Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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CANADIAN VALLEY RECORD. CANTON. OKLAHOMA
A. BRUCE BIELASKI
Volume XI.
'e the
Ancestral Worship in Chin"*
By Rkv. M.C.Wilcox,Ph.D.
(From the Illustrated Methodist/?
Magazine, by permission.)
Among- the numerous cere-
monies connected with ancestor!"
worship, we will in closing- refer
to the Ching-ming festival, the
annual national worship at tlit ln
graves, which pccurs early ittat-
April, the exact time being des-:en"
fgnated in the national calendar J™
On the stated day, as far as tbtthe
eye can reach, may be seen numach
erous groups of men, women anr?es
children on the hillsides, which
in southern China, are nearli
^ everywhere literally covered wi tl°08t
graves. Its counterpart in ou8?ng
religion is Eastertime. Ho the
much more hopeful are the asso-
ciations of the Christian festival °f
Ancestral worship withoiill of
doubt has been the greatest o^llow"
•tacle to the progress of
Chinese, and especially to themake
acceptance of Christianity, petreat
cause Christians do not worsh,^
at the graves, burn incense
fore the tablets, and
URGE I). S. DEFENSE m
•/cord
Conference of Governors Ends
With a Discussion of the
Nation's Needs.
fiEDFIELO ADVISES RESTRAINT
The Secretary of Commerce Counsels
Soberness of Thought—Salt Lake
City Cets Next fleeting.
United States Taking No Cha^
Mexican Bandits—Nip
New Uprising.
No. 21
A. Bruce Bielaski is chief of the
division of investigation of the de-
partment of justice at Washington,
and his bureau is investigating the
alleged German propaganda which
is being exposed in the newspapers.
WILL SATISFY UNITED STATES
Germany Willing to Make Reparation
if Plunger Exceeded Orders in
Sinking Arabic.
Berlin. Aug. 26.—If the commander
or a German submarine exceeded Uis
instructions in sinking the steam V
Arabic, the German government will
PlUft f.,11 A • « ...
, — - perfo1 evac"
other ceremonies of a more^1^
less idolatrous character, tjture ot Arabic, the German
are accused of beine unfi" official | give full satisfaction to die United
This is no trifling charge Joseph stateg. the imperial chancellor. Von
"among: the three thousand d arrived.* ' - " "
comprised under the 'Five Pre. that
ia.' • • Iff tn Ua
Joseph guaucenor, von
Hethmann-rfollweg, informed the As-
sociated Press correspondent in an
interview tonight.
The imperial chancellor made the
rollowing statement of Germany's po-
sition on the sinking of the Arabic:
, - — As long as the circumstances su*-
lii China today than when C rounding the sinking of the Arabic
fucius uttered it twenty-five cen^f0"'b?en fuliy cleared "p i«
turies ago. J life." and
ishments' no crime is gre8 to the
than unfilial conduct."
saying exerts greater influ^e with
Most missionaries think that
^ care should be taken not to shock
the feelings of the Chinese in
regard to ancestral worship.
Surely this is the wisest course,
so long as there is no compro-
mise with idolatry. The sub-
ject was earnestly discussed at
f ha r 1 .1 <•
success appears to
them far more certain than it
did to our pagan ancestors.
Many years ago, Rev. Dr.
w■ A. P. Martin, formerly
president of the Imperial
. rxv1 mine ,rui*
said. If i were calJed on
Boston, Mass., Aug. 28.—After dis-
cussion of the naval and military re-
sources of the country in which it was
generally agreed that the United
States is not adequately prepared
against foreign invasion, the confer-
ence of governors ended its annual
sessions today. No re3olutious on the
subject were proposed, but several of
the executives said they felt certain
all the governors would return to their
states with the intention of demand-
big from their congressmen support
in any program for strengthening the
forces of defense.
The governors chose fcalt Lake City
as the Place for next year's meeting
and elected the governor of Utah, Wil-
liam Spry, as chairman of the execu-
tive committee. Other committeemen
were Governor Stuart of Virginia and
Governor Capper of Kansas. Former
Governor John Franklin Fort of New
Jersey again was chosen treasurer and
Miles C. Riley of Madison. Wis., was
re-elected secretary.
Redfield Urges Defense.
The discussion of the governois was
prefaced by remarks from Secretary
of Commerce William C. Redfield, who
urged restraint of speech and sober-
ness of thought in what he termed
these trying times.
• "With that spirit of restraint," he/
added, "should we not be ready for'
any kind of emergency that may arise?' - - —
Should we not at least have the tools r r wir I le \r•
ready, not for offense but for defense WILLIb, Vice Pres.
of our nation?"
Governor James F. Fielder of Ne
Jersey. in opening the discussioi
El Paso, Tex., Aug.
guards of soldiers are poi
ternational bridges, rai
and other stategic pon
nation of precautions
F. Pershing, comma
Infantry brigade, ag
execute a rumored
State rangers ha
El Paso from the
reinforce the civil
itie8.
While threatei
herents of Carn
ta failed to m
still is being y
itary and de#
cials express /
bnt that the/1 -s'ou to become acquainted with the fact
jSLi have one of the best equipped banks in the
* *nd 11 is 0"leered by MEN, not by icebergs or
violate A S
We want your business and are in a
his fam,Jn to £'ve y°u prompt and courteous service
=dur bank be your bank.
pearef
anking Service
CO, I
BANK OF CANTON
"THE PIONEER"
deposits guaranteed
0. P. WILLIS, Cashier.
- , ... vi^u.us lilt U1SUU8S10B
urged an increase in the standing an/"
by at least 25,000 men, with an ade\T trm™ t
I V JVDGE JAMES R. Tolbert
v—-rvU man,
The Postmaster has recently
received the following nqtice in
iegard to a change of rates on
insured mail:
Attention is specially invited
to Order No. 9099 of tne Post-
master General, dated August
20, 1915, promulgating
an
— — to
—® raost ser'°us impedi-, a,
the Central Conference of thel^u"' t0 the conversion of the amendraen' to paragraph 2, Sec
Methodist Episcopal Church of 1 sheuId without hesi-| ^ ! P* J" & R-- a« follows:
Episcopal u,
China, held at Shanghai, in No-
vember, 1899, when the follow
lag resolutions, offered bv the
writer, were unanimously adopt-
ed:
That we a^ain emphasize the
P°int ^ the worship of
ancestors. Gathering into it-
self all that is deemed most sa-
cred in family or state, it rises
. ore us like a mountain bar-
rier, hoary with age and but-
tressed on the bed-rock of the
position which our Church has < „°n the bfd-rock of the
always taken with regard to an-'T^^' Yet' not w,tIl*tanding
cestrai worship, and urge upon ! *f tl JrCSent hosti,e attitude
all our members the importance ^ linese' the missionary
of Hie cross is today strong in
lh and has summoned it to
surrender.
School Opens.
School will open on Monday
the sixth of September.
' — -4^,Cemeteries
tive Christians
all our members the importance
of abstaining from everything
connected therewith which sa-
vors of idolatrj.
T hat we provide suitable
family records in Chinese Bibles,
and otherwise, containing Scrip-
ture texts relating to filial af-
fection and the suitable re-
membrance «f ancestors.
That as soon as practicable,
for the burial of na-
should be pro
ied in each circuit or station,
d that, during Easter season,'
Christian congregations should
meet at such cemeteries to en-
gage in worship and listen to
sermons relating to the ressur-
rection and kiudred topics."
In the Chinese Ching-ming '
already alluded to, there is a
hnght prophecy as, in western
nations, there is a glorious fru-
ition in the once pagan Easter.
The missionaries to our heathen
ancestors looked upon April,
with its festive worship of Eas-
ter, as a time when Christian j
hope was buried; yet. from that!
Knave arose new hope for those
rude AxgIo-Saxons and for their
descendants scattered over the
ff C' M°w i" gr^at part ih--ir
jjferr£*e' ,Amoae th« millions
China hope seems dead, but
W,i°.8ald: "G,> preach Mr
gospel is also with believers
— — • a a L
Effective September 1, 1915
paragraph 2, Section 488 of the
Postal laws and Regulations is
amended to lead as follows:
-• Fourth-class mail shall not
be registered, but may be in-
sured against loss in any amount
equivalent to its actual value,
but not to exceed $5.00 in any
one case, 011 payment of a fee of
3 cents; not to, exceed $25 on
payment of a fee of 5 cents; not
o exceed $50 on payment of a
ee of 10 cents, or not to exceed
*100 on payment of a fee of 25
cents, in addition to the postage
both to be prepaid by stamps
We would like for the boys fffixed; but indemnity will not
d girls who will .* I be allowed in cases of loss of
Raymond a. Tolbert Ira a. Rodgehs
Tofbert-Tofbert & Rodgers
attorneys and counselors-at-uaw
—PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS—
Offices Hobart and Custer Citj, Oklah„ma.
and girls who will be six years
of age before Christmas to be
started on the first day of school.
This will be better for your boy
or girl as well as for the school.
W. H. Ballard.
— ui juss or
such mail addressed to the Phil
I'ppine IslandSi unless the loss
^enrred in ti,e postal service of
the United States.
Tins amendment provides that
Ihe following indemnity w«i be
P«.d for loss „f i„sured parce|s
ma,led on and after September
1. 1^15:
Covered by a 3-cent fee-Value
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Worlds Fair via Orient
onfy $50 00 Tne ohMgeoT'e^^VooTo r°U"d tn'P I
for farther informaUon, rHT''
Orient Lines Kansas City, or call on the undersigned.' J
Notice.
To the residents and propertv
owners of the Town of Canton:, C(,vtr,
"iou are hereby notified to have .
[all weeds cut and rubbish re- H .
moved from all vacant l.ts andl- --6-" ^ 3 S-"n'
also the parkway, for a distance
of twelve feet from the property
lines.
If this order is not complied
with on or before the 9th day of
September, 1915, the City will
have said work done and Tax
Warrants issued against the
property, together with all ex-
penses.
By order of the Town Board.
J. R. Lieurance, Agent.
?******" «« | |i||jL_^
p U/ p x ■
V CPman« Jeweler
Watch Repairing
and Engraving
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
jBfe "| Pron,pt Service at all Times
At Owl Drug Store
—' Canton, . Oklahoma.
J K. Lieurance returned last
we«k from his vacation and is
*fa,n at ,,is old p*t at the
Orient depot.
up t*- $25 " ^ a,Ue
Covered by a 10-ct. fee-Value
Up to $50
Covered by a 25-ct. fee-Value
Up to $100
Particular attention is directed
to the 3-cent fee for parcels for
which, in the event of loss, the
sender desires no more than $5
indemnity
A. M. Dockery,
1 h,rd Assistant Postmaster Gen-
eral.
l «r 1* .
^Pleating from 1 i„cj,
"ches wide.—Mrs. a. A.
beer, Canton.
dray line
I* WOOBF., Prop.
CANTON. OKU.
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