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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT" THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" MONROE. JO' PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 3. Monroe, N. G, Tuesday, February 14, 1922 $2.00 Per Year Cash URMAL IE ROAD COMMISSION LETS CONTRACTS N New Firms Organized Locally Come in for Good Contracts Over Union County WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE Ttk'n for Different Classes of Work the Same to All Contractor to Be Paid Monthly The board of county commissioners will offer for sale on March 17th $250,000 worth of road and bridge bonds for the construction and main tenance of roads and for building and repairing bridges. These bonds are to be sold at not less than par value and will bear six per cent interest. In consequence of this the road commission is preparing to have work begun on several projects at once, the following contracts having been let today: W. A. Dicas To improve Provi dence road from Jackson highway to South Carolina line near Walkup's tore, approximately 7H miles, by trading, draining and top-soiling. W. A. Dicas To top-soil Provi dence road from town limits of Waxhaw to a point about three miles north thereof. W. A. Dicas The construction and top-soiling of newi road to be located from Providence, road near Wedding ton to Marvin, approximately four miles. W. A. Dicas To improve by grad ing, draining and top-soiling the Lan caster road from Mount Carmel to South Carolina line, about ten miles. W. A. Dicas To improve Rocky River road from Lancaster road near Broom's store to South Carolina line, by grading, draining and top-soiling, Approximately nve mnes. V. A. Dicas To improve Waxhaw. Indian Trail road from Waxhaw to Twelve Mile Creek, approximately three miles, by grading, draining and top-soiling. J. C. Zobriat To improve by drain ing, grading and top-soiling 'Wolfe Fond road irom u. w. flows resi dence to South Carolina line, approxi mately nine milea. J. C. Zobriat The completion 6f the Monroe-Paeeland road from B. F, Parker's residence to Center Church, approximately six miles, under di rection of engineer of commission. J. C. Zobrist Completion of Stack road from point , near D. W. Flow's to Bibb's place, approximately three miles, under direction of engineer of nnimiminn. J. C. Zobrist Complefion of Marsh- ville-Pafreland road, approximately five miles, under direction of engi neer of commission. Union Construction Co, J. W. Fow ler manager To improve Monroe Olive Branch road by grading, drain ing and top-soiling, approximately 13' 3 miles. Union Construction Co. Comple tion of Morgan Mill road, under dl rection of commissioner's engineer, aDProx mately 8 miles. Union Construction Co. Improving of road from Unionviile to Morgan Mill road by grading, draining and top-soiling, and constructing where necessary, under direction oi commis inn', nu'inppr. Griffin & Edwards E. ?. Griffin, J. Hurley Griffin, and J. M. Edwards Completion of Marshvillc-Olive Branch road, approximately 8 miles, under direction of commission's en gineer. The contractors for the above proj ects are to furnish all labor, teams, material, machinery and equipment, except pipe for drains. They are also held responsible for any damage for injuries to persons or property, ex cept for damages to real estate in the removal of top-soil and improvement of the roads and the contractors are to nrocure toD-soil and material in such places as the commioner's engi neer may direct. Payment for the work to be made by the commiss'on monthly to the contractors on the basis of work ac tually completed, with ten per cent of the amount of such work retained bv the commission at its option until ' the completion of any particular project. And it the work oi any con tractor shall be' done in an unsatis factor manner to the commission or for other reasons the commission may stop the work upon payment of the actual value of the work done. .The price to be paid for the work done is to De as iouowa: Yemeni con rrt. class A. S20 ner cubic yard: class B, $18 per cubic yard; clearing and grubbing per acre, $100; earth excavation per cubic yard, 30c; loose rock excavation per cubic yard, 65c; aolid rock excavation per cubic yard, $1.65; surface courses', top-soil, per cubic yard, 45c; overhaul on Exc. and borrow Sta, per cubic yard, .015 ftr 500 feet: overhaul, top-sou and sand-clay, .015 after 800 feet; placing pipe, any kind, per line leet, auc. The comiasion is to furnish such pipe of such type as it may desire ani( place same at contractor camp. All work is to be completed, unless ordered discontinued by commission, by December 15th, 1922. Rabbit is Good Bat Must Be Caught IUjrht To the Editor of The Journal: I guess your Badln man Is on the right track in giving the rabbit foot pref erence over the horse shoe. But he Is probably hot aware of the fact that to be effective It must be a graveyard rabbit caught by a freckle-face red headed boy on the first full moon falling on Friday night after the fifth Sunday Id February. Marahville. DO THE KIDS LIKE SWEET THINGS? Mr. and Mrs. J. C Turner be lieve that they do for on Saturday afternoon they drove up to the Union County Children's Home and unloaded a fifty-gallon barrel of home-made syrup and Union county cane makes a syrup that skins anything that ever came out of New Orleans a block. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have no children of their own but they have a great big farm and made lots of mo lasses, so they just loaded up a barrel and left it for the thirty odd youngsters at the home. A barrel full, folks, not a measly jug or two full. But the generous don ors know enough about children to know that it takes a lot of sweet ingredients to supply a house of thirty-odd kids. Fine! SAINT VALENTINE WAS A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP Martyred in Rome Feb. 14th. 270 A.D. Event Has Been Celebrated Since Local Items Wingate, Feb. 13. On the four teenth of this month there will doubt less be many parties, as it is a cus tom with a good many to have Valen tine parties on that date. And there are a good many who celebrate Valen tine's Day who do not know the meaning of the day which thev cele brate. In review of European history the writer has been able to gather the following account which may be interesting to some: St. Valentine was a Roman Catho lic Bishop who was martyred in Rome on February 14, 270 A. D. This day has since been celebrated, not in a serious manner in wljkh some seem to think it should be, Tut by protes tants and Catholics alike. It u usu ally celebrated by having parties, by sending anonymous love tokens, cards of greetings, and various social activi ties. Some writers say. tffat Saint Valentine was accustomed to go around from house to house and leave food on the door steps of the poor, and that sending Valentine greetings has developed from that. Another celebration of the day wris the ob servance of the Roman festival Lu percalia, which was celebrated on February 15th. On this occasion the festival drew from a box the name of a lady to whom he was to be faith ful for the ensuing year. It is sup posed that this custom is the begin ning of some of the customs of Valen tine's Dav. Mr. M. S. Humphrey has bought the lot oppos'te Mr. W. M. Perry's residence on Main street and plans to erect a residence' there in the near future. Some of the brick and lumber have been laid on the Baptist parsonage building lot back of the new church and the remaining part is beimr pre pared. The erection of the parsonage will be begun at an early date. Miss Thelma Humphrey of Char lotte spent the week-end with her narents here, Mr. and Mrs. Ai. t Humphrey. Mr. C. C. Lcmb recently told the writer he was planning to bed ?Uu bushels of syfee' potatoes, from which he expects to sell plants to the public. Mr. Lamb has been in this business for a number of years and always has mor orders for his plants than he can fill. Mr. A. C. Small, Wingate'i well known garage man, has been in the automobile business Tor fifteen years. Mr. Small was one of the first me chanics of the county. Mr. Small attended school in Charlotte, where he received his diploma, signed by J. H. Dickerson and W. L. Johnson, the latter bCing general foreman. Mr. Small knows the county automobile hi3tory from the beginning and is prepared to give a good deal of in terestingN information as to the first garages, first automobiles, and the first mechanics of this county. Mr. James Williams, a student of Wake Forest College, spent several days here with his pa refits, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Williams, last week. Mrs. L C. Trontman and two chil dren, Ethel and Jack, spent the week end with relatives In Marshville. Miss Alice Liles of Charlotte spent Sunday with her sister here, Miss Netta Liles, who is head of the music department of the high school. Legion Minstrel Great Success The American Legion Minstrel that was given at the Strand last Friday afternoon and night proved an un usual attraction. At the afternoon performance the room was filled to the limit and at night crowds were turned away after seats had all been taken. . There were twenty-five or thirty characters in the attraction, all local talent and the program was a very varied one, the plan of a hand-saw being one of the oustanding features. Mr. Eugene Lemmond played quite a number of tunes on an old hand-saw and many people got the idea that it was a fake, but The Journal learns that it was a real accomplishment. The dancing by Messrs. Mose Hor ton and Wm. Austin and Miss Eliza beth Houston was especially fine. Messrs; Fred Smith and Bill Cole brought down the house with their solo. There were also many other good features. The proceeds were large, about $200 being cleared from the two perform ances. The money goes to the sup port of the Legion. The U. D. C.'s will meet with Mrs. Randolph Redfearn at 3.30 Thurs day afternoon. , Men's Bible Class of Central M.E. Church Has a Jolly Good Time. Major Heath Presents Detailed History of the Church and Promi nent Speakers Enliven the Occasion While Eats Come in for Good Measure The Men's Club of Central Metho dist church gave what they pleased to term a supper in the Men's Bible class room last evening at 6:30 o'clock, but a few invited guests express themselves as being willing to call it a real banquet, with an attendance of about 125 men. Some of the outsanding features of the occasion were a history of Central Methodist church by Major W. C. Heath, addresses by A. M. Stack, J. C. M. Vann, Rev. Geo. P. Stevens. Mr. Pierce White of Charlotte and Dr. C. C. Weaver and the singing by an excellent choir of male voices. The exercises opened with a medly of old time negro melodies that brought down the house, but when the plates were -passed around the singers immediately found more in teresting ways in which to entertain themselves and the singing ceased. But everybody seemed to be satisfied and agreed that the rattle of spoons, knives and forks furnished far better music at that paticular time than any choir could render. Mr. A. M. Secrest, president of the club, presided in a very pleasant man ner, but his most excellent work was attained during the eating periods. Major Heath declared that a meet ing of this kind does more to remove prejudice and create happiness than anything that could be done, and in timated that Dr. Weaver could always have a big crowd at his Wednesday night, prayer meeting service if he would only give the necessary "hand out." History of Central Church The Major -then gave the following interesting history of the local church. . - i ' - The territory now known as Union county was first included in the Wa Uree, South Carolina Conference, 1810-36; then Lancaster circuit. 1836' 41; then Waxhaw circuit, 1841-42; then Pleasant Grove circuit, 1842 64; then Monroe circuit and station were formed. Monroe first appears as a paying appointment . August 9th, 1844, and paid that year for support of the min istry the good sum of $3.05. But in 1811 the Rev. W. A. McSwain had preached on the front steps of T. D. Winchester's store, and the up-stairs of this store was used by the Meth odists in which to hold services until their first church was erected in 1812-43 on the lot now occupied by the First Presbyterians, which prop erty was owned and occupied until the" erection of the wooden, church, which stood on the lot on the oppo site side of the present building and which building was sold to Shute & Sons, and was moved away and is now standing opposite Griffins Eta iles. The first quarterly conference was held with the Monroe church Feb. 7. 18G6, Jas. Stacy, presiding elder, and Jno. McMakin pastor. Those present at this conference as official members were Jno. McMakin, pastor in charge, Adam Ivey, local preacher, J. T. Draf fin, J. Houston, class leader. B. M. Porter, J. Ormand, H. King, Benj. Trott and J. Wentz. It was in the year 1850 that the first Sunday school is mentioned, the records showing 30 scholars, 4 teach era and a superintendent. There were received into the church on the entire circuit in this year 115 white and 27 colored members. It was in 1854 that a committee was appointed, of which T. D. Win chester, the father of E. C. Winches ter, our present postmaster, was chairman, for the purpose of serious ly considering the advisability of moving the parsonage to Monroe. It was thought inexpedient on account of the cost which was estimated at $580.00. The parsonage was. howev er, moved here in 1855, and the house was purchased from John D. Stewart and was located in the southern ex tremity of the town. George Washington Ivy was pastor in 1856-57, and the late H. M. Hous ton s name first appears as a steward It was in this year that the name of the circuit was changed from Pleas ant Grove to Monroe. In 1864-65, E. A. Lemmond was the preacher and his salary was $5.90. During the years 1861-65, the church was greatly grieved and af fected on account of the ravages of War. The Monroe church was "set off from the Monroe circuit in 1865 and made a station. The time of this be ginning is remarkable 1865-1866. The first quarterly conference was held on the 25th Nov., 1865, and was opened by the Presiding Elder, Rev. F. M. Kennedy. H. J. Wolfe was elected recording steward and T. D. Winchester district steward; salary of pastor fixed at $500.00 and was paid in full. - In 1867-68, Rev. Jno. R. Little was pastor in charge, and the enrollment was 110 white and 43 colored and the pastor's salary, owing to the "strenu ousness of the times," wfes fixed at 5215.00, with board and lodging. H. M. Houston and T. D. Winches ter were the first delegates to the first "Deestrkt Meeting." held in Wadesboro in Aug. 1867. The church had no preacher in 10JJ-. B. F. Dixon was pastor 1871-72, and John II. Walsh, S. S. Supt. Six copies of the Raleigh Christian Advo- cate taken this year by the mem- The pastorate was filled in 1873- 74-75 and 79 by T. P. England. M. V. Sherrill, C. M. Pepper and D. May. It was in 1875 that W. H. Phifer's name first appears on the records and during the year a "glorious revival" is reported. It was in 1879, while the Rev. D. May was pastor, Miat the first en forcement of discipline for worldli- ness is noted, and co-incident with this a reduction of membership. The quarterly conference records from 1877 to 1891 are missing. f rom 1878 to 1897 the pastors in charge were J. H. Guinn. P. J. Cara way, F. D. Swindell, W. C. Gannon, A. P. Tyer, J. C. Eowe, W. R. Barrett, R. M. Hoyle, and W. R. Ware. , It will be noted that some of them were the most noted preachers of the State. It was during the pastorate of Rev. R. M. Hoyle in 1894 that all of the debt of the church was paid. His preaching was unusual, and as many of us recall, his discipline rigid. His record will live a diamond in the rough. It was during the pastorate of W. R. .Ware, that the enterprise of at tempting to build the present mag nificent church was undertaken and $8,000.00 were subscribed for this purpose. It was in 1899 that Rev. W. M. Bagby came as pastor and it was dur ing his pastorate that a contract was ben. A glorious revival took place also and 23 added to the church, made and the first brick laid on the 21st day of June 1900. The building committee was composed of W. H. Phifer, J. H. Lee, S. W. Parham, W. S. Lee, J. J. Crow, C. W. Bruner, J. R. English and W. C. Heath. The opening services in the present church were held July 5, 1901. The membership at that time was 430. The program began with a love feast con ducted by Dr. John R. Brooks. Bishop tvuson oi Baltimore, a distinguished guest, preached the first sermon and his subject was "Saul of Tarsus." Bishop Wilson proved to be a man of strong parts and treated the subject in a tnrtttrful way. A mass meeting of all the Sunday schools of the town was held in the church the same day. ine cnurcn was aiterward dedicated by Bishop Morrison. I am indebted larjrelv to Rev. W. R. Ware, who wrote up a history of the cnurcn wnue here as pastor, and to an article appearing in the Charlotte Ob- server on July 6th, 1901, by H. E. C. Bryant (Red Buck), who reported on ine nrst meeting. , Address of the Evening In his address Mr. A. M. Stack re ferred to what he has seen in the old countries and in places tha tare not under the influence of Christianity, and declared that the vilest sinner in America is indebted to christian in fluences which provide safety and the pursuit of happiness which he en joys. Mr. Stack believes that it is a tragedy that so many people are debtors to the christian religion and don't know it. Mr. J. C. M. Vann, who was an in vited guest from the Episcopal church, made some happy hits. He said that it is a generally recognized fact that the Episcopal church is the mother of Methodism, and that if that be true she is a prould old mother. He also declared that her children are a great deal more prolific than she has ever been: juntrinjr from the wonder ful growth of the Methodist church in Monroe. He threw a bouquet at Dr. Weaver by stating that he has never heard him preach, but the first requisite to a good preacher is the qualities of a real man and that Dr. Weaver certainly possesses such qualities. Mr. Vann also stated that if there had ever been any doubt as to his being an orthodox Methodist, the supper last night had not only made h m an orthodox but a shouting xuetnoaisi. Rev. Geo. P. Stevens, a returned Presbyterian missionary to China, was another invited guest and he was at his best. He wished the heathens in China could look in on that scene and get the real significance of such a body of business and professional men gathered in an effort to stimulate in terest in the, spread of the gospel Rev. Mr. Stevens, after his deliirht. ful talk, sang a few Chinese songs and closed with, "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder," asking the entire body to join him in singing the chorus in English. This singing was an in spiration and it almost provoked a re vlval among some of the more spirit ually-minded. . The address of Mr. Pierce White of Tryon Street Methodist church, Char lotte, was rich in its suggestions, rem iniscences and real inspiration. He said it was a pleasure to him to be called Mr. Wbite in Monroe for the first time, as heretofore he had al ways been referred to as Anna Chreitzborg's husband. Mr. White felicitated Monroe upon its ability to co-operate in all good work and stat ed that he had never seen a town where everybody pulled together bet ter. Alter the supper had progressed that far Mr: White felt something like Jacob did the first time he kid jta chael. He then told a story of a man who culdn'i understand the scriptur al reading that Jacob kissed Raihaol and thin lifted up his voice and wept, Continued on Page Eight ONE TALENT MAN THE ONE WHO GROWLED THE MOST But the Temptation of the Five Talent Man Is to Lie Down on Job Too Quickly, Says Dr. Weaver In his Sunday evening sermon In Central Methodist church Dr. C. C. Weaver bandied a big subject in a masterful manner. He talked on the bubject, "Temptations of the Talents" and suggested that all men run up against temptations that test the use of their talents and that they are prone to yield to the temptation to fail to use their God-given faculties. I n regard to the five-talent man Dr. Weaver said his temptation Is to quit too soon that because of the fact that he Is possessed of a greater amount of ability than the average man and that people-tell him of his wonderful accomplishments he often gets the idea that his work is so sat isfactory that it Isn't necessary for him t4 "it forth any gicat effort, and co. quently he falls short of wh.l might and should accom plish. He illustrated his point this way: "Here's a man who is going to run a race with another fellow and he has a halt a mile the start; but when the end of the race is reached he may be only a quarter of a mile in the lead; yet because he reached the end of the track ahead of his oppon ent people proclaim him the winner. Just because a man of five talents comes out ahead of the one or the two talented fellow," declared the speaker, "Is no evidence that he has done his duty." "The temptation of the two-talented man," said Dr. Weaver, "Is dis content that he often realizes the fact that be can't accomplish what a five talented man can do and sulks on the Job." He gets the idea that if he ennnot do big things he is not es pecially under obligations to do any thing and he quits trying. As an 11. lustration he referred to preachers who sometimes become discouraged because they can't preach like some other minister, and also to musicians who lose Interest after hearing a mas ter musician, when at the same time there may be hundreds of people who really get more out of the efforts of the lesser talented musician. "The one-talented person often treats his talent ,with contempt," said the preacher,''beca'use his ser vice Is small, and yet that service Is needed and If it Is not rendered the world suffers because ot the failure and the individual who refuses to use that one talent Is condemned be cause of his attitude." "Non-use of the talents leads to Inability to use them." he declared, "and it is not huse but non use that the Lord condemns in the story of the talents." He declared that a man who refuses to use his talents soon reaches the place that he doesn't see anything to do and he sits down and refuses to try. The speaker then referred to the fact that the only fellow who brought charges against his Lord In the story of the talents was the one who had hid the money and did nothing at all. "So it is with people of modern times," he declared, "the fellow who engages in criticism and abuse of others is the one that does nothing himelf. The congregation at the Sunday evening service was large and the message was well taken and every one went away feeling that he has something to do in life, whether he be a one, two or five-talented man. OPENS COUNTY CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BOLL WEEVIL Hrst Meeting Will be a Big One to Be Held in the Court House on Monday Week Bv T. J. W. Broom To lessen the heavy losses Which cotton boll weevil is due to inflict this year the North Carolina agricultural extension Service has arranged for biir important, county wide meetings The first of these meetings will be held in the court house in Monroe, Monday, Fej. 27th, beginning at 11 a. m. Be on time. Come for a pur pose. Urge all cotton growers, to at tend. The best methods for growing cot ton under boll weevil conditions will be explained, including varieties, Dlantinir. fertilizers, culture, etc. The best methods for fighting the boll weevil will be discussed, includ ing the poison method. Also for making a good living on the farm home gardens and orchards; milk cows; hogs; poultry, etc. AU cotton growers in the county are urged to attend. The meeting may make the difference between 3u?reF3 and failure to you. No effort will be spared to make the meeting valuable. Each speaker is a specialist in his line, and realizes the serious ness of the problem. Every banker, business and profes sional man should attend this meet ing. The financial prosperity of our county for the next few years de pends largely upon our action this year towards the boll weevil menace. If we do the right thing now the hardships that have attended boll weevil invasion in other sections ran be averted. If we do the right thing now and follow it up for five years the agricultural prosperity of the county will ba assured, Ihis meeting wMl open the cam nshn nainxt boll weevil for 1922, to le run by the North Carolina ag ricultural extension service in co-ope ration with the county agent. Prices Mill camp W. O. W. will meet Saturday night, Feb. CHRIST IS IMS POSITIVE FORCE The Only Source for the Enlarge ment and Enrichment of Life in All Its Phases AMUSEMENTS FORGOTTEN Dr. Burrcll Says It Is Not the Func tion of the Church to Furnish Cut to Enrich Them Dr. V. R. Burrell, pastor of the First Baptist church, preached Sun- day night on the subject of amuse ments without mentioning amuse ments at all. On the preceding Sun day night he had preached on the subject of the personal attitude Ot Christians toward amusements of one kind or another, saying that these constitute questions which In dividuals must to a large degree solve for themselves. On last Sun day night he preached on the theme ot the position of the church, or rather that ot Christ, in relation not only to amusements but to life itself. The text was John 10:10. the word's of Christ: ' I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly." Dr. Burrell's plea is that when one grasps the great fact that the prop er Incorporation of Christ in his life will so fill and enlarge that the phases of life known usually as amusements will sink into their proper place of insignificance. It Is not the business ot the church to furnish thU or that form ot amuse, ment and enteitainment but to throw its whole energy into the task of the enlargement of life to the full pro. portions attainable only through the adoption of the positive teaching of Christ. The christian must lire on the positive, not the negative plane. Christ to a Positive Force. Christ was and is the greatest pos itive force in the world. He knew and taught nothing of a purily nega tive character. He came not to re. press or suppress any phase of life but to enlarge it His "Thou shalt" everywhere supercedes the "Thou shalt not' of old testament as well as of all other religious systems. He everywehere and always exhibits a profound appreciation of the wof th and value of human life and an ap preciation of It possibilities that staggers the Imagination, and gives the He to every pessimistic utter ance. He exalts every natural im-. pulse and seeks to direct it Into chan nels of larger usefulness. So far from repressing these things he weeps with those who weep and laughs with those who laugh. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, he is no stranger to the festive board and the mnrrlago celebration. And we are not surprised to find him not only conniving at it but by the man. ufacture of more wine real wine furthering the boisterous merriment incident to such an occasion. No Business to Ignore A study of his mntchelss life lead! us to a rtsiudy of the attitude in relation to the necessary and vital part that Joy and Pleasure play 111 the human drama. First, we gather that It is no part of the business of the church to attempt to repress or ignore what Christ evidently re garded as fundamental to life itself. It Is the part of fear and unbelief to prohibit that which challenges our best to control. Christ attempted no such thing but frankly faring what ever difficulty there might be, set himself to overcome the difficulty and turn the liability Into asset. He utter3 no prohibition but proposes to interpenetrate with his own life and power all human relationships until the evil In them sloughs off, and the good, ralaed to its hlghtest power, re mains. Thus we have no record that he ever uttered a word against the slave traffic the wine Bhops or the broth, el, and yet such was the effect of his life and teaching that these things are forever impossible where his in. fluence predominates. Xo Businct to Provide Recreation ,' Secondly, we gather that It is no part of the function of the church to go Into the business of providing recreation and amusements, nor Is It any part of Its legitimate work to provide soup kitchlus and such like, however meritorious these may be In themselves. But it Is her task to so encourage an l support every worthy effort and to quicken and interpene. trate these things with the spirit of her master as to make them valua ble adjuncts to her proper mission and work and so further the purpose of the Master In making life more and more abundant. Too long has the church tentatively surrendered to the devil whole sides of life that are often lis most approachable and helpful features. Only when we shall have learned the lesson that a negative attitude toward life Is antl-chrlsttan and tin social shall we begin to glimpse possi bilities of our holy faith in enlarg ing life and enriching human well being. The Influence of an aggres. she christian life and an aggressive church that sets Itself to guide and direct rather than to repress Is sim ply Incalculable for good, and when we shall have come to see that It Is our business to relate the spirit and life as well as the teachings of Christ to all phases of life In the Individual and the community we have learned the secret of the unique ministry of our Lord and can come measureably near to seeing the answer to the age- ' olrt pr?;-r, ''Thy,!i!rgdciU come."
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