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THE PUBLIC FORUM
(Editorials by Our Headers.)
INVENTORY t MR. MINORT AND
I1IS RELIGION.
This is the time of year to take stock
the wisdom, grace or spiritual acumen These irt turn lighted camlles neM by I other thinjrj, that we hold an all day
. uix-rn uiat meir minister is a wolf members or me conjrrefraiion. xnusic'meeunjr a uie enn or me present pas
toral year, which enf!T a week from
m .weep s ciouung. a community is representing the various montns wos
forced to bear the harvest of discord played during the Entire service. An
and spiritual disruption such as an in- added musical feature was a song by
dividual sows in his attempts at self'
ugirrann i xement.
Mr. Minort will probably tell you
we are erasing. Although Mr. Mi
nort has unsparingly assailed his breth
ren as fools, weak, effeminate, and do
m. . . a 1 11 ' 1 A. lL: 1 I - .
or mings, ana noi oniy oi mings, uut( nounnjrs, we nave neia our peace, we
of men and their ways. Mr. Minort's are not crabbing, we are simply mak
leliirious views have been vomited ing a calm inventory for the corn-
forth without let or hindrance on an
unsuspecting public for about a year
.in this, our lovely little city, whose
-very name, Alliance, i9 suggestive of
unity, harmony and co-operation, in
stead of dismay, discord and class
Jiatred. It might be well to make a
casual excursion into some of these
j ublicly expressed semi-religious views
of Mr. Minort and determine where
'they lead us and our community life.
let us see whether they are whole
some and healthy, or disintegrating
and demoralizing. Will the things
!Mr. Minort emphasizes tend to build
vtp or to destroy a true communal life
among our people?
For instance, is class prejudice and
clas3 hatred beneficial or detrimental
to our American institutions? We be
lieve it to be detrimental and alien
to our best interests and thoroughly
un-American. Yet, by pandering to
the lowest passions of class prejudice
tnd hatred, Mr. Minort has built up
a personal following, and he calls this
thing a church. He boasts of this
class following, claiming his church
to be 90 per cent laboring class, and
from the itenor of these boasts one
vould infer that Mr. Minort devoutly
prays that it might be 100 per cent
of this clas3. Mr. Minort's church is
a close communion body, but this is
the first time we ever heard of one
f them striving to be a closed shop.
The slogan is something like this:
""There is no God but the Labor Union
Baptist God, and Mr. Minort 13 his
prophet."
Mr. Minort assumes in one of his
-articles that all churches have ac
cepted the Baptist position as correct,
whatever that may mean, which of
course is the very thing they have
Tiot done. According to Mr. Minort's
views, as publicly expressed, you will
Tiave to be drawn through many waters
eight little children with lighted can
dies, and a solo at the close by Miss
Janet Grassman. . .
The topic for Sunday morning will
be "An Ancient Iabor Movement".
The pastor will interpret the r'rife
letweon capital and labor vhen
I'haroah ruled and the Hebrew chil
dren, in the light of the twentieth
century. While this is a burning
question today, it was four thousand
ears ago. am! will be until the self-
Minort has rep-i ishness of human hearts is changed to
munity of the results that may be
expected from such a spirit in our
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miusi ana in our communal atrairs. y
A spirit such as Mr. Minort has rep-i is!
resented as Christian is both un-Chris- the altruism of Jesus
tian and un-American. It is based on
class hatred and is a sower of discord
and disscntion. America is no place
for class hatred. United we stand and
divided we fall. The church is no
field for class warfare. God is no
the poor meet together, the lord is
respecter of persons, for "the rich and
the maker of them all." -
A. J. KEARNS.
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Sundav nijrht
the topic will be, "God'a rrojrrejsive
Kevelation.
One week from Sunday rdjrht we
will dismiss our evening service to
attend the W. C. T. U. meeting at the
Presbyterian church. It will be an
anniversary of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and there will be state and na
tional officers present. We will men
tion it further next week.
M. C. SMITH, Pastor.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
"Life's School of Experience" and
Ihe Urowlh of fc.ee esiasticism ' are
the subjects the minister will use for! spirit.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
One of the happiest, if not the hap
piest, business meeting we have ever
seen took place last Wednesday when
the pastor, trustees and deacons met
and passed upon the program made
out by the pastor for the year 1922.
The church meeting after this session
was conspicuous lor the same jovial
It will iro town as the most
his discourses next Lord's day. Some
times we ask the question, "Why is
life?" This question will be an
swered at the morning service. At the
evening hour a chart will be used
which will help the understanding. It
was a happy sight last Sunday eve
ning to see another stalwart man
come forward and confess his faith
in Christ. It is a positive assurance
of confidence and trust to look over
the congregation and see the many
who have come into the church under
the ministry of the present pastor.
This' is not for our glory, but for the
glory of our Lord.
The Bible school attendance ia the
best ever, but still there are the many
who are not attending any school.
This invitation is to you. You will
find a class where you will be at home.
We must grow in numbers and effi-
Fignificant meeting in the history of
the church. It was decided, among
year
Sunday next. Detailed announcements
of the program will be made Sunday.
The parents of our children in Sun
day school are taking an added inter
est, and we expect to reach 2,r0 in
Bible school before long, which will
mean more than double what we had
last year at this time. The program
for next year is one that is worthy
the clTort of the best of the church.
It is groat enough to call forth every
bit of christian manhood and woman
hood at our command . It is not so
great as to be leyond our reach, or so
small as to be "put across" without
the greatest of effort on the part of
all members. The Sunday school
teachers will be asked to set the ex
ample for the pupils in being faithful
to the church by attendance at the va
rious services and support of the
church financially. Any that fails will
be replaced by another who will. A
committee on discipline will soon be
appointed by the pastor, and a cam
paign of education as to our doctrines
will be put on by it. It is greatly grat
ifying to see so many of the men and
wives coming with their children to
school. Let the good work go on.
Shall we have twenty-five men in the
mens' Bible class Sunday? ICssons
proparod by the pastor are studied.
Next Sunday work the men's Bible les
son topic is: "Baptists and the Gov
ernmont of the United States."
Next Sunday's sermons are as fol
lows: Morning, "He Went a Little
Furthor." Evening, "A Manly Gospel
for Manly Men."
Come to the church that is alwayi
- ... D. J. MINORT, Pastor.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Sunday 'afternoon at o'clock,
English service. Sunday school after
the service.
. F. DROEGEMUELLER, Taston '
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 1
The Sacrament of the Holy Com
munion will be observed next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. This is the
Ixml's table and all believers are in
vited to this fellowship and means of
Urnce.
BARBER SHOP 'WHY'S
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.Why docs ft haircut always eont th
same no matter how. much, hair jw.
have ? . . .
Why does a barber Always ask
It you shave yourself?
Why Is no barber ever satisfied
with the weather?
Why does no barber ever bar
good word for the last fellow that cub
your hair?
Why does a barber always try to
persuade you to buy out the shop whei
all you want is a shave?
Why does a barber, when drying
your face, always overlook that utu
Xiin.lnv srhrtnl nf Q-i.V Tjt na Vnon comer of Votir ear?
up and even surpass the splendid Why does your nose always begia
records of the past quarter. to tickle just as soon as your hands
Christian Endeavor society at 6:30, are tucked undor the covering?
topic, "Utilizing Opportunities". Mark Why Is the foot-rest on the shin
Annerson, leader. The Christian en- Rtanrt always too smau iot your iec
denvor society is giving a party and
taffy-pull at the church basement to
rn jrht at 7:30. All the young people
of the church are invited.
Our Sunday evening theme will be,
"The Majority and Mystery of God",
text, "Ia there are parts of His ways,
but how little a irtion ia heard of
Him" Job XXVI. 14.
The coming regional conference of
the W. C. T. U. will convene at tho
Presbyterian church for all day meet
ings Saturday,. January 14. They will
also hold a union service at the church
the following Sunday night.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
It nppears that open diplomacy Is
not to be worn this year as generally
as could be wished.
Whv does the shine boy always havei
a vigorous argument with the other
shine boy right In the middle of
polishing your Bhoes?
AND
Why is the best-looking manicnr
girl always working down in the othet
end of the room T u. o. ft.., in Juut.
THE EASIER JOB.
"What are you going 'to be when
you stow up, Jennie?"
"I'm going to be an old maid."
"An old maid. dear. Why?"
" 'Cause I don't think I'd like to
kiss a man a hundred times and Utt
him he's handsome every time I want
to go shopping "I'd rather earn money
and buy things for myself." Baptist
Boys and Girls.
and come with a union card, if you
L fhJ p-w rll ThA'ciency this year or we cannot keep up
TP I LS h.rf Jttf! th the record of preceding years.
" fL'L" stlUlThe new superintendent will be Pr-
Ui, 11, Z ,i . i, Bn ';iv' rented to the school next Lord's day
1 his catering to one class is not only i . ti.s. . pn,,t wiionn
un-American, but it is also un-Chris- 'S0?' vZ m
ian rwrl Hasn't. rprw.nt a ' our nrtendid young men who has
iv rDnraunt wteuieu una imyui win
a personal demagogic success, but it
as far from a Christian success, for
aba? dear God loves all of us, vile and
sinful though we be. And if the other
classes of society are sinning against
the "innocent" laboring classes, our
gospel must be as wide a3 God's mercy
and able to save to the uttermost even
these other classes from their sinful
ways.
' Now, every great national church
body is keenly alive to the application
tot the social gospel and the doing
;eway with injustice to every class and
condition of men and the achievements
of these united endeavors have been
lemarkable. But these things are not
being brought to pass by arraying one
to have the other rites. . I
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j ii i i mt i acceui
juu orora gospel, inis may represent, w nro . - - ttTith ihfk
settlement of our fire damages by the
insurance company through Snoddy &
Graham, yet we find, on account of
some extras we had done by the car-,
penters, that we lack some of meeting
all bills. Bring or send an offering
next Sunday to help meet this expense
and come to the church with a mes
sage and a welcome.
STEPHEN J. ErLER, Minister.
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METHODIST CHURCH, Z
We announce with nleasuro that Mr.
Hillis, the efficient sexton of the
, church who has been east on a vaca
tion for three weeks, has returned to
Alliance and we can safely promise
class against another, but by the hu-1 our people that Sunday morning the
manning tendencies evident wherever church, will be well heated and prop
there has been a wide application of -erly cared for. No one thing adds
Jthe great Christian doctrines of the more to the comfort and success of a
TatJierhood of God and the brother-: church than the proper heating, clean
iSiood of man, among all classes. ing, and ventilating, and our people
Ve would gladly rejoice in any true greatly appreciate the splendid serv
success any Christian brother might ice that Mr. Hillis has rendered us, and
enjoy. We rejoice when the gospel is J will be pleased to know he is here
.preacneu, uuv we cannut rejoice in a again.
one-sided gospel. But even if we were
to rejoice, Mr. Minort would have none
of it. He would not let any other
Christian worker rejoice. His spirit is
too selfish. It is all to his glory
c-ther preachers, even, have done
nothing. Mr. Minort cannot rejoice
in other preachers; he calls them his
competitors. Paul was not far re
rinoved from Christ, but he rejoiced in
the labors of other Christian workers
,so long as Christ was preached.
Mr. Minort goes one better than
calling his fellow ministers competi
tors. He calls us adversaries.- The
dood Book tells him to be ever vigi
lant against his adversary the devil,
and so when he calls us an adversiry
we know what he thinks of us. Mr.
Minort says there are a great many
men in the ministry who should be
lehind the soda fountain or in the
manicuring parlor. If Mr. Minort rep
resents the acme of perfection for the
Christian ministry and the pulpit is
to become a place to pander to the
passions of men and a private arena
for every demagogue, then deliver us
from the pulpit We would prefer any j
honest service to the physical needs
cf men rather than to be a party to
any such spiritual renegading. j
This wholesale slurring of the Chris
tian ministry is not Christian. It is
not Christ-like. There are misfits in
the ministry as in other callings, but
Mr. Minort, "Let him that thinke,h he
standeth take heed lest he fall." On
the whole, we have found the men in
the ministry to be as noble-hearted a
body of men as grace any other
calling.
We write without the slightest bit
cf animosity. We have sometimes al
most wept whea we have read the
crass ana cloddish statements of our
erstwhile pulpiteer. But also credit
to whom credit is due, and let us give
Mr. Minort the credit of being an
adept in the art of free advertising.
When it comes to exploiting Mr. Mi
nort he is not at all bashful. But as
to really extending the kingdom, we
doubt it The kingdom of God is not
coming to thi3 community or any other
or to the world by attempting to ar
ray one class against another. The
harvest of such preaching delays the
coming of the kingdom. Such preach
ing decries the first principles of
Christianity.
The great weakness in the govern
ment of those churches which are con-
creeational or independent of any
tW hodv in their church government
ia that the ministerial fitness of their
pastors is not diligently inquired into
by any body superior to the local
church. If satisfactory to the local
church they are O. K. and no one can
' eay them nay. If a local church hadn't
A number of muffs and pairs of chil
dren's rubbers have been left at the
church. Owners may have same by
identifying them.
A large audience attended the New
Year's candlelight service last Sunday
night, and many people kindly ex
pressed their appreciation of the uni
que features. All lights were turned
out except one illuminating a cross.
Then candles were lighted at the altar,
and twelve young ladies representing
the twelve months of the new year,
lighted their candles at the altar and
took their places in various parts of
the room, which represented the world.
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Cocoa, 2 for wUC
2 pints pure M O?
Olive Oil - $1X0
Two Columbia Records
for the price of one.
40cOpekaTea,
two for :
41c
50c Violet Dulce Face
Powder, Cl n
two for OLXf
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of What Remains of the
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BANKRUPT STOCK
Next Saturday. January 15, practically all that remains of this stock will be sold and
shipped away to a large Denver concern. Shortly after that Reuler's will open with a new
Spring 1922 stock of Women's and Misses' Apparel lovely styles, impossible to be had else
where in Alliance at prices that will meet with your instant approval.
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All Women's Hosiery
All Children's Hosiery
All Knit Underwear i
All Infant's Wear 7 .
All Umbrellas PRICE
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Choice of any Hat, formerly to $15 98c Plush Coats $6.95, $9.90, $16.98, $24.75
Choice of any Skirt, formerly to $22.50 $4.98 Cloth Coats $2.98, $3.98, $10, $16.98, $24.75
Choice of Wool Dresses, formerly to $15.00 $4.98 Silk or Cltoh Dresses $7.95, $12.98, $17.85, $24.75
Choice of all the Best Blonses $5.00 Girls' All Wool Serge Dresses $2.98, $3.69
Choice big lot Coats, Suits, Dresses for $10.00 Children 3 to 6 Plush Coats $4.98
Choice of Children's $5 Wool Sweaters $1.98 Girls' 8 to 14 Plush Coats $3.93
Choice of Women's $5 Wool Sweaters $1.98 Choice of all the Bes Suits $15
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Odds and Ends of all
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98c Table
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Women's $2.98 out
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$1.98 table
Consists of
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$5.00 Wool Skirts
Crepe and Flannel
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Wool Scarfs, high
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