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Widow Is Paster Of Church
In Florida
(By Helen Van Hoy Smith, in
Atlanta Journal)
Attributing her success in the
pulpit to the liberal use of ‘‘horse
sense,” the Rev. Lillian Britton 1 ul
ton, pastor of the First Congrega
tional Church of Lake Worth, Fla.,
declares thnt there should be nothing
strange or unusual about women in
the pulptt. Dr. Fulton has been pas
tor of the Lake Worth church for
eight years. She was ordained in
1920, having received her theologi
cal training in D* - Moines, lowa, and
in 1928 she received her degree as
Doctor of Divinity from Tusculum
College, Greenville, Tenn. At the
same time, a degree was conferred
on William Lyon Phelps.
Dr. Fulton is not an evangelist, a
preacher’s assistant, or u deaconess.
She is a pastor in every sense of the
word, preaching twice each Sunday,
performing marriage ceremonies,
funeral services, presiding at mid
prayer services, administering the
ordinance of baptism and giving
spiritual comfort and advice to all
who come seeking it.
Dr. Fulton is a widow. She has
three children, a son of 21, who is
a junior at Wushington-Lee Univer
sity, a daughter, who ha3 just gradu
ated at Tallahassee, and who will
teach this year in the Lake Worth
Public Schools, and a son 14 years
old.
When Dr. Fulton assumed the
pastorate of the Lake Worth church,
it was small and struggling with a
bout forty members. Today the
church has approximately 500 mem
bers on its roll. It has recently been
enlarged and a balcony added to ac
commodate the crowds. In winter
months when the tourists are in
town, Dr. Fulton preaches each Sun
day to congregations numbering be
tween 500 and 800.
‘‘There is no reason why women
shouldn’t make good in the minis
try,” declared Dr. Fulton. “And a
large number have. The Interna
tional Association of Women Preach
ers, with headquarters at Cleveland,
has many members.”
Reminded of St. Paul’s famous
utterance to the effect that women
should keep silent in the churches,
Dr. Fulton explained it by saying that
at the time this admonition was
given there was a band of disreput
able and drunken women who were
disturbing the meetings.
“This point has been proved by
learned theologians,” she asserted,
“and it must be remembered also
that Paul was a human being. He
was not divine. Moreover, it was
Paul who first recognized the value
of women workers in the church, for
you remember that in his letter to
the Romans, sixteenth chapter, first
verse, he said, ‘1 commend unto you
Phebe, our sister, which is a servant
of the church at Cenchrea. That ye
receive her in th Lord ns beeometh
paints and they ye assist her in what
ever business she has need of you:
for she hath been a suceourer of
many of myself also.’
“And in Old Testament times
there was the prophet Anna. . . .
No, thrft statement of St. Paul’s was
meant to have purely a local appli
cation. It shouldn’t carry weight
today.”
Yet Dr. Fulton admits that there
has been some prejudice arainst her
as a woman preacher.
“There was a woman tourist at
one of the hotels who had been com
ing to services alone,” sh-' aid. “A!
last one Sunday her husband accom
panied her. After that 1 noticed him
in the congregation nearly every
Sunday. This woman told me that
her husband had suld he would never
go and hear any squeaky-voiced wo
man in the pulpit, but that after
time, his prejudice disappeared. An
other man from out in the Ever
glades, who visits in Lake Worth,
had declared he would never come
and listen to a female preach. At
last some of his friends persuaded
him to make just one experiment.
He did so, and when he returned to
his home, the weekly paper in his
town quoted him as saying that the
Rev. Lillian Fulton could sure preach
like Hell.”
But while Dr. Fulton may preach
in accordance wit\i this well-mean
ing if some-what profane descrip
tion, nor does she believe in long
sermons. Her services last but one
hour, and the sermon is never more
than 25 minutes long. She often
takes her books and paper and pre
pares her sermons down on the ocean
front, where cool sea breezes bring
peace and inspiration. She says that
in all of her sermons she tries to em
phasize the fact that God is Love.
“Our congregations are made up
of people from all over the country,
as this is a tourist community, and
they come from every denomination
in Christendom. I have Seventh
Pay Adventists, Baptists, Methodists,
RiAN IN ‘PRIMF/ FOR 20 YEARS,
SAYS SCIENCE
V. fifing; r *i. A man’s “prime” as
far as phytk il strength is concerned
lat.lt, about twenty years, the U. S.
Public Health Service ha3 decided.
Men of 50 in normal health are as
strong, on the average, as they were
at .‘lO, according to tests reported in
the Public Health Bulletin. A man’s
physical powers reach their maxi
mum at the age of 30 and remains
fairly constant until 50, when they
begin to decrease.
Strength was measured by tests of
push, pull, lift, grip and lung force.
Lung fatigue, measured by the a
mount of time a c< lumn of mercury
could be held at a ■ rtain height
with one breath, v ' ound to vary
little between the :■ of 15 and 50.
The hupian body reams to be bet
ter equipped for pushing than pull
ing, the tests reveal. Pulling strength
starts at about 60 pounds for 15-
year-old boys and rises steadily until
the age of 30. Pushing strength be
gins at 70 pounds at age 15 and in
creases in the same ratio.
The public health tests also reveal
that the heaviest man is not neces
sarily the strongest and most en
during.
The ideal weight for strength and
endurance, the tests indicate, is be
tween 100 and 170 pounds.
For each ten-pound increase in
weight there is a corresponding in
crease in strength until the 160-169
pound class is reached, other factors
being held constant.
Beyond the 170-pound mark, how
ever, the relationship between weight
and strength becomes erratic.
That strength decreases with
height in each weight group was an
other discovery.
and those who have no church af
filiation.
“1 never preach doctrine or creed.
1 think the churches will have to get
farther and farther away from hu
man dogmas, and closer to divine
love.
“It makes no difference to me
whether a person is immersed or
sprinkled. Baptism is a symbol of
something so much higher than the
physical, that it is immaterial which
form is chosen. I go down to the
ocean or the lake and immerse folk,
and then come back to the church
and baptize by sprinkling. You
might almost say I can baptize with
one hand and sprinkle with the other,
and have a clear conscience.”
During the conversation a man
came to the door of the parsonage,
bringing eggs. This celebrated wo
man pastor greeted him warmly—
she had just returned from a two
months’ stay in Tennessee-—receiv
ed the eggs and made arrangements
for the delivery of a half peck of
guavas for jelly.
“Do I ever find home duties inter
fering with church duties? Well,
perhaps they would if 1 allowed them
to. I have the house work done, but
at that I guess not many ministers
have to decide, in the midst of a ser
mon, just what to have for dinner.
“No, I haven’t any hobbies outside
of my work, and in that I make use
of good old horse sense. I enjoy golf
and an occasional good movie, but
don’t have a great deal of time for
either. During my vacation in Ten
nessee and North Carolina I got in
some golf and made some good
serwos. I think Hie Florida golf links
are too flat, at leart they seem to be
for me, and I can blame them ior
the poor scores I’ve been making
here.” ,
Dr. Fuiton is a native of Tennes
see, and ft cousin of the famous
Taylor brothers, the late Fiddlin’
Bob and Alf. She was at the home
of Alf Taylor this summer during
his serious illness. She comes from
a family of lawyers and speakers,
and prior to entering the minis < rv,
was a chautauqua lecturer. Her pul
pit presence is excellent, and her
voice is pleasant, not at all “squea
ky.” According to the cits' an of
the Congregational Church, she wears
a clerical robe when preaching. Her
unbobbed hair is simply dressed, and
naturally curly. Her par* ::on<
find her ready to laugh with them or
weep with them, if need be, for sue
is extremely sympathetic.
And not only is she sympathetic,
but she is tolerant.
“Whenever 1 find it necessary to
criticize another church or another
belief from my pulpit,” she said
“then you may know that I’ve run
out of something to say.
“I believe in every person acting
according to his individual con
science, and 1 could never see where
one individual had any right to judge
another. We never know what re
mote inherited tendencies a person
may be struggling against. W T e
never know what unseen forces urge
him on. And no one person, preach
er or layman, can make rules for all
the world to go by.”
GEORGIA’S 4-H CLUB WINNER,
PREFERS FARM TO NEW
YORK CITY
New York, Sept. 29.—Life in
America’s biggest < ity held:, no ap- j
peal for Miss Mary Todd and An
drew Colebank. They’d much rather
live on their farms in the south.
“It is pretty wonderful," Mir-s
Todd said, after "doing” New York,
"but 1 guess I’d rather stay in the
country. Farm life is more interest
ing."
The 22-year-old girl from Winter
ville, Ga., and Colebank, 23, of Ger
mantown, Tenn., were greeted at the
City Hall, flown in an airplane over
the metropolitan district, and then
rushed from one thrilling sight to an
other all day.
The two young formers, both col
lege graduates won the first Nation
al 4-H Club fellowships, and were
en route to Washington for nine
months’ study in the Department of
Agriculture. Their expenses will be
paid by the Payne Fund, sponsoring
a better farming movement through
out the nation.
They gave their ideas of life on a
farm. Colebank visualized great op
portunity for men with energy, and
Miss Todd said a career as a farm
er’s wife is a fine thing for any girl.
“It isn’t all drudgery, long hours
and worry any more,” she said.
“Farm homes can be and are being
made just as nice and pretty as city
houses. And the housewives are
systematizing their work and have
plenty of time for rest and recre
ation. They are getting up-to-date.
The young folks are seeing to that.”
Young Colebank said any man
with normal health and a desire to
get ahead could take a fifty-acre
farm and turn it into a profitable
business of his own in a short while.
“Near big cities he could go in for
truck gardening and diversified small
crops; farther away from population
centers he should have more land and
not such a variety of crops.
“The day of the hired man and
I the chore boy, of course, is done.
They are not needed on scientifically
operated lands. But there is plenty
of room on farms for men with en
ergy and ideas, just as there is in
commerce.”
The champion farmers went to a
Broadway theater Monday night.
They will go to Washington later
this week.
THINGS ONE SHOULD KNOW
Always store yeast in the ice box
until ready to use.
* * *
A good tapestry may always be
safely washed. Do not put soap on
it, but wash in the same way as flan
nel. Rinse very thoroughly, put
through a wringer if possible, and
iron on the wrong side when nearly
dry.
* * *
Watch the clothing for spots and
rips and give frequent airings and
general brushings, thereby lengthen
ing the life of the clothing and re
ducing cleaning costs.
* * *
The best meats for soups and
! stews are the neck pieces of beef and
lamb.
* * *
When making button holes, first
overcast the edges, then work close
ly in the usual way. A button hole
worked so will never fray.
* *
| Always allow mud spots to dry and
: then they can be quickly brushed or
' rubbed off without leaving any stain.
* * *
: If too much salt has been added
• to soup slice a raw potato and boil it
in the soup for a few minutes. The
potato will absorb much of the salt.
V . * * --
Whitewashed walls may be easily
papered if they are first washed
j with strong vinegar. The acid in the
; vinegar will attack the lime, mak
! ing a rough surface to which the pa
per will adhere.
J* * *
Candied cranberries are very effec
tive when added to fruit salads.
* * *
When washing or ironing put a
thick rug under your feet and you
will find you do not tire so easily.
* * *
When washing valuable china or
cut glass it is a good plan to place .
a heavy Turkish towel at the bottom
of the basin. This prevents all dan
ger of the china and glass getting
chipped.
* * *
When the young people come in
for the evening, apples, popcorn and
fudge are fitting refreshments.
* * *
Stale bread or left-over toast can
be used for making French toast.
* * *
Dry or tough meats can often be
made tender and of good flavor by
braising. They are shut in a closely- j
covered pot with salt pork, stock and ;
chopped vegetables and cooked slow
ly in the confined steam.
County Sunday School
Convention At Zion,
Sunday, October 10.
The County-wide Sunday School
Convention of Jackson County will
be held Saturday, October 10th,
1931, at the Zion Hill Baptist
Church, beginning at 10.30 o’clock,
and continuing throughout the en- 1
tire day. This meeting is for all the
Sunday school workers of this coun- j
ty, and all denominations are invit;
ed to be present and participate in
the program. This is an annual af- 1
fair, and much preparation is made
each year for the occasion. This J
year is no exception, si) states Mrs. '
Will Bell, President of the North
Georgia Sunday School Work, and j
Rev. W. P. Holland, Pastor of the
Zion Hill Church, for it is going to (
be a great occasion, and great plans j
are under way to make it such. Of
this, we have no doubt in our minus, i
The topics on the program will
be discussed from many angles by
well informed Sunday school work- j
ers of the different denominations, |
and all who come will receive much
information and inspiration for mak
ing their Sunday schools better in
the future. Each Sunday school in
the county is asked to have a large
delegation present to get the bene
fits of this program. A Bible will
be given the Sunday school having
the largest delegration; distance will
count some; so Mr. Superintendent,
get busy and get your Sunday school
officers and teachers all lined up, and
bring them along with you, and see
who is going to carry the Bible home
with them. Will your school be the
one?
The program will begin promptly
at 10.30 a. m. Devotional will be
conducted by Mrs. H. C. Baird, Bras
elton, Ga.; 10.45, Words of Wel
come, Mrs. J. A. Davis, Braselton;
Music, Zion Hill Sunday School;
Declamation, Mr. Demaris Holland;
11, “Our Problems in Sunday
School,” Prof. Watkins, Braselton,
Ga.; Music, Walnut Baptist Church,
Mr. Evans, Superintendent of the
Sunday School; 11.20, “The Value
of Teacher Training, How It Can Be
Done,” Mrs. Will Bell, Flowery
Branch, Ga.; 11.40, “Some Things
That Will Help a Sunday School,”
Mrs. J. J. Simpson, General Super
intendent Georgia Sunday School As
sociation, Atlanta; 12, “My Duties
and Opportunities as a Teacher,”
Rev. E. E. Steel, Winder, Ga.; 12.20,
Music or Special Feature, Pender
grass Methodist Sunday School;
12.30, Adjournment for Dinner; 2,
Song Service, Mulberry Baptist
Church, Mr. Thomas White in
charge; 2.10, “A Sunday Morning
Worship Service,” Professor W. E.
White, Jefferson, Ga.; 2.30, “How To
Enlist and Hold the Young People,”
Mrs. Will Bell, Flowery Branch, Ga.;
2.50, Music, Hoschton Methodist
Sunday School, Mr. Bell, Superin
tendent; 3, “Parents and the Sun
day School," Rev. L. P. McNeal,
Chicopee, Ga.; 3.20, “Jesus the Mas
ter Teacher, His Method and Pur
pose,” Mrs. J. J. Simpson, Atlanta;
3.40, Special Feature or Music, Tal
mo Baptist Sunday School; 3.45,
“Adult Bible Class,” Prof. T. C.
Llewellyn, Braselton, Ga.; 4, Ad
journment.
Ga. Sunday School Association,
222 Hurt Building, Atlar 'a, Ga.
TASTERS SNIFF AT 1,050,000
BAGS OF COFFEE
New York.—Hectic days these for
the coffee tasters. The farm board
recently swapped 25,000,000 bushels
of American wheat for 1,050,000
1 bags of Brazilian coffee. The first
i 120,000 bags have arrived, and the
1 tasters are busy tasting. It is the
1 regular method of grading the bev
erage bean.
Coffee tasting is a case of coffee,
coffee everywhere and not a drop to
drink; for the tasters never swallow
it.
• Experts of the Coffee Exchange sit
around a table which may b: re
volved as required. Before them an
the samples to be graded. The gound
coffee is put into cups, different sam
ples in each, and boiling water is
added.
Each taster sniffs expertly at the
cup before him. He lifts a spoonful
to his mouth. Then he spits it out.
The table is revolved, and the tasters
try another sample.
After each has sniffed and tasted,
opinions are exchanged. As these
men taste, so the coffee is graded.
Twelve men are the coffee-tasting
jury, and the youngest among them
has been in the business twenty
years.
Twenty cups is a day’s work. After
that the tasters’ palates are tired
out.
In private life, the tasters drink
coffee twice daily—and as long as
there is plenty of sugar and cream,
they don’t much care what kind of
coffee it is.
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o
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EVERY DAY
For A Japanese Fan
dfdf
G 1” this isn’t a description of a
design for a Japanese fan to
___ ccol yourself with, but the
recipe for a delicious oriental
dish which will make you a
Japanese fan if you aren’t one al
ready. Here it is:
Japanese Souffle: Boil one-fourth
cup rice until tender, then drain.
Combine the contents of one 8-
ounce can of crushed Hawaiian pine
apple with one-third cup sugar and
one tablespoon butter, boil for about
five minutes, cool slightly and add
to rice. Add two well-beaten egg
yolks, fold in two stiffly-beaten egg
whites and pour into a greased bak
ing dish. Bake in a slow oven, 350°,
fbr about thirty minutes, or until set.
Serve at once with slightly sweetened
cream. Serves six.
Here’s another dessert also made
with Hawaiian pineapple which does
Fine Fruit Candies
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IS there anyone anywhere who
doesn’t prick up liis ears at the
words homemade candies, espe
cially when they are made from
pure sweet fruit? Children love
them, because they are so good,
mothers approve of them because
they are wholesome. As for
fathers—they like them because It
is the best candy they’ve tasted
since the old maple sugar days
down on the farm.
Peach Jelly Cubes: Press an
eight-ounce can of peaches through
a sieve, making a purde. Add one
half cup pectin syrup (made ac
cording to directions on bottle),
one-half cup sugar, one-half cup
corn syrup, and one tablespoon
lemon juice. Boil until thermom
eter registers 222 degrees. Pour
Into greased pans so that mixture
Is about one-half Inch thick, and
not take as long to make. Saute
eight slices of sponge cake in butter
until a nice brown on both sides, and
remove to serving plates. Drain two
cups of diced sliced pineapple, and
add with one-third cup sugar to the
pan, and also saute, adding more but
ter if needed. When slightly golden,
pour over the cake, and top with
plenty of whipped cream. Serves
eight. •
A Cold Dessert
Pineapple Graham Charlotte: Beat
two cups cream and add one-third
cup confectioner’s sugar. Add eight
crushed graham crackers, the con
tents of a No. 2 can ’of crushed
Hawaiian pineapple, slightly drained,
and one-half cup crushed strawber
ries, canned or lrcsh. Pile lightly in
tall glasses and chill for at least one
hour. Serves eiffit.*
let cool. Let stand over night in
a cold place. Cut in cubes and
roll in powdered sugar. May also
be dipped in chocolate or in
melted fondant.
This Is Divine
Pineapple Divinity: Cook one
half cup shredded pineapple and
three tablespoons sugar to a thick
jam, 225 degrees. Mix two cups
sugar, one-half cup water, and
one-eighth teaspoon cream of tar
tar, and boil to 260 degrees. Just
before this temperature is at ’
tained, add the pineapple jam.
continuing the boiling to the l *
degree point. Beat one egg-wni
stiff, then add hot syrup very
slowly, stirring constantly, ana
beating till stiff and will hold
shape. Add one-fourth cup
chopped maraschino cherries, a
pour Into buttered pans.*