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chould be university of re
ligious learning.
Duty of Christianity to Evangelize the
World.
By Rev. Jno. A. Rice, D. D.
Pastor St. John M. E. Church. South.
St. Louis. Mo.
Some years a &°> question waE
asked. What is a college? The at¬
tempt to answer it shook the educa
tl0 ual world iu America from ceutei
u circumference. Another question is
bow beginning to be asked: What is
a church? Without undertaking to
give a definition of it, let me a 3k, in
this initial paper, what the church
is for? The New Testament reveals
three distinct tasks to which it is
committed. evangelization. The
church' First, that of
is divinely commissioned to
reach for the lowest and the least
mau in the least land and offer him
sonship to the Eternal God; offer him
a divine power, which lifts him out
of the bog and places him upon the
highest levels of human life, where
God and the soul are in fellowship,
fhis alone were an immense priv¬
ilege.
Teaching the Art of Living.
The church is commissioned also
to teach and train those who are
rich with its evangelistic message.
The term, Religious Education, has
come to mean a specific thing in our
country, namely, the training of the
people in the local church in those
deep matters which pertain to the
art of living. I am not now speaking
of the work of education in schools,
colleges and universities, but the work
of education at our doors, In tho con¬
gregation. Every agency in reach
should be employed to the utmost in
this important mission. Indeed, the
local church could be made a sort of
university for all the people, in which
the simple, practical arts and virtues
of everyday life should be taught and
enforced. Only recently has this
special phase of the church’s work re¬
ceived anything like adequate atten¬
tion. The New Testament word for
It is Edification.
School of Religion Needed.
Of course, the Sunday School is the
center for all this work, although the
activities of the church snould extend
through the entire week and the Sun¬
day School should cease to he so
named. It should be called the School
of Religion or the Church School or
something else that indicates it to be
an all-the-week activity. During this
time various and sundry clubs, classes,
musical organizations, culture courses,
as well as distinctly religious meetings,
should bi held. Thickly settled neigh¬
borhoods, as we shall see, offer fine
opportunities for the development of
fidngs spiritual.
The third task to which the church
Is committed is that of Christianizing
the social order; that of infusing the
: s P>nt of Jesus into every nook and
corner of our life. Nothing ia foreign j
f° the interest of the church.
Neighborly Love Essential.
religion pervades and colors the
o e life then ours is serious busi
' 6S for 51 "ill let the
|' no corner of
esca Pe its influence. The sooner'
e i earn that Christianity
is Dot a
to be practiced in a corner the
er for tlie world. The question of
e gbteent h century, touching Cliris
Can it be made to square
hUma “ reason? ° f the niDe "
tethr n ' ^ aa it be made to with
results square
of scientific research ? Of
J twentieth, learn to enforce What can it do? W e
not only love of
iam We tannot see, but love v.o
crm ^ ant °° rS ontac witb t- wbom we are living
e oth Neither without
m ^ Christianity veryt b whatever el ie
in g that interests
® bors ^ust interest him, if he
. “j“
t- ne follower of the Christ,
al K mission of the church—the
1 as tbe c i ty to evange
t tho —
^ i °' e World
Btest ’ to train to the
degree of efficiency those
e ' an ? e lizes and to seek to
ge tin th I?" 1 °* 'lesus
f 811 human the absolute
relations.
|e lout can h dmUted fe n ° b erma econon > ic fa ct that
» nent prosperity
Permanent agriculture.
E NATION'S DINNER TA3LE
s there, 6 12,1 mer be " 0? this nation
nZ 1 b ,“ en ^htored
repast for
5 sheen byeves - 21 - 000 hogs,
try An . * d -i,ft? ‘ hundredweight of
i been er m ‘ als a »d there
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540,000 ooii " i(l bUshf ' ls of cereals
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r feaSt Multi
(titie s h ' Ply these
amir' ° ne theusand, repre
|b flconten- p er XlI nUm uately and the number of
we have the
L ° f ! tbe nat i° larder.
■With '*> ar ° r n s
U lmniense Quantity.
the hnality ana a n n Wlde range of
a fT pro
rife ,Can housewife, like
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for v at - e
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TESTS THAT ARE MAKING SEED
TO RESISTJHE BOLL WEEVIL
What The State Department Of Entomology Is Doing To
Improve The Gotten Yield In Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga.—(Special.) — Weathe:
conditions have been peculiarly for¬
tunate for southwest Georgia farmers |
the past two seasons, in that they
have been such as to caus e the Mexi¬
can boll weevil in southeastern Ala
bama to recede instead of advance
V\ hile the weevil has advanced at
about his average rate i u northern
Alabama, and right up to the Ten¬
nessee line, State Entomologist E.
Lee Worsham calls attention to the
fact that the cold weather of the win¬
ters of 1913-14, as well as the long
dry spell of the summer of 1914
.
and the fact that a heavy top.
crop last year furnished plentifu.
food, have had the effect of retard
ing his progress in southeastern Ala
bama, whereas, if weather conditions
had been right the weevil wouid long
since have been in Georgia cotton
fields.
Latest investigations show, says
Mr. Worsham, that the weevil i s now
two miles from the Early county,
Georgia, line In Henry county, Ala¬
bama, and Is also close to the Georgia
line In Jackson county, Alabama. It
Is certain that the boll weevil will
soon reach Georgia, but the particu¬
lar time at which It will come will
depeud, as heretofore, upon weather
and food conditions.
“This weather retarding process
has been fortunate not only for south¬
west Georgia, but for the entire
state,’’ Entomologist Worsham said,
“because it has materially delayed
tlie spreading of the weevil over the
entire state. This has given Georgia
farmers the very opportunity the)
needed to prepare to meet the condi
tions with which they willl have to
contend when the weevil gets into
their fields.
Good Preparation Made
“This preparation has already been
largely made in the counties of south¬
western Georgia, where cotton breed
ers’ clubs have been organized by the
department among the farmers for
the purpose of developing varieties
that will meet Georgia conditions.
To do this it has been necessary to
develop early maturing varieties that
are wilt-resistant, since early matur
Ing cottons heretofore have always
been more or less susceptible to
black root or wilt disease.
“The department’s variety tests
have, in a large measure, succeeded
In overcoming this difficulty and
through its experiments there are
now available the seed of some va¬
rieties which are both early maturing
to meet boll weevil conditions and
show adequate resistance to the wilt
disease. The department recom¬
mends diversification and the plant¬
ing of more food crops as a first es¬
sential element in meeting boll wee¬
vil conditions. The next, and it is
equally important, is the planting of
demonstrated early maturing varieties
that are wilt-resistant. Proper culti¬
vation inducing rapid growth is im¬
portant.
To Get a Better Yield.
“The important thing for the Geor¬
gia farmer is to grow’ better cotton.
It is up to the farmer to improve the
staple and to make the plant yield
more and more so that he will have
more land than ever before to devote
to food products. It is possible to
cut the Georgia cotton acreage in
naif, and yet get the same yield.
“This department has succeeded in
inducing many growers to pay more
attention to seed selection for resist¬
ance to disease such as wilt and an
thracnose, as w’ell as selection for im¬
provement of the plant generally.
The most important point, as already
Indicated, is to get an early maturing
variety to meet boll weevil conditions
that will at the same time resist dis¬
ease-, and the next point in 'iew is
to increase the percentage of lint to
the stalk and the yield per acre.
Though following the plans indicated
by the department some of these
Georgia growers have been able al¬
ready to produce anywhere from one
to three bales per acre on lands upon
which they formerly produced half
a bale or less; and in some instances
through the cultivation of the upland
long staple variety, they have sold
their product at 3 to 5 cents per
pound more than the ordinary upland
cotton brings. variety
“The question of the best
depends entirely upon the section of
the state in which the seed is to be
planted. The only way to determine
which is the best variety Is to test
out the best known varieties in dif¬
ferent sections, and this is what the
department is now doing. We place
the seed of the best varieties in the
hands of progressive farmers and give
them the benefit of our experience in
cotton seed selection. e visit their
farms from time to time during the
growing season and point) out the
tlfferant cbaractaristins of the plant
THE GOVINGTON NEWS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915.
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which should be perpetuated in order
to perfect it. The growers are urg¬
ed to make their selections from in¬
dividual stalks, which produce the
best results. The department gins
this cotton for them and estimates
the percentage of lint as well as es
tablishing the grade, so that they
will know whether or not these par
tieular varieties are worth propagat
ing. The seed from each stalk is
planted In a separate row and this is
improved by selection each year.
Right Varieties Found.
“One of the greatest accomplish
ments in oonnection with this work
has been the development of early
maturing varities which are resist¬
ant to wilt and other diseases and
will in a large measure evade the at¬
tacks of the boll weevil.
■ "The department has on hand 1,000
or more bushels of this early matur¬
ing wilt resistant seed developed as
the result of its tests, which will be
distributed for this spring’s planting
to the farmers in the border line
counties of southwest Georgia. This
seed will be distributed as far as it
will go in small quantities, and the
department will secure a new and, il
is hoped, a larger supply for distri
bution for the spring of 1916.
“The department is preparing •
bulletin presenting the principal fea
tures of the results obtained from
these tests In different sections ol
the state. Due notice of its publica¬
tion will be given and copies will be
furnished to all who apply for it.
“Any cotton grower in Georgia can
take advantage of this work whi^h
the department of entomology is do
ing without cost to himself whatso¬
ever. The department will be glad
to co-operate with him in his seed
selection tests made from season to
season.
“While it is too late now for seed
selecton for 1915 planting, it is well
always to bear in mind the important
points in this connection. Every farm
er should select his seed from th*
stalks which mature earliest, which
have the most cotton and which have
a tendency to resist disease, and cot¬
ton chosen for seed should be ginned
separately and, where possible, by a
hand-gin. In selecting for resistance
to black root or wilt, or for root
knot or anthracnose, choice should be
made from the strongest, hardiest
plants, in that part of the field where
the cotton generally suffered most,
but always from plants that fruit well
and upon w’hich the cotton is well dis¬
tributed. The use of the hand gin
does away with danger of adulteration
with weak or diseased seed.
Georgia In Good Shape
“Based upon the work this depart¬
ment has done for several years past
in preparing for the coming of the
boll weevil, W. D. Hunter, agent of
the United States bureau of entomol¬
ogy, in charge of crop insect inves¬
tigation in the South, has made the
statement that Georgia is in better
condition today to meet the coming
of the weevil than any cotton state
has been at any time. Notwithstand¬
ing this it is the purpose of the de¬
partment to push the work with all
possible vigor, and to the full extent
of the limited resources at Its com¬
mand, so that when the critical time
arrives, the least possible damage
shall be done.
“Dr. Hunter has recently given this
department an interesting statement
relative to the present boll weevil sit
uation, showing that the boll weevil
is sure to reach Georgia soon and
further, that there is no possibility
of stopping it even by eliminating
entirely the production of cotton for
a year.
The Upland Long Staple
“Another valuable achievement for
the Georgia farmer is the develop¬
ment of the long staple upland cot
ton known as ’Dixafifi.’ This cotton
has a staple almost as long as the
famous sea island cotton and will
grow well on uplands. It brings front
three to five cents a pound more than
the ordnary short staple cotton
“It will not be long before the Unit,
e j States government will be com¬
pelled to declare a quarantine against
the importation of foreign cotton to
prevent the introduction into this
country of the pink boll worm which,
if it once got a foothold here, would
be more destructive than the boll wee¬
vil. Already plans are being made
in Washington, as is shown from As
sociated Press dispatches, to restrict
the importation of Egyptian and oth¬
er foreign cottons to the Northern
states. When this is done it is going
to create an extraordinary demand for
the home grown long staple varieties.
The sea island cotton growers of
Southeast Georgia will do well to keep
posted on this movement and prepare
to meet the demand for their product
The situation will also create a heavy
demand for the new upland loDg sta
pie which is being grown more ana
more from season to season.
“The department has on hand a
small supply of the ‘Dixafifi’ seed for
distribution for this springs planting
Those desiring any further informa
tion along the lines of this article
should write to the state department
of Entomology, State Capitol, Atlanta.
Ga, which will gladly answer any
questions they may ask.
By Peter Radford.
This country is suffering more from
tainted politics than from any other
malady at the present time. There is
scarcely a campaign speech made, a
platform demand written or a mea¬
sure enacted into law that does not
carry the taint of personal gain of
some politician or political faction
thereof.
There is more “blue sky in cam¬
paign promises of many politicians
running for office than was ever con¬
tained in the prospectuses of the bold¬
est promoters of chimerical business
schemes. There are more secret com¬
binations formed by politicians la the
name of “My Country” than were ever
formed under any and all other
aliases. There are more political re¬
bates hidden in the phrase "Be it en¬
acted” than were ever concealed un¬
der any and all other disguises.
The inordinate thirst for political
power and unrestrained passion for
mastery has caused more distress in
this nation than the greed for gold,
and it ought to be regulated by law.
No business combination ever pursued
their competitors as relentlessly or
visited more heartless cruelty upon
their customers than a political party
that seeks to make junk of an in¬
dustry, or cripple a business for party
success, through tariff measures, po¬
litical supervision and ofttimes de¬
structive legislation. Many political
platforms are as alluring to the voter
as the story of the rainbow with its
pot of gold and their consummation
about as far-fetched. Self-gain is the
first law in politics. There are many
men in office today who, if they
could not shake plums off the tree of
American liberty or cut a melon taken
from Uncle Sam’s commissary, would
have less desire to serve the public.
The country is surfeiting with patri
ots, who will bare their breast to bul¬
lets in defense of their country, but
there are few men in public life who
will bare their breast to voters or run
the gauntlet of party disfavor in de¬
fense of agriculture or industry. No
representative of the people, who will
permit personal prejudice to dethrone
justice, party success to disfranchise
reason or the rancor of a political
campaign to influence judgment can
render capable service.
The preservation of our prosperity
depends upon wisdom, courage and
honesty in government, and the Amer¬
ican voter should seek these attri¬
butes as implicitly as the Wise Men
followed the Star of Bethlehem and
they will often be found to rest over
the stable; the plow or the staff of
the Shepherd. The surest cure for
tainted politics and machine rule Is
fresh air and sunshine and these im¬
portant elements are most abundant
upon the farm, and when farmers,
bankers and merchants are elected to
membership in legislative bodies, much
of the trouble in government will dis¬
appear.
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