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PRAISES WORK
i OF RED CROSS
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Fred Seaton Writes Interestingly Of
Western Life to Mrs. W. A. Bil
lingsley Of This City.
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A Mrs. W. A. Billingsley has received
■’ the following letter from Fred Seaton,
who is with a spruce squadron at
Vancouver cantonment, Vancouver,
X. Washington. Mrs. Billingsley asks
7 the Independent to inquire if some
’ one has an extra sweater which coud
be supplied, as it is against the
rules for a Red Cross Chapter to
:V furnish wearing apparel to individ
|? ; uals.
The letter follows:
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley,
r ^ Newport, Ark.,
Dear Friend:—I take pleasure in
Writing you a few lines to let you
know that the bunch of boys from old
Jackson county landed safely in Van
couver, Washington, and I will say
that the bunch likes this place fine,
r An of us passed a first class exami
nation except two and they were sent
home just a short time after their ex
amination. They have transferred
aU of our bunch except Roy Turren
tine and myseilf, and they are keeping
US here and are drilling us hard.
The weather has been very pretty
here and now it is beginning to turn
off cool and it feels rather keen.
How if I just had one of those
sieveless sweaters would just be the
thing, as you see we boys are not
very far from Canada here and away
up here in the far West; it would
take your letter nearly a week to
reach me.
I see that the Red Cross is doing
some grand work here in and around
this cantonment, and in fact out in
the city. Over in Portland, which is
not very far from here, I see that the
Red' Cross girls have a parade every
afternoon and they have a splendid
band of musicians in the parade
which makes the procession more at
tractive than ever.
I close for this time in hoping to
hear from you right soon, as I want
to hear from home any way, I am
Your friend,
Private R. F. Seaton.
VILL ENDEAVOR TO
FURNISH RED CROSS
CHAPTERS YARN SOON
We are asked every day by our
cnitters throughout the county,
‘When shall we get some more
yarn?” In answer to this, we have
he following general letter to chap
ters from our division manager, Mr.
George W. Simmons, from which I
quote:
“We are still looking forward to
the time when we may be in a posi
tion to supply at least a small amount
)f yarn to chapters. The War Indus
tres Board has promised to do every
thing on their part to help the Red
Cross secure any yarn not actually
required by the government, and
the Red Cross is doing everything
possibe to secure a fair distribution
,of the available supply. The South
west Division has not distributed
any yarn to any of its chapters since
the tenth of June but as soon as it is
in a position to do so, it will secure
as equitable a distribution of what
yarn it has to its various chapters as
possible to do. The yarn will supply
to each chapter necessarily will be
much less than last year, however.”
The Jackson County Chapter has
had no yarn to distribute since July.
We have a quota of 280 sweaters and
720 pairs of socks. Of this we made
in our last shipment 109 pairs of
socks and 19 sweaters, which leaves
us 611 pairs of socks and 231 sweat
ers. Our time on this will of course,
be extended till such time as the Bu
reau of Supplies has decided upon
I what nrn rnta of varn we mav have.
In the meantime if we learn that
some other chapter "has finished its
I quota of knitted things” do not be
1 worried about it. The yarn they are
using is some already on hand and in
most instances not furnished through
the Bureau of Supplies, certainly not
any later than we ourselves were re
ceiving it. The Red Cross is an or
ganized disciplined arm of the gov
ernment. S'oldiers act more intelli
gently if they understand the reasons
; back of their orders. This corres
! pondence is published so that you
may know the reasons.
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley,
Director Women’s Work.
LIBERTY SUNDAY, SEPT. 29TH.
In various states over the county
the Liberty Loan committee has ask
ed that all the Sunday schools act as
Educational Agencies for the Fourth
Liberty Loan and we are sure that
every Sunday school will do this. In
order to do this effectively Sept. 29th
has been set apart as “Liberty Sun
day” using this Sunday to boost the
Fourth Liberty Ixian and to rally the
people to Sunday school, also the pro
motion feature can be carried out if
you observe Promotion Day in your
Sunday school. Of course this does
not mean that subscriptions will be
sloicited on that day. Every man, wo
man and chlid should feel that it is
his patriotic dutv to be in some Sun
day school on September 29th. The
following is a suggested program,
which, with some changes, will be us
ed at the Methodist Sunday school of
Newport.
Martial Music.
Song, “Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic”—Congregation.
Scripture Reading, “Ephesians 6:
10-17.
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Prayer for “Our Country”—Pastor.
Salute to the U. S. Flag.
Salute to the Christian Flag.
Salute to the Service Fag:
“I honor our Service Flag, and the
men whom it represents. I pledge al- j
legiance to the cause for which it
stands—one world family, one broth- |
boo'd, with God, the Father of us all.” j
Song, “Star Spangled Banner”—
Congregation.
“Liberty Day,” (4 minutes)—Sup
erintendent.
“President’s Message to Congress,”
(4 minutes)—High School Boy.
Song, “America.”
“Why We Should Buy Liberty
Bonds”— Best four-minute speaker
among boys and girls, 13, 14 and 15
years. Contest to decide.
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds—Offi
cial four-minute speaker from Head
quarters.
Special Song—“Keep Old Glory
Flying.”
“Our Best Reason for Buying
Bonds”—Reading of Honor Roll by
Superintendent.
Song, “God Save Our Noble Men.”
Announcements.
30 Minutes for Promotion F.xer
cises.
Song, “Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing”—Congregation.
“Forward March” (4-minutes)—
Pastor.
Reports.
Benediction.
The above program is dedicated to
thnsp who have left our various Sun
day schools for the cause of Liberty.
Cannot all our Sunday schools in this
city and in this county remember our
soldier boys by observing “Liberty
Day?”
K. Dove Erwin,
County Elementary Superintendent
of Sunday Schools.
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee,” appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-35c
Hams, per pound -42c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-4(k
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket -$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket _$3.CU
Compound Lard (bulk), per
pound -30e
4-lb. Bucket Compound Lard,
per bucket -$1.35
8-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket -$2.60
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
2- lb. Std. Tomatoes, per can-20c
3- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
Rice, per pound-15c
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sack__$1.40
Cream Meal, 25-lb. sack, a sack_$1.50
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk..65c
Navy Beans, per pound-20c
Lima Beans, per pound-20c
Pinto Beans, per pound__*_-15c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sks-$1.65
Corn Flour, per pound-10c
12 ounce loaf of Bread-10c
24 ounce loaf of br»-ad-20c
Soda water, per bottle,-Gc
Coca Cola, per bottle,-?c
Irish potatoes, per pound-4c
Potatoes must be sold by weight and
not measure.
These prices must be rigidly ob
served and are in effect immediately
after publication.
These prices will be changed from
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson County.
CUT THIS OUT—-ITS WORTH
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enclose with 5c to Foley & Co. 2835
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your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley’s Honey and
Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
crouD.Folev Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets.— Walker’s Phar
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WHEN CHILDREN START TO
SCHOOL.
School opens at a time of year
when the change of seasons is likely
to cause coughs, colds, croup, hay fe
ver and asthma. Prompt action at
the first sign of infection may keep
children in prime good health and
help them to avoid losing time. Fo
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The Independent works for you.
Uso it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds of
lomes.
The more you help the men at the
front the quicker the end will come
SUNMTSaiOOL
Lesson
(By Rev. P. B. F1TZWATEK, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Mood .*
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1918, by Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 22
FRUITS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
LESSON TEXTS—Matthew 25:14-30 ; 6:1
12.
GOLDEN TEXT—All things are yours;
. . . and ye are Christ’s; and Christ Is
God’s.—I Corinthians 3:21-23.
DEVOTIONAL READING—Galatians 6:
16-25.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS—Psalms 17:15; Isaiah 61:11;
Acts 16:26; Romans 2:10; 6:1-2.
f. The Parable of the Talents.
This parable, like that of the Ten
Virgins, is associated with the second
coming of Christ. In both instances
there is evident an unpreparedness on
the part of the people. In the first
case there is failure of the inward life;
In the second, there is failure to use
the gifts which have been entrusted to
them. The first was failure to watch;
the second was failure to work. By
talents is meant, the gifts which God
has entrusted to his servants. It may
be natural endowments, special endue
ments of the Spirit, or it may be the
gospel of Jesus Christ. With refer
ence to these talents note:
1. Their distribution (vv. 14, 15).
(1) A sovereign one. The servants ,
belong to the Lord as well as the
money. (2) An intelligent one. The
distribution v&s made on the basis of
the ability of each servant. The rea
son one man received one talent was
because the Lord knew that he would
be incapable of using two or five. (3)
A purposeful one. The talents were
given to be traded with. They were
not given for the servant’s own use,
but stock-in-trade for the enrichment
of the master.
2. Employment of the talents (vv.
16-18).
In this employment all the servants
recognized that the talents did not be
long to them. The two-talented man
and the flveAalented man put their
talents to use, which resulted in a
large increase. It is always true that
the right use of talents increases them.
The one-talented man hid his in the
earth. The unmistakable sign of the
one-talented man is that he is hiding
his talent. The two-talented and five
talented men are always busy.
3. The accounting for the talents
(vv 19-30).
(1) Its certainty. There is a day
coming when the Lord’s servants shall
give an account to him for the use they
have made of their talents. (2) The
time of. This is at the coming of the
Lord. Those who are using their tal
ents will rejoice when the Lord comes
that they may present unto him their
talents -with increase. But the one
talented man will have fear and dread
against that day. (3) The judgments
announced. To the faithful there was
reward. This reward consisted of
praise: “Well donepromotion: “ruler
over many things” and entrance “upon
the joy of the Lord.” For the faithless
one there was awful punishment which
consisted of reproach—“slothfulbe
ing stripped and cast into outer dark
ness.
II. Characteristics of the Subjects
of the Kingdom (Matt. 5:1-12).
These beatitudes are connected with
each other with the strictest order of
logical sequence. They set forth the
characteristics of those who are sub
jects of the kingdom. They fall into
three groups: four in the first, three in
the second, and two in the third.
1. Poverty of spirit (v. 3). To be
poor in spirit does not mean to be
without money, but to come to the
end of self, to be in a state of abso
lute spiritual beggary, having no pow
er to alter his condition or make him
self better.
2. A profound grief because of this
spiritual bankruptcy (v. 4). The
mourning here is not because of ex
ternal cares, but a keen consciousness
of guilt before a holy God.
3. \ humble submission'to God’s will
and obedience to his commands with
out asking the reason why (v. 5). This
is the outgrowth of mourning for spir
itual insolvency.
4. An intense longing to conform to
the laws of the kingdom (v. 6). Hav
ing received the righteousness of
Christ as a free gift, every desire of
his soul is to be filled with righteous
ness.
5. Merciful (v. 7). At this stage the
subjects of the kingdom take on the
character of the King. Christ was
merciful; his followers will be like
wise.
6. Purity of heart (v. 8). This heart
purity begins by having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience with
the blood of Christ, and Is maintained
by living in fellowship with him. Those
who have pure hearts can see God ev
erywhere.
7. Peacemakers (v. 9). Those who
have been reconciled to God by Christ
not only live In peace, but diffuse peace.
8. Suffering for Christ’s sake (v. 10).
The world hated Christ and crucified
him. Those who live for him shall
suffer persecution (n Timothy 3:12).
9. Suffer reproach (v. 11). It means
suffering under false charges. In such
case we shall glory In it because It
brings great reward In heaven.
Quote the Bible.
Scholars may quote Plato in their
studies, but the hearts of millions will |
quote the Bible at their daily toil, and j
draw strength from its inspiration as
the meadows draw It from the brook.—
Conway. _ _
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At the Churches
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Less than twenty per cent of the j
white population of Newport are in
the Sunday school. We have trained
teachers and extend a welcome to
all to come and help us bu:ld up a
larger and better Sunday school.
Communion service at 10:45.
Christians be in your places on the
Lord’s Day. ,
Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m.
Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m.,
Mrs. Dr. Stephens, leader.
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ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Third and Hazel Streets, the Rev. A.'
E. Lyman-Wheaton, Rector.
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion, 7:00 p. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
War Prayer Service, Friday, 4:30
p. m.
Daughters of the King will meet
at the Rectory Tuesday afternoon at
3:00. All members are asked to be
present.
Vestry meeting Friday evening at
8 o’clock at the Rectory. This is an
important meeting and all are re
quested to be there.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Special invitation is given to the
men to attend the men’s Bible Class,
also the ladies to attend the Woman’s
Bible Class.
Preaching at 11 a. m., subject,
“The Triangle of Life;” Evening
at 8 o’clock, “A Place for Every
Man, and Every Man in His Place.”
Epworth League at 7:15 p. m.
Prayermeeting at 7:45 Wednesday
evening.
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We hope to meet every new mem- !
her at the after service Wednesday <
evening. Let all the old member*
come to greet the new. Some one will
be there to give an address for the
instruction and entertainment *f
those present.
Turks Are Put to Rout.
The Turkish army has been put t* \3
rout in the Holy Land by a mighty
stroke from British, French and
friendly Arab forces. The Turks are
in flight from the Jordan river east
ward to the Mediterranean sea. Mom
than 3,000 prisoners were taken by
the allies.
In the St. Mihiel sector, which has
been liberated by the Americans,
French peasants are returning to
their former homes. The forts
around the great fortress of Metz are
being bombarded with American can
non.
The British are now less than five
miles from St. Quentin. They have
captured Moeuvres, a square mile of
trenches and dugouts in the face of
the most desperate resistance by the
Germans.
There Is No Middle Ground.
“Those at home must win the war,"
is the message which General Persh
ing has sent to the United States by .
George W. Siipmons of the Red
Cross.
Mr. Simmons has just returned
from France, and in Little Rock yes
terday made an address in which he
had many interesting things to tell
concernng the country in which the
armies are locked in battle. He im
pressed upon his hearers the impor
tance of the people of Arkansas and
the United States getting behind ev
ery movement and aiding in bringing
the war to a close.
“There is no middle ground,” he
said. “Any one who is not with the
country is against it.”
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