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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
v T OL, XX, No 27.1
Blue Ridge Dots.
I saw a lot of the tram road
hands moving their camp last
Monday. I understand that the
funeral of the occasion was con¬
ducted by J. Y. Nix and Fred
Brown, followed by a hymn sung
by James Glover, “Why Do We
Mourn Departed Friends.,, Mr.
Gus. Jarrard will farm while many
of the boys will follow public
work elsewhere.
Miss Jessie Davidson and little
sister of Cleveland spent last Sat¬
urday night with Misses Mary and
Bertha Allen of Loudsville.
Rev. Marvin Allen writes that
he is in New Jersey, and that
while en route from France they
were in a storm said to be the
worst experienced in fifteen years.
Your correspondent spent last
Saturday night with the family of
Mr. and Mrs G. E. Allen and en¬
joyed ourselves fine.
Loudsville Lines.
We are imformed that Mrs. W.
A. Danforth, who has been on a
visit up North for several months,
will be back here in a short time.
We were quite sorry to here of
the death of Mrs. M. P. Henley.
Mrs. Florence Ledford visited
GainesvhUe last week.
Mr. B. M. Cox has a lot of the
finest pigs we have seen in a long
time.
Mr. Henry Ledford has been
employed on the tram road to help
the surveying crew.
M. Eliahu Johnson has moved te
the Uncle Lem AUison old home
place.
Mr. H. H. Hunt spent Saturday
and Sunday with his brother near
Cleveland.
Mr. Albert Blalock paid Lump¬
kin county a visit last week.
The little child of Mr. F. M.
Glover has been quite sick.
We are quite sorry to here of
the death of Mr. Sam Nix. We ex
tend to iFte family our sympathy.
We are requested to state that
there w'iN be an all-day singing
at Dukes Creek the third Sunday
in April?"
LEAF LOCAL DOTS.
Rev. C. O. English preached an
excellent, sermon at Blue Creek
Sunday/ A large crowd attended
and everybody enjoyed the good
preaching and also the fine sing
ing. V\[e are indeed glad to have
the fine singers from Cleveland.
We hope they will come often.
A bfrge number from Blue
Creek attended the singing at
Chattahoochee Sunday afternoon
Everybody seemed to enjoy the
singing and also the good speeches
made by Col. Tbos, F. Underwood
and Col. C. H. Edwards on Sun
»day Sdiool work.
Messrs. Marvin Oaks, of Corne¬
lia, Dewey Stovall and Misses
Cora and Ruth Stovall gave Miss
Willie Mae Johnson a call Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Goss dined
with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Freeman
Sunday.
Miss Charity Thompson of
North Carolina has come to make
her future home with her cousin,
Mr. J..B. Robertson.
Mrs". Amanda’ Satterfield of At¬
lanta spent a few days last week
with- her mother-in-law Mrs.
Hulda Curtis.
Mr. Charlie Carroll of Cleve¬
land spent Saturday night with
Mr. Dewey Stovall.
Mr. Barney Meaders and family
were visiting relatives in this part
Sunday.
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
Progressive Education.
By A. G. FERGUSON.
ARTICLE II.
The first consideration in edu¬
cation is a strong body. The mod¬
ern progressive theory of education
is a strong mind in a strong body,
developed in such a way as to give
a strong moral and religious char¬
acter to the complete stiuction.
Something of the Spartan theory of
physical developetneent, combined
with all that is neccessary to con¬
stitute a strong Christian charac¬
ter, will give the ideal American
citizen ; the citizen in whose life
will be power.
The world war, evidently, has
awakened a sleeping world. Our
people are thinking as they never
thought before. They are thinking
where they did not even dream
before. They are thinking in large
terms in every field of thought and
activity. This means the war has
launched us into a large field of
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION.
The most important phase of
this work of Progressive Education
is brought to our attention by the
government, in regard to the phy¬
sical condition of a large per cent
of our boys who are now returning
home. The government is alarmed,
and is calling the homes, the
churches, and all moral agencies of
this country to hasten to the rescue.
In way of explanation of the situa¬
tion, I will here give a copy of a
letter that I have recently received
from Rupert Blue, Surgeon Gener¬
al, United States Public Health
Service :
“The government of the United
States is asking the churches of
the country to take an active part
in meeting a great national emer¬
gency. The war made it necessary
for the nation to face frankly and
courageously the menace of ven
ereal diseases. Now the war is
over and the period of demobiliza¬
tion has begun. Drastic tneasuies
must be taken to prevent during
this period those conditions in civil¬
ian life which made these diseases
the greatest cause of disability in
the army.
“In the army and navy a
program of law enforcement,
medical measures education, and
provision for wholesome recreation,
was adopted. This program
brought results. The venereal rate
was lowered below that of any
army of any nation in the history
of the modern world.
“Now that the war is over the
cities and towns through which
the soldiers and sailors will go, and
to which they will return upon
demobilization, must be made as
safe as the catnps from which they
have come. The fight against this
menace to our national vitality and
to our homes must be vigorously
continued.
“It isThe social responsibility of
the communities of which the
churches of every denomination
are a part, to continue the work
carried on in time of war in order
that the world may be made safe
not only for democracy, but for
posterity.”
“It is suggested that the above
communication be read from the
various church pulpits on Health
Sunday, February 9, 196.
Signed “Rupert Blue,
“Surgeon General,
“U. S. Public Health Service.”
Other quotations from the same
document:
"To awaken the community to
its task, the churches’aid is needed
in the nation—wide campaign
against venerai diseases now being
carried on by the state board of
health. “Your whole community
will be at the station ‘when the
boys come marching home.’ You
are planning to honor these men
with parades and celebrations of
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, APR. 4 , 1919 .
Methodist Pastor Not Worth
Pay of Egg a Day.
There is a Methodist congrega
tion up in thfe mountains of Ten¬
nessee that is too miserly to even
donate so small a thing as an egg a
day (per household) toward their
minister’s salary !
The minister in this particular
congregation has been getting a
salary of $280 a year. Now it is a
rather difficult matter to support a
wife and several children on that
small sum, so an S.O. S, call went
from the presiding elder of the dis¬
trict. The presiding elder called
the congregation together, and
having an ingenious turn of mind,
suggested that the congregation
donate one egg a day from each
family connected with the church.
When the congregation started to
figure the thing out, they found
that the sale of these eggs at mar¬
ket value would net the princely
sum of 1 1,200.00 a year. Jump
from $280 to $1)200! Preposterous!
But they would contribute enough
eggs to raise it to $300 a year. And
that is what they did and that is
what that mountain preacher is
supporting his wife and several
children on to day—$300 a year
egg money.
But there is a perfectly good sil¬
ver lining to the blackest cloud
that ever blew across a Methodist
minister’s skies. The silver lining
for this particular mountain
“preacher'’ comes in the form of
the M. E. Church, South’s Cen¬
tenary Campaign. From May 18-
25 the denomination will conduct
a financial drive for $35,000,000,
iff**•<•■!' which will be, among
many other good things, to raise
the salaries of men like these
Something like what they are
worth to the church and to the
community.
Potatoe Slips.
Porto Rica and old fashioned
Boon, $2.50 per 1000 by parcel
post; $2.25 per 1000 at the bed or
by express. Mail orders given care¬
ful attention.
II. E. JONES,
Cor. Oak & Bradford Sts.,
Gainesville, Ga.
all kinds. Are you sure that the
profiteers of vice are not planning
to take advantage of the days of
festivity to dishonor them before
they get settled again in the nor¬
mal ways of life? Are you sure
that the demobilization will not
mean demoralization? The protec¬
tion of the returning soldier from
venereal disease is one of the im¬
portant parts of the plans for the
welcome home :
1. Before the war, physicians
and bublic health officers knew:
“1. That gonorrhea was every
year causing blindness among in¬
fants, countless surgical operations
on women.
2. That syphilis was being trans¬
mitted to offspring, causing mental
and physical defects, that it was a
prolific cause of locomotor ataxia,
paralysis, paresis or softening of
the brain, insantty, miscarriages,
diseases of the heart, blood vessels
and other vital organs.”
“But people generally did not
know these things and few medical
measures were taken. The war
opened our eyes.”
What is the church going to.do
about this urgent call of the gov¬
ernment to take up arms and enter
the broad field of Progressive Edu¬
cation? What about fathers and
mothers—our homes? Are we
going to be loyal and true? I think
"
. We are AMERICANS.
Practical knowledge is power.
(To Ijb continued next week.)
IN MEMORIUM.
Florence Elizabeth Jackson Bla¬
lock, daughter of A. N. and Alma
Jackson, was born June 6th, 1883,
age 36 years, 8 months and 1 day.
She was converted and joined the
church at a revival meeting at
Cleveland held by Rev. W. R.
Power assisted by Rev. R. D.
Hawkins at about the age of 16
years. She lived a consistent Chris¬
tian life up to the date of her
death, which was on the 7B1 day
of February, 1919, and she spoke
a day or two before her death to
Bro Hawkins of the meeting in
which she was converted, telling
him of the religion that made her
so happy and lasted her all along
through life, and that she was rea¬
dy to die. She was married to Ter¬
rell Duke Blalock 1902, whom she
preceded only nine days.
There were born to this union 7
children, six of whom are living
They left their home near Cleve¬
land and moved to New Holland
some two or three months before
her death, when the whole family
was stricken down with the dread
influenza that taken the life of
mother and her infant babe, and
in nine days afterwards taken the
life of Duke, the father, leaving
the six little children fatherless
and motherless, in the world help¬
less and dependent. Oh! dreadful
flu, how cruel you are to little de¬
pendent ones, showing no mercy,
but we trust in the orphans home
erected at Ilapeville, Ga., and the
loving ones whe support and take
the place of father and mother to
these little ones whom they have
left in this pold unfriendly world.
iohvss arfather, motber four
sisters and two brothers and many
relatives to mourn her departure,
but oh 1 what a joy and
to the weeping loved ones that
Florence is not dead, but sleeping.
Tlie sweet religion that she em¬
braced in old Mt. 't’onah church
on that blessed sweet night of re¬
vival when the refreshing showers
from heaven was poured out upon
the whole congregation and made
us all happy, together with Flor¬
ence and others, lasted her all
through this weary life, and sup¬
ported her in the hour and article
of death will never be forgotten in
this world, nor in the world to
come. “And it will be said of Zion
that this man and that one was
born there.”
Dear weeping ones, I would say
to you the greatest joy awaits you.
You all be ready when the Savior
calls and meet with Florence on
the other shore, and here her talk
and speak of the glorious joys and
sustaining grace that was given
her on that night when her sins
were all forgiven, and how the
Savior supported her through all
her trials, and even the last trial
that was brought on by that cruel
epidemic of influenza, and made
her feel when she spoke to Bro.
Hawkins that she was ready to
die. Oh! who would not be a
Christian ?
Written by her pastor,
W. R. Power.
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