The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 27-52

j Work' Will- Compare j I with any other F irm . J G When thi* item ismarked by up, Index, it deno te that your sub scription is over due a n d a prompt payment i s ikriied. ] TW E N T Y - F IF T H ' T E A R . N O , 45- C E D A R V I L L E . O H I O , F R I D A Y , N O V EM B E R 2 1 19 0 2 . PR IC E $1,00 A Y E A R M any men w a it un til th e n rs t whiff of F a l l w ea ther anti then suddenly determine to buy heavier clothing. W here to go is the important question’ T he average m an w an ts the most style and value he can get for his money, and th a t is where this store is so effective. * W e te ll the tru th about our goods and have the goods th a t we can tell the tru th about. In addition to our clothing we are showing a swell line of H a ts and Furnishings. OUR MOTTO; Not How Cheap bu t How Good. iHPDon’t fail to get tickets on the Buggy to be given away. I £ « ' I 1 , V / M ^ " *4 O l o t l i i n g , H a t ^ a n d F u r n i s h i n g ^ A MODEL CITY FOUNDED BY DR. DOWiE. History tells us of the wondrous things accomplished by lenders of armies in qncient times, of the build­ ing of forts, cities, etc., and to one that has had the privilege, of seeing the grand procession of Zion’s robed .Ofllcers, Zion’s white-robed choir, num­ bering several hundred, followed by the founder of Zion City, John Alex­ ander Dowie, there cannot be' any­ thing but a great desire'-'to know wllafc is beiug dobe towards the building of this great city, without a saloon, a theater, a dance hall; a city where thousands live, with a court, a mayor and city council, factories employing hundreds of tneu and .women; with hundreds of homes built over an area of some ten square miles; where no man is the' owner of a parcel of ground, but must lease each lot for more than a thousand years. As was stated in a former.account, Zion City is some forty-two miles north of Chicago. - I t is also the same distance south of Milwaukee. The plot of land comprises' an area of (>,500 acres, with a lake front o f over two miles. The land is admirably adapted to the purposes of a manu­ facturings - commercial, ; educational and residential city of many thousand inhabitants.' ’To the east lies a broad, .ilufc prairie extending to the lake, a mile distant, and comprises about ope thousand acres. This lapd lies be­ tween the lake and railroad-and is held-for manufacturing -purposes and public parks. A t the present time there is in operation the Zion Lace Industries, in an immense brick build­ ing of threo stories, having a floor area o f over eight acres, - Today there ,is finished product on hands,amount­ ing to over 0,500,000 yards with a value of $250,000,-. F o r blenching the lace, watprjis piped from the lake, iii order that it may be perfectly pure and contain* no mineral Rubatances. A second factory,'manufacturing the same product,' is in contemplation and will cost •§500,000. There are other manufacturing concerns, such as a brick factory-, turning on’ 00,000 per dayj planing-mill; .also a sugar pud-confection manufactory. , After leaving .the. manufacturing district we strolled up Shiloh boule­ vard to the residence section where We found Rouses that would possibly exceed two’ve hundred in number, where some five or six thousand people live. There is a 875,000 hotel that . will accommodate one thousand guest's. Beyond Shiloh boulevard is a large grove of 200 acres, which is known as the Shiloh Temple site.,, A building is to be erected here that will seat 30,000 peo­ ple* within hearing of a Speaker’s voice. This building will fake the place of n large wooden structure that la used as a temporary tabernacle, having a seating enpacity of 6,000. In the down-town district can. be found a block of stores where the buying and selling is conducted by the city itself, and where no adulter- ated foods ate allowed, no dishoneiUy made goods handled and where goods are lower in price than in towns of; even greater size. In this section 5 b the Administration building, which has ju st been completed at a cost of 830.000, where the court,, the city hall, and the bank and other public business is being cared for; and be­ yond this is the Educational building, being,erected of cu t stone a t a cost of 1125.000, Zion City has now grown to such proportions that, tho people rrttisfc have fire •protection and this they have, with three of as spirited steeds as were ever hitched to a fire fighting apparatus. The alarms are given by a complete telephone system, As for the water supply an artesian, well 1025 feet deep furnished nrt ex­ tremely cold drink. We have now told something of the city imd will describe the land hasps that run 1100 years, Every oae who wishes to build a home must l(sy the value of. the lo f/fb r which ho receives a paid-up lease, running for 1100 years, Dowie holding that a man owning a parcel of the earth in “ per­ petuity” violates the divine Jaw, The; long rime of leases will include th o : next 100 years, within which Christ;' according to Dowie, s to come and reign over the whole world,'and the succeeding thousand years. This method algo precludes the possibility of a piece, of ground being pu t to any use that would,conflict with the laws and ordinances of the municipality. The lota are transferred only by long term lease from John Alexander Dowie, which expires January 1, A. D. 3000, In case of violation of the covenants of the lease the lessee -for­ feits the leasehold, and the land re­ verts to the lessor, John Alexander Dowie, his successors or assigns. , Iu speaking,of the laws of the city the political side miist be looked into. Ther,e is neither Republican nor Dem­ ocrat party. Politically speaking, Ziofi.CityiB a novelty, for abe^lm8 only one party and that is known as the Theocratic party, of which the city is' the headquarters of the Na­ tional Committee. On Monday,March 31, 1902, Zion City was, organized and incorporated under th e ’laws of the State of Illinois and on Wednes­ day, April 23, 1902, Richard H, Harper was elected the first mayor. We now have something o f the government of the city. What you are allowed to do and what not, comes next! Zion City has laws the like of which are not found in any city in the world;- As we go (up the street we find signs reading; “ Tobacco, liquor, profanHy aqd vulgarity prohibited in this city.” To find' a city of 6000 people,’ no loafers on the corners smoking and chewing, no drugstore or doctor signs, no saloons or gambliug places, no swearing (although we* did hear.one. man,: a carpenter who struck his finger w ith -a hatchet, lay aside the law for a few moments and ex­ press himself in accordance with his feelings,) is something far from the ordinary village or. city. We know of only two things in the city limits to which the revenilc goes,; other than Dowie, and they are the p o s t. office, railway and express re­ ceipts. The receipts for all the Zion interests are .turned over to Zioti City Bank. BesideS-this institution -there are.the following; Ziou Land and I n ­ vestment. Association, Zion Lace In 1 dustrieS,"Zion City General Stores (hardware, clothing, jewelry, grocer ies, bleats, dairy, harnees, furniture, photograph, etc.), Zion City Fresh Food Supply, Zion City Lumber Association, Zion City Power, Plumb­ ing, Lighting and Heating Associa- fliou and Zion Sugar and Confection Association. The city has leased to the railroad company twenty-one acres a t #7,600 per acre, which Dowie bought a year ago at less than $300 per acre, „• - Zion City is b u t one of a nuro: her of cities that are to be estab lished near the great cities of the earth, under the direction and leader­ ship of the Messenger of God’s Cove­ nan t/E lijah the Restorer, Rev, John Alexander Dowie,..the General Over­ seer of the Christina Catholic Church o f Zion. These cities will a t last find their crown, capital' and censumroa tion in Zion City, a t .Jerusalem, the City o f the Great King, which shall bo the seat o f the Empire .of Jesus Christ the Bon of God when He comes to reign as all-conquering •Sovereign of the entire world. Ill speaking With a prominent citi 2 Gn of Chicago in regard to the means that Dowie had used to influence so many people to become interested, he says that it is by shrew^iess land' per aortal magnetism in b a s in e t transac­ tions. The party informed the writer that Dowih is without question the smoothest individual that does bum ijess in-Chicago, While in the pulpit he is abusive and overbearing and his teachings are a genuine farce, yet he is accomplishing many wonderful things towards the building of Zion City, Time alone will determine the Ultimate result, Em m * . Wm, Brown is prepared to kill hogs a t 25c, and t$o a head for Work hm them tin. rendering lard, ete. A N APP EA L T O PARENTS. With many questions there ave a great many differences of opinion, just so with foot ball. Yet to the av­ erage citizen we do not tliinlc that there would be more than one opinion of the sport; should they see a profess­ ional game. Last Baturdny in Chica­ go there took place a game of foot hall between teams representing Ann Ar. Bor, Mich., and the University of Chi- cago. The former is considered the champion of the western foams, yet for; this it amounts to iittli when one sees the choice of eleven men from several thousand'"atndeiit8, representing the most perfect type of the human being, These players were selected for their strength, weight, bight, and every­ thing that Would comprise the typical map, other than his moral qualifies, tions, as this is not considered by col­ leges that uphold and <neon rage a game in the class with prize fights and the Mexican bull, fight. There were at this game, according to reports, 14000 paid admissoris rep- resenting the refinement and -culture of the ciiy as well assome 1200 “ root­ ers” from Ann Arbor. The day was cold and n glance at the crowds iu the boxes and bleachers showed that the women were suffering w ith ^h e cold. Some Were wrapped from head to foot in shawls and heavy blankets and they sat there in misery for three hours so as to show their loyalty to- their col­ lege ox university. They sat there with tears in their eyes to witness as. brutal a game or sport »s mortal man will ever witness. Yet. this was their, duty ns their college sanctioned the game, aiid in fact gave’the rooters and players several holidays in order that they might prepare for the battle. This is what is termed higher educa­ tion. To come to the game we find both teams lined up ready for the signal, and such men we never before saw. The first half lasted exactly thirty-five minutes, that is, the actual playing covered this period. What tpok place during the first half? Three members of, tho Chicago team carried from the field, with sprained arms , and legs, bruised heads, and many pther grave wounds; To show the inconsistency o f the game, about the first thing we saw was the hospital ambulance standing a) the entrance to thd gridiron. Why .was this here? Because our dear college presidents, professors, students and every one else who ever saw a game expected to, see some one injured or possibly killed. Wherein then does the,foot ball foam resemble the prize fighters. A t the end of the, first half several swipers came on the ground with sponges, towels and massage appliances and the players were groomed according to a horseman’s idea. This-is exactly what takes place at a prize fight Moreover a t this game was the bet­ ting that usually^takes place a t prize fights. And all of it was permitted by our leading colleges. Then there is no difference between a prize fight and a foot bait game from amoral standpoint. Some of the oaths uttered by .the ' players and coaches before the thousands of Ind­ ies, was enough to make their cheeks -blush with shame, hut it was not so, they thought little of it. Why? Be­ cause their college endorsed the gnme and that was sufficient. The heart that beats within the foot boll enthusi­ ast must be of stoue for he is compelled to witness tho suffering, bleeding vic­ tim lying on tbe ground writhing with pain, whilo a physician, who is kept in attendance, makes'an imme­ diate examination nft to the extent of his injuries. He is then hurried to the hospital, and once out Of sight^ tbe crowd that saw the victim laid out has already forgotten him in his suf­ fering. One-may hear that a game of foot ball be tween- teams of the smaller col leges cannot he compared to the pro­ fessional gnme. There is little differ­ ence, The game is played with the same intention; knocking out their* opponent. The only difference wo fltut is in flic Size of tho players, The teams that have battled on the local field are ju st as rough for their strength as are tho tho teams of uni­ versities, As to the morality of the teams of different colleges we see no difference, On the local field ean be heard the swearing o f the different players, who in a fit of madness Wish in some manner “ to lay out” lus oppo- nent. We have the etnemeut from a member of tbe local .team that he never in his life heard as much swear­ ing as that iu a recent game, when the members were lined up .for battle. Aud yet we have heard" it said by.'col­ lege people that foot -ball should be encouraged as it is the life of the school. The Herald has from time to time made mention of gaihes played here, and tho writer has attended games on the locat grounds but the more that is seen off it the more inconsistent it seems when we hear people oppose the prize fight. The Herald will from now on oppose ail foot ball in Ce- dnrville, and will accept no advertise­ ments for the -grime,- The •'argument of 10000 professors aud all the sport­ ing journals iu the'land will neve con­ vince the Herald that it should up­ hold.such damiiable.work, so long as the paper remains under the present management. We knoiv of several of thp players on the local team Unit are playing against the' wii! of their paren ts,' yet after the game these players are given the glad hand by the foot ball crunks, professors, and fellow students who , praise him for his excellent wprk which was possibly, the cause of break­ ing hie. opponent’s nrnj, and in this mamier he is encouraged to stay in a game against the will and desive of a father and mother. / ' ■ We have only two questions to ask: Is the faculty of any college justified iu excusing any member of a foot ball team from classes in order that be may practice or take part in a foot ball game? Were' the. members of the local team in a better condition, mentally and physically, for work and study the day? after the game? I t is then to the father, aurl mother that vie appeal to take the boy from the game and see that ho is kept'ffoni it regardless o f college influences. Persons not thoroughly acquainted, with the game know nothing of the immoral influence arouud the mem­ bers of tho team when they visit other towns, Again wo appeal to the mothers to see that tho daughter is kept from witnessing this barbarous game. I f there has ever been a game before the American people, that is degrading, vulgar, and immoral, it is tho cursed game of r o o v balo . EXCURSION T O DES MOINES. Low fares to Des Moiues, Iowa, will he in effeot via Pennsylvania Lines for the Sovereign Grand Lodge,1 I. O, O. F . meeting. For informa­ tion about rates, dates on which tickets will be sold, and time of trains, apply to local Ticket Agents of Penn­ sylvania Lines. You Are « « away from home and see an article you want in another drug store, remember that the same article is obtainable in our drug store in Cednr- ville.and a t a less price tfite where you seo it. I f it is not it is your fault that you have not apprised us bf your wants. We keep everything that other first-class drug stores 1mve« BEN O. RIDQWAY ..Till! DRUGGISf... Opposite the Opera House. WHY THIS DISTURBANCE? * Wbyf' a]l this disturbance around town about a little social- affair that took jflace in the nature of a dance? How'easy it would have been for the; local option people to have secured the services pf two or three of Cedar- villo’s,house to house news peddlers commonly known as “ gossipers” and had them call on thp voters, thus se­ curing their promise to support tho cause." This is the more modern method of securing the support for a measure or of killing or boosting an affair. "May tbe fortunate town that has no “ gossipers” forever rest in that -peace in which it sleeps at present. May those in the unfortunate town that have not fallen a victim to the lying tongue ot the “ gossiper” live in peace the rest ot their days without knowing the torment the unfortunate victim must suffer outside any but the hottest place in hell. Things in the town ot Oedarville in regards certain people and certain affairs have gone iar enough. These persons who wish to make life miserable for those who do see a bright day or so bn ye about accomplislied their work that is iu their own mindl -We do not wish to discuss whether dancing is proper or improper for i t is one of those things that could be argued for ages and there still would be dancing just the same, with secret societies, card playing, etc. In the, minds of a good many people the dance is an immoral pleasure which leads to ru in , but there seems to be. two .divisions,- such as the parlor dance and the private dance in a large room or hall. Now if the latter is wr°ng so must be the former. Then it is admitted that some of those who attendsj the recent private dance in a certain hall have committed a -great wrong in going to a place they should not. As many churches oppose danc­ ing, more by custom than by law, those persons who attended this social affair knowing their obligation to the church have done wrong., Also have' those persons who attended the affair against the . will and desire of their pureuts done wrong. Now if a dance is wrong in a large room or hall i t is wrong iii a parlor .and parents who permit i t there have committed as great a wrong in allowing it as did any church member in going to the aforesaid mentioned affair. A t this point we deem it proper to mention some aifuirs that have taken place in the past few years. The editor- of a paper L ob many opportunities of hear­ ing various things and consequently when a ‘ person conies along and re­ quests that We refrain from making mention of a certain affair or events we generally grant the request. That is when the matter Is of no great con­ cern to th e ’public a t large. - There have been for the past few years a number of events a t different times taking place about town and the surrounding country under' the. title of “ spreads.” The editor was approached and requested to make no mention of the affair' other than under the given name, from the fact that tho .crowd expected to dauce and play- cards and this was against the princi­ ples of their church, as well as those of their parents, Tbe principle object was in keeping the nature of the af­ fair from their parents. As said be­ fore wo made no ' mention of the spread, dance,, card game or what ever you wish to term it, and all that was ever received in return Was a “Thank you*’ aud now a cussing. Will some one please tell the public where the difference comes in between a dance in a private hull and one held in a parlor, owe of literary society halls at the college, or some homo in tbe country? The whole matter when sifted down is this. There are several wlio* it seems had no trouble laying aside their religious scruples and attending a dance any place where their parents Would not find it out. Now comes along ft dance in ft private ball that? is to be enjoyed by ft large number o f young people aud these people who we refer to above not being able to go/owing to parental objections put on a good face and start to reform the town. They claim that the dance has a demoralizing influence, the young men were scandals,half drunk, the girls who attended were anything but ladies and those visitors who were present would do or sanction 1any­ thing. Oh! may the town o f Cedar- ville have .these people lo wborn we refer with them for many yeard to guard the morals ofcommuuity, then when their work is completed he ro /if the same course has still been per- sued as it is a t present, according to the Good Boob, there will be no ques­ tion who will guard over them. CANC ELED DATES. ‘ ' ^ j According to the Dramatic, Mirror this town has been blacklisted as for shows aud within the past week Town­ ship Clerk Jackson has received word to cancel dates for seveu shows that were to appear here during the win­ ter. This will mean a loss of #70 to the trustees in rents for the opera house. LasL year the house.. rented for more than the running expenses which proved to be profitable to the board. As the trustees have been short on finances for some time, ow­ ing to the smallpox epidemic, the cancellation of - these dates will mean considerable in a financial way, for the operation of the house will come higher this year than heretofore, ow­ ing -to the extremely high price of coal. The .only dates that are taken at prese.nt dre those for the Farmer’s Institute and lecture course, and the latter is given the house a t a price that barely pays the operating ex­ pense. Then with suoh state of af­ fairs we would suggest that the house be closed for the wiuter with the ex­ ception of the mentioned dates, W ith these two attractions the public can find enough entertainment for the: winter and i t might not bo out of place to mention the fact that parents should accompany their sons and daughters that ave under thirty years of age for it is not safe in the present day to allow a Oedarville young man to accompany a lady, to any social af­ fair or entertainment.' This is given as a warning to mothers to be on the lookout’for any youiig man that ever set foot in Oedarville. • Take no chances and let us find the young ladies accompanied' by their parents a t the next number on the lecture course, AMBITIOUS YOUNG MAN. There, seems to be uo question blit that the young men around town have ambition and stay with a thing Until they reach the front. There is one young man who left the place at about the age of fourteen and for several years battled against the ways of the world until he has a t tho pres­ ent time placed himself in a promi­ nent position. To whom we refer is Mr, C. A. Gowdy, General Mana­ ger of the Virgipi,. Hotel, Chicago. We had the plemM .'' of taking dinner one evening recei. 'y v.Uh, Mr. and Mrs. Gowdyaud wu find that our old- time boyhood friend is manager of a hotel ten stories in height, containing some four hundred rooms. The com­ pany operating the house haft its own electric light plant, ice manufacturing and water distilling machinery on the premises, such as is found iu any strictly first-class hotel. The building is a magnificent one and is owned by the McGormick estate. . I t is with pleasure that we refer' to one who has risen from' bell boy to gcnoral mana­ ger of such a hostelry, . , ............. F O O T B A LL VICTIM. This morning’s Cincinnati Enquirer gives the following dispatch from New York; “ As a result of injuries received in a foot ball game a t New­ ark, on November 9, Rudolph Klett, of the Xavier Athletic Club team, Elizabeth, N. J ,, is dead, Lie was injured Internally.” Subscribe for the Herald* U. P. CHURCH HISTORY BYREV, f*0. ROSS; Besides those who are already in tho ministry, there is a t present one member of tbe congregation in prepa­ ration for that high calling, who is worthy of a place among those men­ tioned. Walter Avis Coudon, son ofThomas and Ju lia Bird Condon, was born a t Oedarville, Ohio, on Feb. 2, 1879, He received liis early education in the Oedarville schools and graduated from the High School in 1896. H e con­ nected with the Oedarville congrega­ tion by profession of faith in Christ on Feb. 13,* 1892. # He graduated from Oedarville College in June, 1900, and in September of that year entered Xenia Theological Seminary,- where he is, at this present writing, pursuing his studies, being a member of the Middle class. . 1 To/ .this list of ministerial sons should be added that ot one who,, while not born or reared in the hounds o f the .congregation, was a member for three years previous to his entering the ministry, viz.; Rev . A. R. Vftn Fossen. 1 ■Austin Rolland Van. Fossen was born June 4, 1856, at* Norris­ town, Ohio; was graduated a t ike ■ University of Indiana i n , 1801; con­ nected with thp Oedarville congrega-. tion by certificate’on Feb. 4, 1882. H e ’ was associate editor of The Midland in 1885-86. He studied the­ ology af' Allegheuy Seminary aud graduated there in 1888. H e was- licensed by Monongahela Presbytery on June 28,1887, and ordained by. the same, and installed pastor of Mif­ flin and Homestead,.Allegheny Go., Pa., on June 26, 1888; was released from .that charge on Sept. 23,1890, and installed pastor o f Ingram, Pal, congregation b y th e same presbytery on Nov. 3,1890, and released from Ingram on. June 26,1894, when bp entered the Presbyterian church. H e was installed ; ^ror. ot Manchester Presbyterian Church, Allegheny, Pa,, in Oct. 1894; where he is now located, ' During 1899.and the following year he edited and published a local paper called “ The Messenger.” Among those who a t one. time were members of tbe congregation and wbo have of late, years risen to prominence was a young man who taught .in th e Grove school of Oedarville along in the late 50s. While here he was a member of, and worshipped with thp congregation. H e stands higher than any living member of the congrega* tion. We refer to Rev. HenryJM. Mc­ Cracken, D . D., L L , D., Chancellor of the "University of New York, one of the wealthiest institutions in the country, and connected with Union Theological Seminary by an alliance by which the instruction of the facul­ ties and the educational facilities of ' the two institutions are offered equally to the students of each, Besides this he is an authority On church history and has gained some notice as an au­ thor, . ' . Siuce the publication of his sketch, material has come to hand from which we are able to write a more accurate and definite account of the later life o f Rev. W. A. Pollock. Ho united with the Fo rt Dodge Presbytery on entering the. Presby­ terian Church, and during 1882 acted as agjent for the American Bible So­ ciety in Clinton and Louisa counties, lows. In 1884 he began work as stated supply tinder the Home Mis­ sion Board in Burchard, Neb. His work here did hot continue long, ow­ ing to the last illness and death o f hitr wife, which occurred on Bcpt., 24, 1885. In 1880 he began work as stated supply a t Axtel, Neb,, and Connec­ tions, and continued there for five years* In 1891 be became Stated- supply a t Wilsonville and Lebanon, Neb., where he remained for another five years, ft&d was honorably retired by Hastings Rresbytery in April, 1896. Bihoe that time he has made his home lit Hastings, and With hi* youngest daughter a t Hansen, Neb,, (Oonunuril on yoatth I’*#*).