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September 21, 1913.<br />
A FAMILY PAPER.<br />
THE CHRISTIAN NATIONS THIR<br />
TIETH YEAR.<br />
Keystone, W. Va., Sept. Sth 1913.<br />
Dear Brother: A birthday greeting<br />
(Vith all good wishes for many -elurns,<br />
for this child of your heart is<br />
a most influential, useful and widely<br />
known one. Then I want to tell you<br />
what a help it has been to me in the<br />
missionary work we are trying to<br />
furnished<br />
do since coming into the coal field.<br />
It is entirely in the home field,and<br />
much of it among foreigners. They<br />
have made me president of the society<br />
and you know what that means.<br />
Every copy of the 'Christian Nation<br />
that has come for many weeks has<br />
given me helpful ideas and suggestions<br />
along some line or part of the<br />
work, and none more than those<br />
articles on the "Under World," with<br />
its reminders of things long f<strong>org</strong>otten.<br />
I remember well when Jerry<br />
McAuley was converted and his "cock<br />
pit" turned into a place of gathering<br />
for his customers and cronie-s to hear<br />
the message of salvation. Your paper<br />
has done much for the cause of<br />
Christ and your Covenanter Church.<br />
May your strengthi Bnd zeal<br />
never falter until God has called ,vou<br />
to the work in the higher fieldsover<br />
there.<br />
MRS. FANNIE A. MARTIN.<br />
OLATHE, KANSAS.<br />
The pulpit was filledby Rev. Elmsr<br />
Russell on August thirty-first, and by<br />
Rev. J. M. Coleman on September<br />
ieventh.<br />
Further appointments are: Kev. J.<br />
H Coleman, September fourteenth<br />
md twenty-first, Rev. F. E. Allen,<br />
September twenty-eighth and October<br />
fifth; Rev. Elmer Russell, October<br />
twelfth and nineteenth.<br />
Four of our young people. Miss Ada<br />
Wilson, Miss Marjorie Moore, Mr.<br />
Wylie Redapth and Mr. Donald MllUsau,<br />
left this week for Geneva College<br />
Mr. Ernest Tweed, of Denver, Colo.,<br />
visited friends here for a few days.<br />
On his way to attend Geneva College.<br />
Mrs. G. A. Edgar, of St. Louis, Mo.<br />
spent the past two weeks with Olathe<br />
friends.<br />
Kr. G. R. Miller left on August<br />
29th for an extended western trip.<br />
^fter spending a few days at La Jun-<br />
'5. Colo., he wet to Albuquerque, N.<br />
*'•. to visit his son, J. A. Miller. Later<br />
lie will visit his sister, Mrs. T. B.<br />
"Marvin, in Los Angeles, Calif.<br />
Messrs. Sam and John McKnight<br />
fetumed last week from Blanchard,<br />
lowa, where they were called by the<br />
and death of their father.<br />
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.<br />
The ordinance of baptism -was ad-<br />
•"'"Btered on a recent Sabbath to<br />
^"'"n LeRoy Beal -and Anna Mary<br />
Elizabeth Shusta.<br />
^ the evening of August 12, Mis.s<br />
Mary W.lkinson entertained the<br />
young ladies of the congregaton.<br />
Music, g-ames and refreshments were<br />
enjoyed by all.<br />
Aug. 19th Mrs. Roy Beal invitei<br />
all the young iieo-ple of the co.igregation<br />
to enjoy her hospitality.<br />
Friday evening, Aug. 22, a lawn<br />
social was held at the home of iMrs.<br />
JJzzie Downie. A melon furnished<br />
the most amusement, and melons<br />
the refreshments.<br />
Aug. '27t. Miss Bessie and Emma<br />
larks entertained the young ladies<br />
of the congregation. Several life<br />
histories were compiled by pictures<br />
cut trom magazines. Other games<br />
and refreshments occupied the evening.<br />
Aug 26, Mr. J. A. Parks and family<br />
were invited to the pastor's home<br />
for G o'clock dinner, as as a sort ofj<br />
farewell to the Misses Bess'e and<br />
Emma, leaving for Denver.<br />
Mrs. Woodburn and the Shusta<br />
family have returned to Santa Ana.<br />
The McQueen family has located<br />
nearer to the Church, -where it will<br />
be much easier for the old people<br />
to attend the services.<br />
We are glad to note that Mr. John<br />
Allen, who had been very ill for several<br />
months, is now on the road tO'<br />
health, and is at the home of his<br />
brother, Robert, in Long Beach.<br />
WALTON, (N. Y.<br />
Another summer has passed over<br />
Walton congregation, a summer of<br />
mingled joy and sorrow. Death<br />
paused long enough to hover over the<br />
home of Mr. J. T. Rutherford to take<br />
a faithful companion and to leave an<br />
empty place in heart and home. The<br />
ache was intensified from the fact that<br />
the mother was taken only a few<br />
days before the vessel landed in Boston<br />
that was bringing home a son<br />
who had been making further preparation<br />
for the Gospel ministryi.i<br />
Glasgow. Licentiate John M. Rutherford<br />
reached Boston to be met wi'h<br />
the news that his mother had passed<br />
away. A sad welcome home for a<br />
returning traveller.<br />
A number of Covenanter vis tors<br />
have worshipped with us during the\<br />
summer months. Among them was<br />
Mr. Henry O'Neill of the 2nd Church<br />
of New York, who came to see if the,<br />
breezes of Walton were any cooler than<br />
those which blew from the Hudson.<br />
With him came his pastor and wife.<br />
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Samson, with<br />
their two children. To say that<br />
they were welcome is putting it mildly.<br />
But just to show that Walton<br />
can be warm, the sun blazed its hottest,<br />
its dust flew the farthest until<br />
even the walls of a New York apartment<br />
house need not be ashamed.<br />
Although we have suffered with the<br />
-worst drought that Walton has experienced<br />
for many years, the weather<br />
has been generally pleasant.<br />
Other visitors were Miss Hazel<br />
Shaw, of West Hebron, and the<br />
Masses Shaw of Newburgh, who usually<br />
spend their summers among us.<br />
The congregation has enjoyed the<br />
services of two of our Licentiates. W.<br />
Hilton Shaw, a son of our former<br />
pastor. Dr. S. G. Shaw, preached July<br />
27th, and John M. fiutherford, Aug.<br />
2 Ith. A larg^ congregation of former<br />
friends turned out to hear them.<br />
Mr. Shaw was accompanied by his<br />
mother, who visited at the home of<br />
the Misses Shaw.<br />
On Aug. 27th, Mrs. T. R. Sander-<br />
;.on went to General Memorial Hospital,<br />
New York, to undergo an operation.<br />
The cheering news comes back<br />
that the operation was eminently successful<br />
and we hope to see her aga^i<br />
among us in a short time.<br />
The dining-room of the church has<br />
been comipletely renovated this summer.<br />
The walls, wood-work and ceiling<br />
of the room itself as well as the<br />
hall leading to it were redecorated.<br />
A new carpet was purchased and new<br />
shades for the electric lights. The<br />
Sabbath-School expects to use this<br />
room for its primary department.<br />
The work cost about $150.00.<br />
The annual picnic was held at<br />
L.land Park. Sme of the ladies nearly<br />
lost their patience and some of<br />
their hair-pins seeing who could<br />
drive a certain number of nails in a<br />
certain time. A new record was established.<br />
Five big nails were driven<br />
in fourteen seconds. No fingers<br />
were smashed, although the same<br />
could hardly be said of the hoard. A<br />
little jealousy was caused among the<br />
men owing to Charlie Watrous' evident<br />
popularity with the ladies. The<br />
tug-of-war between the pastor's class<br />
and that of Miss Prances Shaw was<br />
Mr. J. C. Glasgow accompanied his<br />
a close one. That's what the first daughter. Miss Mazie, on a trip to<br />
mentioned class says, anyway. They Billings, Mont., to visit their daughter<br />
didn't win. They contend that they and sister, Mrs. Maud Earhart. Miss<br />
were afraid of breaking Charlie Watrous'<br />
Mazie returned home alone while<br />
rope and did not use all their her father went on to Colorado to<br />
strength. The primary c'asses ran visit his son, Bert, and wife. He reported<br />
the famous three-legged sack and potato<br />
the West as suffering much<br />
races. Not the least enjoyable worse from the drouth that this section<br />
feature was the dinner.<br />
Miss Grace Doig left Sept. 1st for of the country.<br />
A severe drought of three months'<br />
New York to enter Roosevelt Hospital<br />
duration was broken here by a heavy<br />
to become a trained nurse. The<br />
Friday night before, the Young People<br />
stole upon her unawares to wish<br />
rain fall on the afternoon of the llth<br />
inst.<br />
Mr. Ralph Stoops had the misfortune<br />
her well in her new work. In<br />
to have his barn struck with<br />
the name of the Y. P. Society, the lightning and burned to the ground<br />
pastor presented her with a jewelled during the rain storm on the llth<br />
pendant. She will be very muc'i<br />
missed, for she was one of the most<br />
faithful workers in the Society.<br />
L'centiate Will Coleman stopp'd<br />
over a few days on his way to Bovina.<br />
He was the guest of .Tohn M.<br />
Rutherford. We were pleased to listen<br />
to him in the Prayer meeting.<br />
We are glad to welcome some new<br />
friends who will make their home<br />
among us. Mrs. Rev. R. J. Gualt has<br />
rented rooms in Walton. So has Mrs,<br />
Belle Scott and daughter Anna, and<br />
Mrs. Margaret Haynes with her two<br />
children, Hildred and Ralph.<br />
Walton's three Geneva students,<br />
Jliss Margaret Thomson, Miss Hildred<br />
Thomson and Miss Elizabeth<br />
Luckey go back to continue their<br />
studies Sept, 15. Their absence is<br />
sorely felt during the school-months.<br />
The Sabbath-School's high water<br />
mark in collection was reached last<br />
quarter, when $105.00 was contributed.<br />
This is something over ten<br />
cents for every scholar every day.<br />
Mr. Russell Doig is with us. aga'n<br />
after a very severe attack of appendicitis.<br />
Miss Agnes Doig entertained the<br />
primary classes at her home on East<br />
Brook. From the food that disappeared<br />
the feathered hippopotami<br />
and the three-headed cows roust have<br />
visited the sleep of many a boy and<br />
girl that night. It rained, but the<br />
barn was a fine substitute for the<br />
fields.<br />
CLARINDA, IOWA.<br />
Miss Bessie Nelson, of Des<br />
Moines, spent a week with Mrs. Mc<br />
Conaughy during Rev. McConaughy's<br />
absence, and on her return home Miss<br />
Leta McConaughy, sister of our pastor,<br />
and who makes her home with<br />
her aunt, Mrs. Nelson, of Des Moines,<br />
came for a week's vacation in the<br />
home of her brother.<br />
Mr. Elmer Scholes, of our congregation,<br />
and Miss Bonnie Reed, were<br />
united in marriage at the M. E. parsonage<br />
of Shambaugh, Aug. 20, 1913.<br />
Only the parents of the bride and<br />
the groom's mother witnessed the cermony.<br />
Mrs. Scholes gave a reception<br />
at the home of her daughter,<br />
Mrs. Manford Huggins, in honor of<br />
the newly wedded pair Wednesday,<br />
Aug. 27th.<br />
All of his machinery and part of his<br />
hay were burned and his oats and<br />
wheat badly damaged.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Martin entertained<br />
at a dinner party, Sept. 5th,<br />
in honor of Mrs. Martin's aunt, Mrs.<br />
S. E. Hosack. Those present were,<br />
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hosack and little<br />
daughter, Louise, Mrs. M. E. McKee,<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Dunn, Mr and<br />
ilrs. W. M. Black, Mr. and Mrs. J.<br />
Ren Lee and litle daughters, Dorothy<br />
and Gertrude, Mrs. W. G. Dunn and<br />
two little sons. Harold and Howard.<br />
Mrs. Nannie Caskey, of Kansas<br />
City, visited relatives and friends recent'y<br />
in this vicinity. Mrs. Caskey's<br />
husband, the late Mr. Isaac Caskey,<br />
was elder for a number of years in<br />
this congregation.