The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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The Independent
Established May 14. 1908
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W. 1\ HAltNAUI)
I ditor and Proprietor.
nubtcrlptton >i ;l advance
bO cents^for 6 mo.
30 cents for 3 mo.
tiuered as second-class mail matter
at the postotlice at Cashion, Okla
for transmission through the mai'V
mder the Act of Congress Marcni
3. 1873.
•The bee that pets ihe honey.
Don't hang around the hive."
Published Every Thursday.
Cashion, Okla., Mar. 11, i015;
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the necessity or providing entertain-
ment, as well as instruction, to it3
membership among the young. 1 he
children and young peopl. of Ui<>
church should meet when religion is !
not even mentioned. It has i n
found safest for them to meet fre-
quently under the direction and care j
of the church. To send them into the
world with no social training exposes i
them to grave perils and to tr.\ to
keep tlieni out of t!ie world with no j
social privileges is sheer folly. There
is a social nature to both old and
young, but the social requirements of
the young are imperative. The church
must provide directly or indirectly
some modern equivalent for the husk-
ing bee, the quilting bee and the sing-
ing schools of the old days. In one
way or another the social instincts
of our young people must have oppor-
tunity for expression, which may
take the form of clubs, parties, pic-
nics or other forms of amusement.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the church cannot take away the
dance, the card party and the theatre
unless it cin offer in its place a sat-
isfying substitute in the form of more
pleasing recreation.
To Our Customers:
We are still retailing El Reno's Best and
Hum Reno Flour at wholesale prices.
See us and ask our prices before buviner
your flour elsewhere.
Best McAlester Coal $7.00
li'HYtMOii Niii Coal
Henryetta Coal 6.J15
El Reno Mill & Elev. Co.,
E. C. Wegener, Manager. Cashion, Okla. j
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
A Broader Sphere for Religion—New
Field for the Rural Church.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers' Union
The social duty of the rural church
is as much a part of its obligations
as its spiritual side. In expressing its
social interest, the modern rural
church does not hesitate to claim that
it is expressing a true religious in-
Btinet and the old-time idea that the
social instincts should bo starved
while the spiritual nature was over-
fed with solid theological food, is fast
giving way to a broader interpreta-
tion of the functions of true religion.
We take our place in the succession
of those who have sought to make the
world a lit habitation for the children
of man when we seek to study and
understand the social duty ot the;
rural church. The true christian re-
ligion is essentially social—its tenets
of faith being love and brotherhood
and fellowship While following after
righteousness, the church must chal-
lenge and seek to reform that social
order in which moral life is ex-
pressed. While cherishing ideals of
service, the rural church which ~t-
tains the fullest measure of success
is that which enriches as many lives
as it/Can touch, and in no way can
the church come in as close contact
with its members as through the
avenue of social functions
The country town and the rural
community need a social center. 1 he
church need effer no apology for its
ambition to fill this need in the conv
Universal Instinct for Play.
Tn providing for enjoyment the
church uses one of the greatest meth-
ods by which human society has de-
yfilopcd. Association is never secuiB
until it is pleasurable; in play the in-
stinctive aversion of one person for
another is overcome and the social
mood is fostered. Play is the chief
educational agency in rural commun-
ities and in the play-day of human
childhood social sympathy and social
habits are evolved. As individuals
come together in social gatherings,
their viewpoint is broadened, their
ideals are lifted and finally they con-
stitute a cultured and refined society.
It is plain, therefore, that the
church which aims at a perfected so-
ciety must use in a refined and ex-
alted way the essential factors in
social evolution and must avail itself
of the universal instinct for play.
If the church surrounds itself with
social functions which appeal to the
young among its membership, it will
fill a large part of the lamentable
gap in rural pleasures and will reap
the richest reward by promoting a
higher and better type of manhood
and womanhood.
GFfSHER.OKLA,
N. S. C olo
NOTARY PUBLIC
' ,'nrn (.nans. ttstute, nnd Insurance. In-
; imo Farin anil Cir> property. Oltioe K. Sidt-
SiriH't, ('nsluon, Oklft.
Uv. U. W. IVY ATT
Dl'i.NTIHT
- Wftyp
1 it Guthrie, Will be at the old Dr. Haymond
| MlUv in Cushion, the last Monday in encfc
j hi with and remains a weeft. <>et an appoint
1 fierii early in the woek.
( ol. A. T Sti-'hardson
GENEIIAL \UCT10NE*.it
! wil cry sales lor l per eonl 1 honeHI, «'a-li-
K;I1. oklft. Reference. Any one I have crleo
i sale tor.
Col. i>. Kakinn
general auctioneer
Have had experience. Satisfaction If" ft ran
! roe<l. For sale daws *ee Farmers State Bank,
i or Phone 152 Li Line.' asbion.. Okla. at ray
I e*pense.
W "s 8TONER 1 ^ R S T It. A C T S
Writes Insurance forth/ WOODWORTH & MOORE
ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE BONDED ABSTRACTORS
Ui. t'ountry Property. Stock, School Hous-
es and Churehes, Anloniob lee and Kord Cars,
iiuil Insurance on < ro >« a r peeialty.
Cashion Hione No. !M II. Oltiee with 'J'h€
Independent I'rinting-Ottice.
The farmer gets more out ot tne
fair than anyone else. The fair to a
city man is an entertainment; to a
farmer it is education. Let us take a
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger a moment at a few of the points
of greatest interest. We will first
visit the mechanical department and
hold communion with the world s
greatest thinkers.
You arc now attending a congress of
the mental giants in mechanical sci-
ence ol all ages. They are addressing
: you in tongues of iron and steel and
in language mute and powerful tell an
eloquent story of the worlds piogress.
j The inventive geniuses are the most
valuable farm hands we have and
they perform an enduring service to
1 mankind. We can all h61p others for
in-rfffcADroRD
Complete abstracts of title to all lands in Kinu
Asher eouHty.
^ir, i-y (East Side) North Main Street.
Kingfisher Oklahoma
INGUSH
munity, if an understanding of i
mission brings this purpose into clear j
consciousness. Ihe structure of a^
rural community is exceedingly com ;
plex; it contains many social groups, j
each of which has its own center, but j
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such i
a church cannot command the inter- .
est of all the people, it is relieved j
from the embarrassment of religiously j
divided communities
Social Needs Imperative.
The average country boy and girl
have very little opportunity for real j
enjoyment, and have, as a rule, e j
vague conception of the meaning of
pleasure and recreation. It is to Till 1
this void in the lives'of country youth
that the rural church haw risen to
a brief period while we live, but it
takes a master rnind to tower into the
realm of science and light a torch of
progress that will illuminate the path-
way of civilization for future genera-
tions. The men who gave us the
sickle, the binder, the cotton gin and
hundreds of other valuable inventions
work in every field on earth and will
continue their labors as long as time
Their bright intellects have conquered
death and they will live and serve
mankind on and on forever, without
money and without price. They have
shown us how grand and noble it is
to work for others; they have also
taught us lessons in economy and effi-
ciency, how to make one hour do the
■work of two or more; have length-
ened our lives, multiplied our
opportunities and taken toil o|f the
back of bumanitv
Saint Patrick's
DANCE!
To 1)0 given in Rector's Hall
In Cashion, Okla.,
MARCH 17TH
Good Music foy Orchestra
Admission
One Dollar
Pa y at the Door
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Barnard, W. F. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1915, newspaper, March 11, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107231/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.