Southern Illinois Record

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VOLUME IV.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916
NUMBER 16
FLORA CHURCHES AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday Scliool at 9:30.   Classes  for
Morning   service    at lOrt.-i, V. P. C, E. at (i::!(K Preaching   at   7:,i(i    p.  m.
Wm. W. Edwards, pastor.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST
Services
Sunday school 9:.30 a. m.
Preaching in:,'J(l a, m.
.lunior service 2:,'iO p, m.
Senior service 6:;tO p. m.
Preaching service 7.30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thusrday 7:,iO p, m.
Woman's Aid Wednesday 2:0(j p, m,
A cordial Invitation is extended the public to attend these services,
E, M, Pierson, pastor.
Services at the C. R, church was good Sunday, large uudience. able sermon, one addition to the churcb. Come, everybody welcome,
CHRISTIAN CHURCH We were much Impressed wllh the splendid atmosphere of worship pres¬ ent last Lord's day morning. The music by the choir vvas especially up- lifHng.
Tlie Ladies Aid have recently elec¬ ted the following olllcers: Pres,, Mrs, Robt. .Itines; vice pros., Mrs. Henry Irvin: sec. Mrs. Charles George; treas, Mrs, 11, K. PIxley. They are plunning for a chicken pie dinner und supper the '2(illi of the montii.
"The Word of (iod und Evange¬ lism," is the theme for Sunday murn¬ lng. In the evening. "Seeking Hie I'eari of Great Price." We urge Hie members especially to be presont at tlio morning service as we have a word for you in preparation hir our revival.
I''. M, Lindenmeyer, paslor.
BAPTLST CHURCH.
The Baptl.st Sunday School was well attended lu.st Sunday and all en¬ joyed a very enlliiisiastic session, the new ollicers are taking iiuld wllii a ilelerminatioii lo make ihings go and tliey are sueceeding, they are trying to exceed the splendid record made by Hie last year's olllcers.
The new liooks for the S.S. Orches¬ tra are on band and wili he used at the next practise,
Tliere was a Hne audience to greet the pastor on his return from his va¬ cation and a Hne spirit of fellowship and worship prevailed In all the ser¬ vices.
Sunday evening a Senior Young Peoples' Society was organized with about twenty cliarter inembers. I'aul Powell wus elected pres.. Miss Mabel Lyons see., Mlss Zoe Krlend treas, .lohn Throguiorlon, Harland Krlend, Thelma Scutlamore and Marie Keith wore appoinlod to look afler the piti- graiiis. It prouilsos lo he a very iise- liii society.
We Invite you to ail the .services of the church and wish Ui cull special attention to the mid-week .service at 7:;i(i Thursday evening.
Sunday Scliool al iliJKi a. iii.
Preaching at l():,'ifl a, in, and 7:;iO p. 111.
Mid-week prayer service Tliur.sday evening.
G. C. Mitcliell. pastur.
M. K. CHURCH
Last Sunday was a great day. The Woman's meeting was enthusiastic and In every way a success. Thet" were aliout two hnndred and Hfty present. The meetings continue with some Interest but because of sickness and bad weather the Interest Is far below wliat It .should be. Wo think It would lie much bettor If Individu¬ als wuuld feel Its Importance and llieir rosponsibility We need your lielp. Will you help us':' tbe dmrus Is doing Hne and deserves  luiicli  credii
[        iKith for attendance and good work.
¦ Let us mako next  Sunday  a  greal
day. Come to tbe S. S. al !l:,ju and get a good start. Stay for the niorn¬ ing service at 111:40, You wili lind Hie service helpful and inspiring. Tlien let us make the Men's meeting a rousing success. We invite men and boys over fourteen.    Tiie  suhjoet
' will be "Our .lob." We most cordial¬ ly invite all public olllclals. The busi¬ ness man   cannol  afTord  to  miss it.
!        The laboring man will Hnd  it to  his
i advantage to lie present. We do not Intend to tind fault or in any way criticize men but our purpose will  be
, to try to get a lieller understanding anionic men uf the work  we  have  to
, do. We wanl you to come. We promise   you  soiuellilng  Intereslin;,'
and new tn the line of men's meet¬ ings. Tiiere will lie good music. Come to the service next Sunday night. We will not announce the meeting furllier than Sunday night at tills time.
M. C. Foltz, pastor
¦'
The Charity That Lives
Lont And Is Kind
Our Oak Mound correspondent in tills week's lettor, recites an Incident that has a deeper meaning tban the record of a fact. Recenlly Mr, and Mrs, Bascom Lambert who reside in tiiat cominunil.y embraeing a part of Ilarter and Sunger townships had the mlsfurtune to lose their home by Hre, Our currespiindent tells uf wiiat hap¬ pened in the folluwing words:
"Talk alKiul your quick work; would you believe it, witii sucii weatlier we have been liaving; just tiiree weeks from Hie day .Mr, L'iiiibert's bouse burned down bo moved Into a new one. p;very .stick of limber had to be cut and hauled to the mill ami sivvod, then the lumber iiad to lie iiaiiled to Ills pluce, if the weuther iiud been good und lliere hud been less sickness in Hie neighborhood, tliey could huve moved suuiier. We think every matt in the near vicinity whu was able, helped une ur more days on the house. Now they are back home, and if any¬ thing better tban before."
This brief iiarative tells of real charity and a true neighburly com¬ munity spirit. It is wortii wl.ile to live In a community like tlils. It Is wortii while to live in a county wliero such commuiiilies exist. The gotxi neighbtirs whu help a bruther In his time uf need, wili be abtindaiitiy re¬ warded and blessings wiii come to tiieir coinuiuiilly.
Shriner-Durland
The murriugeiif Miss Helm Durland and Ausliii Siiriner wass liemnized at Hie liome of the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs, M. G. Durland, Sunday evening al ii o'clock. Rev, M. C. Koltz, pastiiruf theM. E. cliurch, ulliciallng. Only tlie Immediate relatives of the bride and grimm were present. 'J'liose out of tuwn being Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Durland of Billings, .Monl., and Mr. Kdward Durland of St. Elmo.
The bride Is the juungest daugiiler of Mr. and Mrs. .M. G. Durland. The groom is tlie oldest soiiof Mr. and .Mrs II. W. Shriner, Both were born and reured In Kloru, and huve a large cir¬ cle of friends wliose cordial congratu¬ lations and good wishes wili ho ex¬ tended in which the Record most heartily joins.
Mr. and Mr.s. Shriner will make their luune in Klora.
Numerous Burelaries In  Flora
Moiulay night bitrgtars broke Into the store of Krank D.ivvn:iid elTectlng an entrance by breaking a back wiii- dovv. Thoy tuok lOO pounds of liour. $1.50 worth of candy and aii the pen¬ nies In the easli register, with a few other arlicles amounting In alilo a loss of about *l