how to behave at all times. 5. It is unselfish Love seeks the good of others and Is forgetful of self. 6. Does not give 1 way to passion. It Is not quick tempered. It is not easily aroused to resentment. 7. It takes no delight In evil; does not impute evil motives to others; is not suspicious, but forgiving. 8. It rejoices in the truth. It sym pathizes with that which is true and has a common joy , with it. 9. It beareth all things that , is, it Incases itself with its own mantle and shuts all evil ouL . 10. It Is trustful, hopeful and firnu III. The Permanence of Love (vv. 8-13). Prophecy, as prediction, will be ful filled ; prophecy, as teaching, will be brought to . an end in the day v. lin teaching is not needed. "And thv shall not teach evry rr.rn )r nr';;!i . bor, and every man his brother, say; lng, Know the Lord : for all- shall know me, from the least to the gre.-it-' est" (Heb. 8:11 ; cf. Jer. 31 :34). Tongues shall cease, for as the ln guages of earth, were caused by God's Judgment for sin so shall Christ redemption bring the nations back to one tongue. Knowledge shall be .done away with by a wider and nobler in telligence. .The twilight shall be lost ' In the day. Childhood shall be lost In maturity, for at Christ's coming we shall see him face to face and be like him. Love will always abide, for God is love. Do . Not Shun the Light. The man who shuns the light for ., felts his own final,, peace of heart. He who refuses to. face his worst forftr the possibility of finding his best, lie . does not solve the question of his siTi fulness; he shelves iL Ierc C. A...' worth. ' '' Silence. If the prudence of reserve and d . corum dictates silence In , some cf r cumstances. In others prudence of a " higher order may justify us in speak ing our thoughts. Burke. e. I sit id . ! iL ir nr. " ' s I U J -J 1 fs ic c: c: