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By Jack Dionne

Age not guaranteed-Some I have told for 2O years-Some less

The New Preacher

A new minister had come to take charge of the flock of the Pilgrim Center Colored Baptist Church. The morning of his first app€arance, the Chairman of the Board of Deacons rose and said:

"Deacon Jones, youse de mos's prolifick speaker in dishere congregashun. Dey's plenty ob mean niggahs in dis chu'ch, an' plenty ob trouble ahead fo' de new Pahson. Ah suggests you gits up an' leads we all in pra'r fer de success ob de new prechah."

So Deacon Jones knelt, and prayed:

Russell Gheen Visits Mill And Portland Office

Russell T. Gheen, C. D. Johnson Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned October 19 from a Northwest trip, during which he spent two days at the company's mill at Toledo, Ore., and ohe day at the head office in Portland.

"Oh, Lawd! Bless Bruddah Srnith! Give him de eye ob an eagle so he may see sin afah; Gib him de mout' ob a trumpit dat his voice may be hea'd to de ends ob de yerth; 'luminate his brory wid .de light ob Heaven dat will make de fiah's ob Hell look lak a tallow candle; nail his hands to de plow ob salvation an' keep his feet in de straight furrow what leads to de shade at de end ob de row; glue his eah to de gospel telephone an' conneck him wid de central skies; anoint him all oveh wi.d de oil ob dy salvation, an' set him afiah, Lawd, set him afiah !"

NEW YARD AT RED\,I/OOD CITY

T. J. Seufert & Sons have started a retail lumber business at Redwood City. The yard is located at the corner of Spruce and Shasta streets. Mr. Seufert was formerly in the manufacturing business at Eugene, Ore., and -ot. ,"cently in the retail business in that city.

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