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VOL XIII. NO. 236.
VI NIT A OKLAHOMA SATURDAY JANUARY 27. 191:
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ADVEHTIST MEET
IT KEENE TEXAS
Keene Tex. Jan. 27. A unique and
interesting conference will meet here
on February - which will bring Seventh-day
Adventist ministers and lay-
men together from the states of Ar-
kansas Oklahoma Texas and Xew
Mexico and will continue for ten days.
- This will be the fifth biennial session
of the Southwestern Union Conference
of Seventh-day Adventists a body of
Sabbath-keeping Christians of whom
there are about 5000 in the territory
of this conference. There are 150
churches in the conference divided in-
to five lot u! or state conferences.
The delegates have been elected up-
on the bai3 of one for every fifty com-
municants. Besides these regular del-
egates there will be a number of del-
egates ex-oflicio. These will be presi-
dents of the state conferences and the
officials of the union. Elder G. F. Wat
son of Kenne Texas is the president
of the Union Conference and Elder C
E. Smith is the secretary-treasurer.
In connection with the meetings of
the conference several other associa-
tions and denominational corporations
will hold their legal meetings.
The sessions of the conference will
be held every day at 9 a m. and at
2:30 p. m. Every morning at 11:00
o'clock and evening at 7:00 prominent
lecturers from different parts of tne
United States will speak on a variety
ef subjects. One of these speakers
will be Dr. A. G. Daniels of Washing-
ton D. C president of the general
.conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Doctor Daniels has just returned from
an extensive trip through Russia Aus-
tria Turkey and other European
countries. Other lecturers who will
be present will be Elder W. T. Knox of
. Washington D. C treasurer of the
general conference of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists; Elder G. B. Thompson of
Washington D. C secretary of the
Sabbath school department of the gen
eral conference of -Seventh-day Ad
ventists; and Elder N. Z. Town of
Washington D. C assistant secretary
of the publishing department of the
general conference of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists. While Seventh-day Adventists have
bad an organized existence for only a
little over sixty years beginning about
1845 with only a handful of believers
and but few ministers with practically
no institutions or organization of any
kind they have nevertheless had a re-
markable growth. Today they are a
united organized body of over 100000
believers supporting 4346 evangelis-
tic laborers and contributing annually
for evangelistic work over J2.000.000;
operating 188 colleges publishing
houses and sanitariums and 594 pri-
mary schools with total denomination
al assets of over $10000000; employing
3918 institutional helpers; selling an-
nually over $1500000 worth of denom-
inational literature which is issued in
67 languages in the form of 1878
books pamphlets or tracts and 126
periodicals.
The total value of church buildings
and primary or church schools
amounts to $1896791. The total
amount of all funds raised by the de-
nomination in 1910 was $2223767.
The average amount of funds raised
. per capita was $21.27. The number of
countries in which Seventh-day Ad-
ventists are operating missionary en-
terprises is stated by the government
census report on religious bodies to
be forty-five with 126 stations. This
report also indicates that - they have
284 American missionaires and 1108
native helpers or a total of 1392 lab-
orers in foreign fields. The report says
of these interesting people: "The high-
est averages for distinctively mission
work both home and foreign are for
Seventh-day Adventists." (Vol. 1
page 135). This is stated upon a com-
parison of the work done by Seventh-
day Adventists with the work of all
other Protestant churches in the Unit-
ed States. It is shown that the total
membership of all other Protestant de-
nominations give yearly a naverage of
$1.08 per member of which 64 cents
is for home work and 44 cents for for-
eign work and that in 1910 Seventh-
day Adventists gave for foreign mis-
sions $6.58 and for home . missions
$2.11 thus making a total per capita
for Seventh-day Adventists in the.
United States of $8.69.
The work of Seventh-day Adventists
in foreign fields has now reached such
magnitude that the money required to
sustain it amounts approximately to
$1300 each day or $456500 a year.
Certain divisions of the field are also
supplying laborers aside from this so
that tie aggregate sum now expended
in foreign missions by this denomina-
tio nis above $COO000 yearly.
The thing which distinguishes Seventh-day
Adventists from other Chris-
tians is that they believe in the per-
petual obligation to observe all of the
law of God and therefore they are ob-
servers of the seventh day of the week
Saturday for the Sabbath. They be-
gin their observance of the da yat sun-
set Friday night and continue until
sunset Saturday night. They also be-
lieve that Christ will return to the
earth in this generation and ace of the
firm conviction that they have been
called of God to bear to the world the
message of his return. Their obser-
vance of the Sabbath and their belief
in the second coming of Christ gives
them their name Seventh-day Adven-
tists. Seventh-day Adventists are operating
84 sanitariums for the treatment of the
sick in all parts of the world two of
which are in the territory of the South-
western Union Conference one at
Weatherford Okla. and the other at
Ft. WOrth Tex. These people believe
that to be healthy is a part of good
religion and m the main they are veg-
etarians. They also control S3 col-
leges academies and intermediate
schools antf' in these and other pri-
mary schools 20000 children and young
people are receiving a Christian edu-
cation. These educational institutions
are scattered all over the world some
of them In Australia some in South
America some in Europe and some in
Asia but mogt of them in this coun-
try. Two of these are in the state of
Texas one at Ilamby and the other at
Keene.
It is expected that the evening serv-
ices at this conference will be of a re-
vival nature.
By The Sweat of the Face.
Editor Chieftain: I have been read-
ing about the good and bad points of
localities north east west and south
and they all have them good and bad.
After thinking over the claim's of
boosters I have decided that .every-
body possessing good health and com-
mon sense ought to get into easy cir-
cumstances. If we would accept the
proposition that it is the common lot
of man to earn his living by work
manual labor or mental labor as the
case may be; and to look upon our
duties whatever they may be as an
honest calling and not drudgery the
whole system of society would be rev-
olutionized. Happiness and content-
ment would be ours and worry dis-
content and envy would die of starva-
tion. Many people are astonished to
see any man at work at manual labor
unless compelled to do so. No man
entertaining such ideas of life can be
happy. Many parents teach their chil-
dren by example and precept that
"work" is degrading. And I am sorry
to say from my experiences that our
schools and colleges are not free from
censure in these same lines. The up-
permost thought in the minds of stu-
dents from the day they enter these
schools until graduation day is to be
fitted so they can get rich without
work. Now and then a boy or girl
learns to think and get a run on prac-
tical life and becomes noted in the dif-
ferent phases of the business world.
If the teachers of the nation are not
responsible for this false and wicked
sentiment who is? Consider Oklaho-
ma: If her farmers will step up to
their opportunities with a determina-
tion to win' and to have their share
of the blessings of life; if your mer-
chants will decide to accept fair profits
and honest dealing; our professional
men will make an honest effort to deal
justly in all legal transactions and
every idle man and woman will go to
work hard times would flee to unknown
climes. Let us get away from the
idea that the world owes us a living.
Along with the ideas above suppose
we try being friendly with every one
we meet let's put on a smile that
wont come off be polite honest in-
dustrious and cheerful for a week and
if you don't think this is a fine coun-
try Old Man Grouch has you good and
plenty. CAPT. G. S. WHITE.
Presbyterian Church.
Preaching service at 11 a. m.
There will be a big union service at
the Grand Theatre at 7:30 p. m. in
which all the churches of the city will
unite.
Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30
p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
You are invited to all these services.
W. O. DAVIS Pastor.
St. John's Episcopal Church.
Corner Canadian and Miller. Serv-
ices for the fourth Sunday after the
Epiphany.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Holy communion 11 a. ni.
Rev. Gilbert A. Ottman of Tv'sn
officiate.
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A REALM BEYOHD BOOKKEEPING
"Neither love uor friendship luith need of a book-
keeper." John the Unafraid.
Like Damon ami Pythias were the two friends Judge Bland
and Randall Edwards. One man said of them "they are more
than kin." One day Judge Bland asked his friend to do a
thing for him which was as his friend explained absolutely
impossible. Whereupon the judge in anger said: "I have been
your friend all these years" and then recounted the many acts
of kindness with which he had served his friend. The other re-
plied: ."Yes Judge you have not named one-half of the favors
you have rendered me. You have forgotten many which I can-
not forget. I have had great pleasure in doing some very small
things for you and was so happy in it that I supposed you had
been pleased to serve me. In the realm of friendship I had not
thought of bookkeeping." The judge turned away but soon re-
turned with outstretched hand saying: "Forgive me dear old
friend you have done me many favors but none greater than
today when you discharged the bookkeeper who has kept my
account of service rendered in friendship."
Have you ever heard a man boast of what he has done and
the money spent for wife or child? He is keeping books and
growing blind and stoop-shouldered at his work. Have you
seen the man's eye sparkle who spends the last of his week's
wiges to give his boy a new pair of shoes? Have you watched
him come home at night thinking only of what happiness he
may bring to others? Have you seen him make sacrifice to
help a friend in distress?
That man is no bookkeeper. He has no open or running ac-
count. He collects in every transaction a joy that could not
be set down in all the musty day books cash books and ledg-
ers in this world.
This then is the thought expressed: "Neither love nor
friendship hath need of a bookkeeper."
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A Great Service.
Last night's service at the revival
was the best of the lueeuiig to date.
Seven adults were happily saved last
night and a large number of men and
women took the stand that they in-
tended to get right witli God and live
Christian lives. Several gave their
names for church membership.
Dr. Mcintosh preached a plain gos-
pel sermon with great power as the re-
sults showed. Rev. Phillips is having
great success as a personal worker
and is getting men saved.
The Grand Theatre has been secured
for next week and a great week that
will make history for Vinita is as-
sured. A great men's meeting will be
held there tomorrow afternoon.
DISNEY SPOILED
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PERRY
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Behind The Scenes With Ruth Peebles.
I had intended to persuade Miss
Peebles to discuss "The Permanent
Value of Musical Comedy" "The
Psychology of Applause" or some other
high-brow topic but when she settled
herself cozily in the chintz covered
chair in her dressing room and asked
me whether I didn't think the orchids
she wore in the first act looked real I
forgot all about my "interview" and
launched into a real "sehmuss."
. From a discussion of Service's
poems of the Yukon country which
Miss Peebles greatly admires the con-
versation swerved to baseball. "I've
never seen a baseball game" confessed
Miss. Peebles "and I've never been to
a funeral and I've only seen one wed-
ding." She forgot baseball long en-
ough to remark that if she ever enters
matrimony she would have to be blind-
folded and backed into the stall.
Then the conversation took a flying
leap to the suffrage question and
stayed there.
"I don't believe in votes for women"
declared Miss Peebles as she slipped
in'o the brown corduroy suit which
makes her such a bewitching torn boy
in the second act of the "Heart Break-
ers." "Women should not try to fight
with men's weapons. Every woman
can influence her husband brother
sweetheart or son without the ballot.
A woman once said to me: 'Think
what influence you would have Miss
Peebles if women could vote. You
are at the head of your companions
and when election time came all the
other women would be willing to vote
the way you did.' 'Oh yes' I told her
'and then a man would come along with
big diamonds in his shirt front and
would lake the crowd out for a ride in
hlfT'auto and they'd all vote for him.'
It seems to me that women havd en-
ough to do at home. They ought to
be tending to their little children and
baking bread."
"Heart Breakers" will be at the
Grand Theatre February 5th.
Mrs. Crawford's Recital.
Mrs.' Crawford in her recital last
night at tho Christian church again
demonstrated her worth as a teacher.
The recital was an u . qualified success.
The playing of llnrwy Van Ausdal
on the violin and the singing of Miss
Nell Maloney also the baritone solo
by Mr. A. C. Campbell was one of the
marked features of the recital.
Little Dora Wolff with her playing
and singing was splendid. Opal Love
Burckhalter showed wonderous im-
provement. Hilda Gatewood and Gladys Jones
as usual carried off ttie honors In the
instrumenta lline.
Miss Iona Miller was handicapped
in her work last night with a severe
cold. On the whole the pupils did Jus-
tice to their splendid teacher and once
more demonstrated that Vinita is a
musical center.
1 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The students are beginning to pre-
pare their speeches for the tryout de-
bate in which dbaters will be chosen
to represent the Vinita high school in
the big triangular debate between
Claremore Chelsea and Vinita which
is to be held In March. The tariff
question is the subject to be debated.
Miss Anna McDaniel was on the sick
list this week.
Judge Preston Davis visited the high
school Tuesday morning and favored
us with a speech. His subject was:
"The Advantage of Study."
The new freshman classes liavi been
organized and are making good pro-
gress. The classes are called tit 8:30
a. m. and dismissed at 3:15 froirt now
until the close of school.
The sophomores have placed their
pennant in the assembly hall.
Miss Hibberd of Los Angeles Cn.
visited the high school Thursday and
Friday.-
Coalgate Okia. Jan. 27. Smarting
under his defeat at the fourth district
convention but determined to now
carry his fight against Taft through to
the bitter end Dynamite Ed Perry has
come out with an Interview here de-
claring that he was "double-crossed"
by one of his partners in conspiracy
L. G. Disney. Had it not been for Dis-
ney's work he wouid have succeeded
In swinging the convention for Roose-
velt lie says.
Perry has already begun the state-
wide tight against Taft which he
threatened to wage by organizing
Roosevelt clubs In Coalgate and Le-
high. Perry in his latest interview sajs:
"I intend to fight this battle to the
end against Jim Harris for national
committeeman and Taft for president.
After the convention was over the
boys flocked to my home and apolo-
gized saying they were for Roosevelt
but that they had instructed the chair-
men of their delegations to cast their
votes for them"
Ed Perry Is very bitter against L.
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seems to be. Politicians however re-
! call haw he "split with Disney before
only that the two might better accom-
plish their purpose
What Perry is now saying about Dis-
ney is to this effect that Perry would
easily have won the convention had
not Disney gone into LeFlore and Mc-
intosh counties and into other places
where Perry had his fences fixed and
double-crossed him. Disney treated
Perry very shabbily if one believes all
Ed is now saying. Amang the things
he is saying are these and he let Dis-
ney have $50 because Disney told him
he was out of a job and had no money
and that Disney did not pay his hotel
bills when he was supposed to have
been "working" but had the statement
A great men's meeting will be held
in the Grand Theatre tomorrow after-
noon at 3:00. Dr. Mcintosh will talk
and Evangelist Phillips will sing. The
house should be tilled.
sent to Perry.
Politicians here take Perry's state-
ments with considerable salt that is
all his statements except that he is
out to get Jim. Harris' goat if possible
and to flght Taft and boom Roosevelt.
Mrs. W. A. Flower (nee Amos) of
Twin Falls Idaho will arrive Monday
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ter-bush.
First Christian Church.
9:45 a. m. Bible-school.
11:00 a. ru and 7:30 p. m. Preach-
ing. 2:30 p. m. Junior C. E. League.
6:30 p. m. Senior C; E. League.
Teachers training and choir practice
Friday night.
A cordial invitation to all.
J. M. MILLER Minister.
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Till Next Saturday February 3rd
for any Man's Suit Overcoat or Raincoat in
the Store.
for any Ladies9 Tailored Suit Dress or Coat in
the Store.
We're Open Till 10 Tonight
May We Look for You ?
Walk-Over Shoes and Oxfords
FOR SPRING 1912 ARE HERE
Plenty of Tans
Plenty of Buttons
1 Prices $3.50 and $4.00
COME AND SEE THEM
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CORSETS
SPRING 1912 STYLES v
are now ready for yrur inspection.
Many New Models
PRICES $1.00 to $3.50
REGULAR LINES
Men's 5.50 Shoes . $4.95
Men's $5.00 Shoes $4.50
Men's $4.00 Shoes ...$3.60
Men's $3.50 Shoes $3.15
Men's $3.00 Shoes .... $2.70
Men's J!2.50 Shoes $2.25
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REGULAR LINES
Women's $5.00 Shoes . $4.50
Women's $4.00 Shoes $3.60
Women's $3.50 Shoes .$3.15
Women's $3.00 Shoes .... ... . .$2.70
Women's $2.50 Shoes . .$2.25
Women's $200 Shoes '.'... $1.80
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Marrs, D. M. Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 236, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1912, newspaper, January 27, 1912; Vinita, Okla.. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc774417/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.