fro CY OF HEREDITARY I
I ENVIRONMENT AND WILL I
Rev. A. G. Shriver preached a ser
mon on “The Potency of Heredity,
Environment and Will” at the Pres
byterian church on Sunday last, from
which the following are excerpts:
There are three potent forces which
act upon men during their earthly
career, shaping them into what they
are; determining what they will be.
These forces act in a silent manner
that men scarcely recognize there ex
istence, yet no man can deny the po
tency of these powers.
Since the discovery of these forces
men of thought have been trying to
determine which one exerts the great
st influence and as yet no one has
solved the question. The believers in
Heredity hold that as a man is born
• so he must live with all the traits,
features and the pecularities which
his numerous ancestors have handed
to him. Before a man is born certain
forces enter into his birthright,
whether they be good or bad. Think
of the many streams of influence
poured into each life—four grandpar
ents, then eight great grandparents,
each group having its good or bad
points. It would seem impossible for
any one to be absolutely free to go his
own way with these many unseen in
fluences controlling him. Can . we
believe that God has so ordered our
lives that we cannot deviate from'the
ancestral channels? Will our lives be
limited by their experiences? Will the
future generations be limited by our
restrictions? Is there no power to re
lease us from this tyrannical influ
ence of our forefathers?
The over emphasis of ancestral
handicaps makes weaklings of us and
we are forever making it an excuse,
instead of exercising our will-powers
to overcome what we believe is a
physical, mental or moral drawback.
There are those who claim that en
vironment is the mightest of all. En
vironment is the effect of surrounding
conditions upon our external lives.
Physically, a man is moulded by the
climate, the food, and the work of the
land where he dwells. Mentally, he is
moulded by the institutions, the gov
ernments, the social life and the class
of reading he may pursue. Re
ligiously, he is moulded by the par
ental influence and >he teaching of
friends. A child or clean, godly par
ents placed in the slums is very like
ly to adapt the life of a slum-dweller.
The reverse Is true of a slum child
placed in a cleanly home. An old
proverb read, “Can any good thing
come out of Nazareth?” Yes. The
Son of God came out of it pure, clean
and holy as the day He was born.
Dees your environment mould your
life. If so, what is the character of the
mould? God or bad? If you cannot
change it move out before it makes
you a poor citizen, an idler or re
moves from the desire to seek Christ
and the things worth while in life.
As Nature camouflages her inhabi
tants for protection and preservation,
so environment will camouflage men
until their friends cannot distinguish
them from their good or evil sur
roundings.
If heredity is that unseen force of
the past which controls us and en
vironment is but a servant waiting
upon us, then will-power is the sov
ereign who sits on the throne of the
mind and wields great power. It is the
power that shapes tho destiny of our
lives and throws aside the forces that
would crush us or make us their ser
vants. There are many individuals
who are in this false bondage, tljpre
are those who say that heredity left
them with a weak will and there is
no hope for them. Each day men fall
into sin persuading themselves that
they have not the will-power to throw
It off, when in reality they are lazy,
cowardly, selfish or self-satisfied. If
you have been hiding behind your
grandfathers’ weaknesses come out in
the open and be a man, use your will
power to do right. Luther did not re
main in the miner’s hut or Lincoln
in the log cabin. It is the “I Cant’s,"
that are always mourning and throw
ing up their hands, while it is the'■"I
Will’s” that discover new lands,
further civilization and have back
bone enough to be live Christians.
The man with a will-power is showing
proof of His maker. Which influence
Is controlling your life?
Special dinner served from 11:30
o’clock every day at the City Bakery.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
3UMM0N3 BY PUBLICATION
No. C-150
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.—Celia
Graves, PlaintifT, vs. William H.
Graves, Defendant.
The President of the United States of
America to the above-named defend
ant, William H. Graves, greeting:
You are hereby required and sum
moned to appear in the district court
tor the territory of Alaska, Third divi
sion, within thirty days after the ter
mination of the required six weeks’
period of publication of this summons
and answer the complaint of the
above-named plaintiff, the original of
which complaint is on file with the
clerk of the above-entitled court, and
unless you so appear and answer said
complaint judgment will be rendered
against you for want thereof, and
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint,
to wit, for a decree of absolute di
vorce dissolving the bonds of matri
mony now existing between said
plaintiff and defendant upon the
ground of desertion and non-support.
This summons is served upon you
by publication thereof in accordance
with an order of the above-entitled
court made and entered on the 24th
day of March, 1919.
First date of publication, March 28,
1919.
^Last^djlte of publication, May 9,
Witness the Honorable Fred M.
Brown, judge of said court, this 24th
day of March, 1918.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
F. H. Foster, Attorney for Plaintiff,
Cordova, Alaska.
8UMMON8 FOR PUBLICATION
in Justice Court, in and for Cordova
Precinct, Territory of Alaska.—
.John Muller, Plaintiff, vs. Dan Me
Vae, Defendant.
The President of the United States of
America to the above-named defend
ant Dan McVae, greeting:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to be and appear in Justice
court in and for Cordova precinct,
territory of Alaska, within six days
after the termination of the required
six weeks’ period of publication of this
summons, and answer the complaint
of the above-named plaintiff, the origi
nal of which complaint is on file in
the office of the above-named justice
of the peace at Cordova, Alaska, and
unless you so appear and answer said
complaint, judgment will be rendered
against you -for want thereof, and
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint,
to wit, for the sum of $299.25, with
Interest, costs and attorney’s fees to
be taxed.
This summons is served upon you
by publication thereof in accordance
with the order of the above-entitled
court, made and entered the 29th day
Df March, 1919.
Date of first publication, March 31,
1919.
Date of last publication, May 12,
1919. \
R. H. L. NOAKBS.
United States Commissioner and ex
officio Justice of the Peace in and
for Coydova Precinct, Territory of
Alaska.
Prank H. Foster, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
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MUCHORATORY
NARKS END OF
LEGISLATURE
The 1919 Democratic session of the
territorial legislature closed with a
clash between Minority Leader Col
lins and those opposing appropriation
for the agricultural college at noon
Friday. It will go into history as the
greatest log rolling, pork barrel ses
sion in the history of Alaska. When
an appropriation bill Utterly bristling
with money for bureaus and depart
ments the organization closed in hour
by hour until early Friday morning
the bureau of publicity appropriation
passed, and the program was cleaned
up.
Representative Pennington’s desire
to orate cost the Fourth division the
agricultural appropriation. With the
clock nearing the danger angle of 12
o’clock, Representative Pennington
started an oration, while Minority
Leader Collins tried frantically to get
the floor to press a motion to recon
sider the vote which had defeated the
college apropriation. Pennington "fid
dled while Rome burned,” and Col
lins was unable to get his motion in
until Representative Bogan moved
that the house adjourn sine die, which
was declared carried b£ Speaker
.White amid an uproar.
The attempt to rid the session of
the pork barrel broke Thursday, when
Senators Heckman, Sutherland, Sund
bsick and Frawley served notice that
the shipping bill would not pass until
the appropriation bill passed the
house and reached the senate. The
house eliminated the publicity bureau
and agricultural appropriations, and
sent the bill to the senate. The senate
replaced $12,500 for the college, and
sent the bill back to the house. Then
the mice played while the cat was
away. While the senate was passing
the shipping bill the house substituted
the publicity bureau appropriation of
$20,000 in place of the college appro-,
priation of $12,500. Then the fun
A11 night long a conference com
mittee from senate and house were
deadlocked. In the meantime all
other legislation had been disposed
of but the senate and house eight
hour bills, one known as the Fraw
Jey bill and the other the Dunn-Pen
nington bill. Conference committees
were also working on these measures,
with both house and senate absolutely
refusing to recede from their stand.
Breakfast time came and with mem
bers and clerks thoroughly worn out
the survival of the fittest came. The
Democrats suddenly deserted Senator
Hess and Represntative Nordale on
the agricultural college appropriation,
and started to put the squeeze for
the publicity appropriation. The ma
chine lobbyists were routed from bed,
ard for three hours the lobbying went
ahead.
No Labor Legislation
No labor legislation, either in the
way of an eight-hour law or amend
ment to the compensation act, passed
tho 1919 session of the legislature.
Although the laborites maintained a
lebby, which early in the session
claimed control of the situation, not
a single labor bill was passed. One
bill did get through the senate amend
ing the compensation act but it was
killed by a vote of 11 to 4 in the
house during tho early hours of Fri
day morning.
8chools and Roads
Schools and roads were well looked
after. All divisions except the First
secured $100,000 for road work. The
appropriation for the First division
was $75,000. Over four hundred
thousand dollars was appropriated for
schools, including all the legislation
of importance recommended by the
office of the territorial superintendent
of schools.
Fisheries Legislation
The legislature increased the tax
on salmon one cent a case; Blightly
Increased the tax on mild cure;
placed a two cent a case tax on clams,
and passed the Heckman hatchery
Mil appropriating $80,000 for fish pro
pagation and protection.
Shipping Bill Passed
The shipping bill providing for a
commission, and appropriating $300,
000 passed the legislature. The bill
provides for the appointment of a
shipping commissioner at a salary of
$10,000 a year by the board, which is
to comprise the governor and secre
tary of the territory.
Auditing Bill Passes
The auditing bill fought for per
sisently by the republican members
of the legislature, which provides for
expenditures of territorial moneys, ex
pense and traveling accounts, etc.,
passed unanimously.
Other Bills Passed
Acts providing for pardons by the
governor; relating to duties of attor
ney general; Bastard law; control of
public utilites by municipalities, and
many others of lesser importance
passed.
Had Hard Grind
The legislature was in continuous
session from 10 a. m. Thursday, until
neon Friday. During the night coffee
was erved regularly, and it was not
until 8 o’clock Friday morning that
most of the female clerks were able
to leave their desks. Both clerks, ser
geant-at-arms and messengers re
mained on duty until the close.
President Frawley was presented
with a watch, and Speaker White
with a percolator and spoons.
AT THE LOCAL
CHURCHES
Presbyterian Church
Preaching services, 11 a. m.,
"There Is No Difference”; Sunday
school, 12 m., "Sin and Its Conse
quences”; preaching services, 8 p. m.,
“A Tribute to Mother.” '
A Mother's day service will be held
at 8 o’clock, and at this time the choir
will render special music as follows:
Anthem, “Our Mothers' Day,” Weaver;
anthem, “Where He Leads I’ll Follow,”
Ogden. Mr. H. Foss will sing a tenor
solo, “One More Day’s Work for
Jesus.” An appropriate souvenir will
be given to each one present. A new
banner will grace the walls for the
first time—a reward for meeting a
financial obligation in the church.
We cordially invite strangers, friends
and you to our services.
' A. G. SHRIVER, Pastor.
Christian Science
Services will be held Sunday at 11
a. m. in Masonic hall. Subject, “Adam
and Fallen Man.” Wednesday even
ing service at 8 o’clock. The reading
room is open on Wednesdays from 2
to 5 and 7 to 8. Sunday school at 12
m. All are cordially Invited.
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Third Sunday after Easter. Holy
communion at 8 a. m.; morning prayer
and sermon at 11 a. m.; church school
at 12 m.; evensong at 7:30 p. m. Fri
day evening service at 8 o’clock.
Catholic Church
Saturday, May 10—Confessions
from 7 to 9 p. m. Sunday, May 11
Low mass, general communion and
benediction at 9 a. m.
Wilson butcher knives, French laba
tier, salmon splitters, vegetable
knives. If it’s a knife, we have It.
Northwestern Hardware Co. 1-tf
Tub and shower baths at the Holden
pool room barber shop. 9-tf
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LEliAL ADVI9CT1SEHENIS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the estate of Chief
Court for the Chitlna Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.
In the mat. .ter of the estate of Chief
Ooodlatah, deceased. In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Chief Ooodlatah, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necesary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this
uotlce, to the said administrator,
Lewis J. Day, at his place of residence
In the town of Chitlna, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated this loth day of April, 1919.
LEWIS J. DAT.
Administrator Estate of Chief Oood
latah, deceased.
First publication, April 17, 1919.
Last publication May 29, 1919.
NOTICE OF MONITION AND AT
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sets at nearly cost. See
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WORKS
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Residence Phone 101-3
8hop Phpne 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithlng, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Catting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office end Shop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given 8trlet
Attention.
WINDSOR HOTEL
L. WALN, Prop.
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