Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1918 — Page 3

The Safety of the Christian

By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE

Extension Department , Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

TEXT—When I cry unto thee then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; tor God Is for me.—Ps. 56:9. David* the sweet singer of Israel, has set down for us in the expression

The Need of Safety. This psalm declares in the second verse “they be many that fight against me” and this is echoed by every Christian’s heart The world with its infinite variety of subtle temptations, adding huge stores of fuel to the pride of life, appealing in such crafty ways of the Christian’s natural self; the flesh with its never-ending tug and pull drawing one in multitudinous ways to its desires and the' devil with his unnumbered wiles and devices leading into the avenues which appear so good and even religious, which yet are the paths to\vard death. Numerous indeed are the hosts of enemies. Malignant too these enemies are offering no quarter, showing no mercy but as this psalm says they “would daily swallow me up.” They are as persistent as they are numerous and malignant. There is no respite from their attacks; they are “fighting daily,” continually. Surely there is need of safety for the Christian in the midst of these foes. The Time of Safety. Our text says “when I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back.” In his desire to teach us the Lord seems to permit us to go on-fighting with our own strength, struggling with our weakness, striving to win in the unequal strife until we come one of old to the end of self and self’s power and cry “O wretched man that I am.” But while he permits this, it is only that he may lift us up in victory and makes us superior to all the attacks however bitter and hard pressed they may be. It has been well said that “the end of self is God’s beginning” for “when lam weak then am I strong” Strong no longer in the power of my own resolutions and the force of my will, but strengthened with the might of the God who is omnipotent* When the Christian comes to the end of seif, with his back to the wall and with'a realization of his insufliciency, then he cries to the almighty one and finds swift deliverance from all fils foes. The Certainty of Safety. The psalmist has had sufficient experience to be assured that this is no mere pious and. beautiful thought but out of the furnace of personal history comes the glad confidant ringing cry "this I know.” The Christian need not merely hope for safety with the uncertainty of human hope, but with -the Divine assurance founded on the immutability of the eternal’ power of God. “If God be for us who can be against us,” is the Apostle’s word in Romans 8:31. Beyond peradventure, without the shadow of doubt the Christian jirny know that when he cries unto the Lord, then will his enemies turn back. Not merely because he is a good man, not because he is a special favorite with high heaven, not because he has some special influence with God but because God has said, “I will never leave thee, I will never fail thee." Relying therefore on the omnipotent power and the unbreakable promise of the Almighty God he can say “I know.” The Cause of Safety. The cause or reason of the believer’s safety does not depend on the believer’s own strength nor ability, but in the simple fact that God is for him. God was for him when Christ died for him upon thte cross. The less is always included in the greater and “He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him freely give us all things?” Rom. 8:32. God was for the believer when Christ died, he was for the believer when salvation was bestowed, he was for him when he was brought into the - family of God and being now one of the father’s children in Christ, God will be for him in the time of danger to provide safety from all his enemies. Oh, that the children of God might learn to believe “when I cry unto thee then will mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” ' '

Bond of Sympathy.

To be real, and yet trustful —sober, yet full of hope In our views and an* tlcipations of life —Is one secret means of conformity to the mind and will of God. And such a temper of soul has the further unspeakable blessing, that it connects our life with the life of our Lord, and forces a bond of sympathy and union with him.—Rev. T. T. Carter.

of his own emotions and experiences the heart of the believer’s comfort andassur-' ance. The Psalms contain the voice of the spiritual life of one who holds communion with God in the midst of a world opposed to him. In the above text there is much of comfort and assurance for the one beset by the foes of righteousness and truth.

A Bird in the Hand

(BpacUl Information Service United States Department at Agrtaulture.) TURKEY RAISING NEEDS A BOOST, TOO

Turkey Meat is Made Largely From Insects and Farm Wastes—A Paddle Fastened to the Wings Keeps Hens From Flying Over the Fence.

TURKEY RAISING GOOD SIDE LINE

Requirement of Range Usually Limits Production of Big Fowls to Farms. BRONZE VARIETY IS POPULAR Birds Are Especially Adapted to Grain and Stock Farms Where There Is Ample Ranging Ground Abounding in Feed. For those who are favorably situated for raising turkeys, a more profitable side line scarcely can be found. Plenty of range is necessary to raise turkeys, So this usually limits the opportunity to the farms. Turkeys are included in the department of agriculture’s program for increasing poultry production, and of the department point out how and where increases can be obtained. Turkeys are especially suited to the grain and stock farms where there is ample ranging ground abounding in such turkey food as grasshoppers and other insects, weed seeds, waste grain such as is left in the fields after harvest, and nuts of such varieties as beechnuts, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts and acorns. On such farms the present prices of grain affect the turkey raiser but little, for with the exception of what is used at fattening time the feed consumed is largely of such a kind as would otherwise be wasted. Raise More Turkeys.

With but little additional outlay to the farmer many more turkeys could and should be raised, federal special* ists say. The small number'of turkeys per farm in the United States is surprising. According to the census of 1910, which Is the latest that has been taken, only 13.7 per cent of the total number of farms reported any turkeys at all, and on those farms reporting turkeys an average of but slightly over four breeding turkeys was found per farm. Some farms by nature of the crops grown on them or because of unfavorable surroundings are not adapted to turkey raising, but most farms could easily handle, a breeding flock of from 10 to 15 hen turkeys and a tom, raising from 75 to 150 each year at a good profit. Throughout the middle West, where most of the turkeys are raised, it is unusual to see a flock of more than 50 on a farm, although in Texas, where more are produced than tn any other state, flocks of several hundred are rather common. In sections of the Southwest and on the Pacific coast a few persons have, engaged in turkey raising on a large scale, rearing a thousand or more every year. There are not however, enough turkeys raised on the Pacific coast to supply the local demand. This is true also of the Atlantic coast states. Owing to the fact that the Bronze turkey is the heaviest, it is more popular among turkey raisers than other varieties. Since turkeys are sold by weight the heaviest birds bring the greatest returns. When a large number of people are to be served, as in hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses, the demand is for heavy turkeys. For family use the demand is for small or medium-sized birds. Unless they are to be marketed locally among customers who demand small birds. It is far more profitable to raise the heaviest. Regarding other charac’ertstWs. it is quite generally asserted chat the Bronze is the hardest variety.

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that the Bourbon Red and White Holland are the most domestic, and that the White Holland is the most prolific. These qualities are possessed in different degrees by individuals of every variety, however, and can be developed by proper management and careful selection of breeding stock. Work of Turkey Hen. A turkey hen that begins laying in the middle of March will usually finish laying her first litter early in April, her second late in April, and her third Utter about the third week in May, depending upon the number of eggs she lays and the promptness with which she is broken up on becoming broody. Some turkey hens can be mpde to lay four or five litters, but this is not usually advisable as poults hatched later than June do not have a chance to develop for the Thanksgiving and Christmas markets and are not sufficiently mature the following spring to be used as breeders. Turkey hens can easily be broken of their broodiness by confining them for two or three days to a coop with a slat bottom. They will mate soon after being let out of the coop and begin laying in about a week. Turkey hens and chicken hens usually are used to Incubate turkey eggs, although Incubators are quite generally used where turkeys are raised on a large scale.

KILL HENHOUSE PESTS.

The louse ,and mite-lnfdsted hen is handicapped. It cannot do its best at laying eggs or gaining in weight. It cannot utilize its feed to the best advantage. , Clean and disinfect the poultry house. Use insect remedies freely. This will stop a waste of feed. The chickens will feed better. You will get more-eggs as a result of the little extra trouble necessary. } Farmers’ Bulletin 801 of the United States department of agriculture tells how to get rid of poultry pests.

Bulletins on Poultry.

The following publications of the United States department of agricultural relate to poultry culture. The Farmers’ Bulletins are available for free distribution by the department: 51 Standard Varieties of Chickens. 287 Poultry Management. 390 Pheasant Raising in the United States. 452 Capons and Caponizing. 528 Hints to Poultry Raisers. 530 Important Poultry Diseases. 562 Boys’ and Girls' Poultry Clubs. 574 Poultry House Construction. 585 Natural and Artificial Incubation of Hens’ Eggs. 624 Natural and Artificial Breeding of Chickens. 632 Simple Trap Nest for Poultry. 684 Squab Raising. 697 Duck Raising. . , 767 Goose Raising. 791 Turkey Raising. 801. Mites and Lice on Poultry. These publications are for sale by the superintendent of documents, government printing office. Washington, D. C., at the prices named: “Guinea Fowl and Its Use as Food.” (Farmers’ Bulletin 284.) Price. 5 cents. “Commercial Fattening of Poultry. (Department Bulletin 21. 1 ) Price, 10 cents. “White Diarrhea of Chicks. With Notes on Coccldlosis in Birds.” (B. A. L Circular 128.) Price. 5 cents. “A System of Poultry Accounting. ‘ (B. A. i. Circula 176.) Price, 5 <*ut*.

THE DEAD LETTER

By VIRGINIA LEE.

Alan Grayie winced as he arraigned himsel£ in the solitude of his room, looked into his heart and found no happiness nor prospect of it there, surveyed the prospect of a vast change in his life about to materialize,/and decided secretly that he was sacrificing sincerity and honor in accepting the same. He had been at Brocton for over a year, first as clerk, then department superintendent, and now he was manager of the prosperous Winston Mercantile establishment. It had all come through his striking the liking of Gideon Winston, proprietor of the institution. He made no new friends and was generally voted an unsocial man. There was a reason. When Grayie had come from his former home he had left behind the girl he loved devotedly, Alma Waters. It was upon his last evening at her home that he was interrupted in disclosing to her his heart’s secret. He had time only to whisper hastily in her ear that he intended to write tier when he reached his, destination. Would she reply to a very important question he wished to submit? Flushing and with a shyly averted eye that encouraged him, she had told him: “yes.” When he reached Bro’cton he wrote the letter, that confessed the ardent love Alma already knew was hers. Then he enclosed in a smaller envelope a twenty-dollar bill, sealing it and asking Alma to hand it to her brother Ralph. In looking over his memorandum book Grayie came across an item of indebtedness to Ralph Waters which he had totally forgotten, and he took this occasion to liquidate the same. Then a few days of expectant waiting, a later week of doubt and anxiety and finally, at the lapse of a month with no reply to his letter, Grayie decided that all womankind were fickle and false and entered upon a life of supreme disappointment and bitterness. This, however, wrought a wonderful change in his prospects. Not only had Gideon Winston placed him in the path of sure success and riches, but had encouraged Grayie to come frequently to his palatial home. Thus Grayie had met his daughter, Helena. She was a pleasant companion. They were a great deal together, and by stages Mr. Winston brought affairs to a point between them where it was tactily understood that Helena w r as to become his wife. Only this very day Winston had spoken to Grayie and told him that he had the dearest wish of his heart to his daughter, and pressing Grayie to prosecute his suit to a definite understanding. “I can never love her, and her father is entirely deceived in believing that I do,” mused Grayie. He glanced towards the door. On its panels had resounded a faint, timid knock. Grayie arose to his feet in sheer amazement. A female figure stood before him, lifted a veil and revealed the white, anxious face of Helena Winston.

“I had to come, Mr. Grayle,” she uttered passionately. “You have * been so kind and considerate in our brief companionship, that I could not do you a wrong. Today my father told me of his wish that we two become engaged. It is impossible! lam sorry if it causes you pain, but I love another, poor, but worthy, and before I would link my life lovelessly with another, I will elope with him£ For a moment only Alan Grayle reflected. Then it seemed as if a great load had lifted. “Miss Winston,” he said, “I thank you for this candor. I esteem, shall always esteem you, but I too have loved, and it would be cruel mockery to wed another with her picture ever in memory. Do not think of precipitating trouble and scandal by a clandestine marriage. I shall retire from the field before another day has passed.' In time the man you love may win your father’s sanction. Goodby.” Respectfully he lifted her hand and pressed it to his lips. Until late in the night Grayle sat devising how he would announce his decision to Gideon Winston. He knew his arbitrary, dominating nature, and concluded that he would at oncfe leave his employment and the town. His landlady handed him a letter as he started for to set affairs in final order. “A letter, sir, just came.” she announced, and Grayle, glancing at it, noted that it bore the card of the dead letter department of the postal serv- , ice, and Inside was the letter he had sent to Alina Waters. Its envelope bore no stamp, and it had been sent to Washington, money found in it and returned to the writer, as was the usual rule. Strong man as he was. Alan Grayle was shaken as he comprehended a situation that had come at the end of deep sorrow and suffering, yet presenting a hope that gave him wings of energy and determination. Be went to Mr. Winston and told the whole f truthful story, and his auditor seemed to comprehend that perhaps In a battle of love against his will he had better not risk urging an unhappiness that might be lifelong. Back to his old home sped Grayle, fast as steam could take him. And all the more precious was the reunion with Alma, because of the ordeal through which they had mutually passed.

The Housewife and the War

(Special Information Service. United States Department of AgrtarftnmJ TOWN REST ROOMS FOR RURAL WOMEN

Sometimes Quarters in a Courthouse , Free of Rent, Are Available—A Women’s Organization Was Allowed $100 From County Appropriations to Buy the Furniture In This Room.

REST ROOMS FOR NEEDS OF WOMEN

Clubs Work With Local Organizations to Establish These Conveniences. FINANCING IS NOT DIFFICULT Furnishings of Well-Kquipped Room Should Bo Simple, Comfortable and Durable-—Members Donate Pleees of Furniture. Rest rooms have been established In more than 200 counties in the United States to meet the needs of country women in town on business. They provide a place where the farm woman has a right, without asking any favors, to the use of facilities for rest and refreshment. They have been established by woman’s rural organizations in cooperation with other local organizations, with individuals, and with village, town or county authorities, by business corporations operating private markets, and by individual merchants. Where farm women’s organizations have been interested In establishing rest rooms, local farm women’s clubs have been able to arouse the necessary community interest in the need for rest rooms to insure their financial support. This has been done through co-operating with other farm women’s clubs, with organizations bf women in town, with civid leagues, and with chambers of commerce, and with county agents. Room In Oklahoma. In co-operating with other clubs in establishing a rest room any local farm women’s club may take the*initiative. A rest room was established in an Oklahoma town through the co-operation of four women’s rural clubs. A committee from the club Interviewed the business men of the city, but met with little encouragement. They were told that rest rooms had been tried and were a failure. that some of the stores had rest rooms already, but that they were not used by the country people. After “three weeks of effort a member of the committee learned of a vacant room in the courthouse that could be used for a rest room if permission were obtained from the county commissioners. Members of the committee and their friends called upon each of the commissioners to request the use of the room and to ask his advice as to how to proceed. As a result the matter was brought formally before the commissioners at their next meeting and the room placed at the disposal of the, members of these organizations. The furnishings of a well-equipped rent room should be simple, comfortable and durable. As an example of rest rooms furnished by a group' of country women's clubs whose members personally donate pieces of furniture or secure them as gifts from various interested merchants, one may be cited which is provided 1 with rocking chairs, straight chairs, a table with reading material, oil-cloth covered lunch tables, a couch, a crib, and a screen. Free telephone service and electric lights are furnished. Clean sheets and pillow cases, may be secured from the ma-

tron in charge. A gas burner is provided for heating water or milk. The room Is heated by a coal stove. Financing Rest Room. In financing a rest room two items of expense are to be considered —initial cost, of furnishing and the annual cost of maintenance. A rest room may be financed wholly or partly by the women’s organizations until arrangements are made to meet the expenses through public appropriations. It may be financed through town or county ap-' propriations or by private individuals, or by any of these in combination. Usually the permanently established rest room is located at the town ball or county courthouse since appropriations can be made annually for the maintenance of such rooms from public funds. When financed ky private individuals the money is either a bequest or gift, or the money spent for the rest room Is considered by the merchants as bringing returns In increased trade. In such cases there is no expense to the women making use of the room and' the value of the co-operation of women's organizations Iles in their making known the location of the room and thus Insuring a more general use of it.

SPECIALISTS HELP TO ESTABLISH REST ROOMS.

Representatives of the United States department of agriculture are glad to give assistance to organizations of women desiring to establish rest rooms. Specialists of the .bureau of markets are particularly interested In providing such quarters for women In marketing centers. A recent publication of, the bureau of markets. “Rest Rooms for Women in Marketing Centers,” discusses the plan and gives specific advice on the various details. Frequently the county home demonstration agent or county agent may be able to aid in the enterprise.

How Colorado Women Financed a Rest Room

Private solicitation and a county appropriation enabled the establishment of a rest room for country women at Grand Junction. Colorado. The furnishings of the room and the matron's salary were provided by an organization composed of a number of rural women’s clubs. One hundred and fifty dollars was appropriated from county funds and a like amount- from town funds to pay the cost of the rent and heat of a convenient room, as no quarters were available In any of the public buildings. For furnishing the room contributions were solicited from members of the organization and from the merchants In town. To pay the matron’s salary of $25 a month pledge cards were issued, each calling for the payment of 5 cents a month. In two years the demands for other rctlvttiesi in connection with the rest room developed and the monthly expenditure increased from S6O to $l6O a month. This additional amount was provided from profits from a restaurant established in connection with the rest room and by subletting space for a woman’a exchange. The total receipts from all sources averaged $l6O a month, which amount Is expended in carrying on the various activities undertaken.