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M. C. I. RECORD.

MARIONVILLE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE RECORD.

Our Motto, "Sound Bodies, Clear Heads, Pure Hearts." Our Text, Romans 12-1.

Vol. vi., Nos. 11 and 12 Marionville, MO. November and December, 1901. 30c Per Year.

WANTED. Your name on our Roll of Honor, if you are a lover of Purity and a friend of worthy yet needy students. It will only cost you $1 or more as you choose.

$1000 at once to finish enclosing before Christmas. The walls are now up.

$5000 to finish the boys home.

$1000 to start a Girl's Home, the donor naming the Hall or not as they desire.

$10000 to complete the same.

1000 new subscribers to this paper. To this end we will send it till January 1903 for 20 cents (stamps) to all sending before Christmas.

To dedicate the boys Hall next Commencement week. Shall we?

$500 as capital for the broom factory, needed very much.

NAME A WINDOW

There are over 40 windows in the Hall and the person or society giving $10, and so desiring, can name one of them. We hope they will all be taken soon. The name and address will be painted in neat letters on the upper sash. The Oak St. M. E. church, at Denton, Texas, have taken the first one, one of the front windows of the sitting room.

Purity Industrial Home.

Being Erected in Connection With the Collegiate Institute at Marionville, Mo.

Superintendent, Chas. A. Mitchell, National White Cross lecturer.

This school is 28 years old, has had 1800 students within her walls and has turned out 190 graduates.

This movement is caused by the belief that the greatest curse in America today is secret vice, that very little has been done to counteract it and that the boy is not much to blame. He is not told the truth in a pure way but is allowed to pick up his information in a very hurtful way.

THE PURITY FEATURE

Consists, first, in taking a pledge against whiskey, tobacco, profanity and obscenity; second, reading a book on purity; third ,attending lectures on the subject; fourth, daily Bible reading and attendance at family prayer; fifth, a consecrated woman for matron; sixth, the most helpful religious, temperance, hygienic and purity literature being kept in the reading room; seventh, special interest to be taken in each boy on the line of personal purity.

THE INDUSTRIAL FEATURE

Provides work for those who cannot pay their way. It consists in wood cutting, ditch digging, work on the buildings, and also in the

BROOM FACTORY

which has been established, and is turning out the finest grades of brooms.

Last year 25 students received help.

THE BOYS' HOME.

Will be an $8,000 building, 40x60, two stories and a half and basement, finished with pressed brick and heated with hot water. To have sitting room, reading room, bath rooms, office, besides dining room, kitchen and bed rooms. It is being pushed as fast as means permit.

The brick walls are now pu[t]. We desire to inclos[e] before cold weather.

We need $1,000 for the roof, windows, and doors before Christmas.

THE GIRLS' HOME

Has not been named yet, although the fund has been started. Anyone donating $1,000 can name the hall, if they wish, or we will name it if they prefer. We would like to call it "Willard Hall," for Miss Francis E. Willard.

SCHOLARSHIPS.

Of $60, enough to pay the board of one boy for the school year, have been started. Each contributor either agrees to pay a certain amount each year for five years or donates any amount at any time towards such scholarships as he may choose. This money hires boys to work, while the profits from their labor increases the fund.

ROLL OF HONOR.

Each person contributing $1 or more has his name printed in a permanent roll of honor and preserved in the archives of the institution.

OUR FOUNDATION

is faith — absolute faith in the Bible; unswerving faith in God and in salvation through Christ.

Pray for the movement. Pray for us that we may have wisdom and strength to carry on the work. Pray that friends of the cause may be raised up all over the land who will sacrifice if need be to help the work along.

St. Louis Friends.

Several more donors will be found in the Roll of Honor. Mr. A. D. Brown, of Hamilton Brown Shoe Co., says: "That is a grand work and I will help you."

Mr. R. W. Shapleigh, says: "I dont care much about the Industrial Department but that Purity feature ought to be pressed."

Mr. D. D. Walker, of Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co. "You are doing the grandest work, push it and spread it. Let me hear how it gets along."

Mr. La Prelle, of La Prelle Williams Shoe Co. "That is a grand work and we must help."

Mrs. W. W Culver, 5848 Maple Ave., St. Louis, writes: "You have undertaken a noble work, and I pray God's blessings on it." She also sends four subscriptions for the Record.

In the St. Louis District W. C. T. U. Convention, this cause was presented several times, a free will offering taken and promises of help from several Unions were made.

Bishop Thomas Bowman sends $10 with regrets it is not more, and best wishes for the cause.

Robert Hathaway, of Republic, contributed a second $5 saying "I may become a regular contributor to the work."

M. P. Long, a grocer, of Marshfield, donated a second $5, expressing deep interest and expects to be a regular contributor.

Mrs. Mary H. Dunlap, of Williamsport, Ohio, sends donation saying: "I pray the divine blessing may rest on the cause in which you are engaged."

Mrs. Martha J. Smith, wife of Prof. J. A. Smith, writes from New York City as follows: "We receive the Record and are interested in the educational and reform items. Am interested in the purity movement and want to contribute my mite to help on such work. I send two bed quilts with lining and money for

M.C.I. RECORD.

Entered as second-class mail matter at Marionville, Mo.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY C. A. MITCHELL.

CIRCULATION THIS ISSUE. . . 4,500.

batting for the Home. Perhaps some one will quilt them for you. We wish to be remembered to former friends."

In Ft. Worth, Texas. we read two papers before the Purity Conference of the National W. C. T. U. presented our cause in open convention, lectured twice in Ft. Worth University, once for High school boys, twice in Colored High school, before the young men in the Draughon Business College, and at night in a Baptist church. On the way back we talked five times in Denton, Texas, in the Oak St. M. E. church, one of the best organized and most spiritual churches we ever saw, under Rev. R. L. Selle, as pastor. They very readily raised $10 to name a window in the Hall, being the first one taken.

ALUMNI.

William Gillette orders the Record to Austin, Tex., Brackenridge hall.

Rev. W. F. Turner, pastor of the First Christian church at Joplin, Mo., has about completed a $20,000 church, one of the handiest and neatest in Missouri. The plans are his own. The arrangement of the Sunday school classrooms is exceedingly fine. They have a baby a few weeks old.

Mary Baker-Wright, '86, of Kansas City, has a girl named Ruth, nearly three months old.

Fred Rogers preaches at Pittsfield, Illinois.

We are sorry to report such a failure in the health of Wash Wade that he has been out of the bank of Forsyth for months. He is improving though now.

Can any one tell us where to find the class song of '86?

We have told of the whereabouts of each class down to '89, then we miss Lou Bontner and M. O. Likens. In the class of '91 Mildred F. Gardner, and of '92 Emily E. Gardner.

Mrs. Fannie Walker-Hadcock, of Conway, is visiting her mother in Marionville.

Historical.

W. T. Flournoy sold his apple crop for $8000, while Linc and Ira Neff got $2000 and Buck Logan $1750 for their crops. About $20000 were paid for apples near Marionville.

Dr. R. W. Smart and Miss Deck Stafford were married recently at the bride's home.

Dr. J. H. Cravens moved here several months ago, and has an office with Dr. J. P. Andrews.

Loren Grieb has moved to Sarcoxie.

Fred Bradshaw lives in Afton, I. T.

May Bradshaw-Combs lives in Afton, I. T.

Josie Roach-Shubert lives at 3653 Shenadoah St. St. Louis.

B. B. Johnson has a very lucrative positon with the Ver Steeg Grant Shoe Co. St. Louis. He has placed his church letter with Union M. E. church.

Monroe Wolfe is now manager of the Bristow Mercantile Co. I. T.

Jennie Wilkes-Kennedy lives in Aurora.

Flora Wasson spent a month with her mother and brother, Dr. W. B. Wasson, in Oklahoma.

Where is Nettie Fishburn?

We are pained to report the death of Andrew Brown, of Taney County.

Mrs. Lulu Gibson-Fairburn, of Ever[et]t, Wash. made quite a visit with relatives here recently.

J. R. Burk lives in P[ie]rce City, but works in the Wentworth mines.

Mrs. Emma Davenport-Ralston lives in Carthage.

Leroy Massey is married and recently moved to Northport, Wash.

Rev. T. C. Newman has a charge at Mammoth Springs, Ark.

The infant son of A. L. Reich and wife, died recently.

Bertie France married, but died over two years ago. Her father lives in Sapulpa, I. T.

We met Rev. C. E. Heaton and wife at Sapulpa, I. T. He was moving to Watonga, I. T., to take charge of the M. E. church there.

We were pleased meet Ben Seaman, E. D. Parks, John Steele and Dick Steel in Sapulpa. Chas. Seaman's wife, Ida Melton, died in September, but Charles still lives there.

C. B. Turrentine has been confined to his room since the 6th of July, having had an abscess operated on. He is still quite low.

R. N. Kirby, of Aurora, has been elected school commissioner of Lawrence county.

Money for furnishing rooms can be donated now and the room named just the same. In fact we would rather have it now while inclosing the building, as this is our greatest time of need.

Frank B. Schofield, is editor of the Carrollton News, Texas.

Elijah Woods lives in Fairplay. Jno. A. Woods is in Kansas City in the Union Pacific freight depot.

Bertie Tillery works in a bank in Humansville.

We spent a pleasant Sunday with Rev. D. T. Simmons, at Fair Play. This is his fifth year there.

The National Purity Convention.

The National Purity convention met in the First Methodist church, Chicago, October 8 to 10, 1901, and elected the following officers:

Permanent chairman — Rev. B. S. Steadwell, president N. W. Purity Association, of La Crosse, Wis.

Permane[n]t Secretary, Chas. A. Mitchell, Marionville, Mo.

Assistant Secretary, Miss Belle H. Mix, Danville, Ia.

Treasurer — Dr. O. Edward Janney, president American Purity Alliance, Baltimore, Md.

Delegates were there from all parts of the United States and one from England, Mr. Maurice Gregory, while a number of papers were sent from several foreign countries.

The sessions were packed full of hard work and much good will doubtless result from the meetings. The Light, of La Crosse, Wis., is publishing the papers each month. By sending a card to them you can receive a sample copy.

The Philanthropist also, of Baltimore, Md., will print a number of them. Samples can be had for the asking. During the convention Dr. J. H. Kellogg, of Battle Creek, Mich., gave a pure food banquet in the Y. M. C. A. cafe.

White Cross Work.

We spent 8 days in the 4th district of the W. C. T. U., at King City Union Star, Orchids, Woods, Winslow, and Darlington talking to the schools then dismissing the girls, talking to the boys on purity, also lecturing at night and in many places to men only. In all 21 talks. We received generous donations for the Purity Industrial Home and were royally entertained at all the points. Our terms for such work will be for the present, $2 for traveling expenses, entertainment and free will offerings for the Home.

Printing Office.

As soon as the Hall is inclosed we desire to fit up a printing office. Those sending $1 or more for the office will receive the Record 1 year for each dollar so sent yet get credit in Roll of Honor for the full amount.

Dr. Wm. A. Quayie, of Grand ave. M. E. church, Kansas City, has subscribed $100 towards the Hall.

The two [E]pworth Leagues at Elwood, Mo., united and put up 15 quarts of fruit and sent to the Hall. The Family buys the same of the Industrial Fund thus extending that much more help. Many thanks for such kindness. Mr. George Logan sent to Indiana for a fine stone and most artistically carved upon it the words "Turrentine Hall," together with some beautiful leaves. The same as is in the South east corner of the building half way up the wall.

The name of C. W. Post, Battle Creek, Mich., manufacturer of Grape Nut and Postum Cereal, will be found in the Roll of Honor.

The National W. C. T. U. Convention at Ft. Worth, was a grand success in every particular.

The Missouri W. C. T. U. Convention, at Louisiana, was one of the most spiritual uplifting gatherings we ever saw.

Calls are coming continually from boys wanting a chance to work through school. You can help by donating to this movement.

The walls are completely finished, and all say so far it is a first class job, a solid well built house. To prevent damage the roof should go on at once. If you have subscribed, can you not send it now when most needed?

Miss Alice Headlee, of Dade County, visited M. C. 1. Thanksgiving.

The W. C. T. U. at Cresco, Ia., sent a box containing a quilt, two sheets and several other articles.

The Marionville Ladies Aid have made and finished several quilts.

We met Alva and Walter Lawson and several other Marionville friends at Holdenville, I. T.

Mrs. Alice O'Day, of Springfield, Mo., sends a donation saying, "If I had only my heart to consult it would be thousands, for the work in which you are engaged is the noblest work of the twentieth century. May God prosper you in it and in his own good time give you reward."

Mrs. Carrie Nation writes from Buffalo, N. Y. "I give my Lord one hundred dollars and I want you to use it in your Christian warfare against the legends of devils that are dragging our precious boys to hell."

We certainly appreciate this expression of interest and this liberal donation from one who could so poorly afford such.

MARRIED.

Rev. Wm. Requa, '01, and Miss May Keast, of Billings, were united in marriage at the bride's home June 26, Rev. W. J. Simmons officiating. There were about fifty guests, among them being Miss Eva French, Rondo. Rev. A. G. Keast, of Humansville, attended. Bro. Requa has just graduated from M. C. I. and taken active work in the ministry. He is one of the most successful of evangelists, and we not only bid him and his wife God speed, but predict a useful career for them.

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Boys' Temptations.

A pamphlet read by Chas. A. Mitchell at the National Purity Convention, in Chicago, and also before the Purity Conference of the National W. C. T. U. in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Single copies 03.

Sixty copies $1.

Address Record, Marionvile, Mo.

Miss Vera Durnil and Mr. S. K. Cotton, of Monett, were recently united in marriage. We wish them much joy.

THE SCENIC ROUTE

FRISCO SYSTEM

Its rails penetrate the fertile States of

MISSOURI,

ARKANSAS,

KANSAS,

OKLAHOMA,

INDIAN TERRITORY,

TEXAS and the SOUTHWEST,

TENNESSEE,

MISSISSIPPI,

ALABAMA and the SOUTHEAST

It reaches the rich farming lands of Kansas and Oklahoma, the mineral fields of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, the cotton fields of the South and Southwest, the oil fields of Kansas and the Indian Territory, and hundreds of other industrial places of interest and profit to the home-seeker and investor. And last, but not least, it will carry you to the famed health resorts of the Ozarks,

Eureka Springs and Monte Né

[image: Battle Creek Sanitarium]

The above is a picture of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, of which Dr. J. H. Kellogg is Supt. We were royally entertained as the guest of the Doctor for several days. Dr. Kellogg is much interested in this movement and will cooperate in every way he can to help make it a success. He edits "Good Health" a magazine devoted to hygienic living, one of the best in print. It will bless any home receiving it. Subscription $1 a year. We will send it and the Record both one year for the dollar.

ROLL OF HONOR.

RECEIPTS — CASH.

Twenty-five cents each —

L W Eichelberger, W T Tyndall, T E Hornbeak, F W Barrett, S Johnson, L N Farmer, G A Dunn, H H Eichelberger, J M Nash, J S Swiers, C W Smith, Frank Edwards, J W Collins, W H Eshelman, W Tunnell, J E Tennis, C W Connett, L F Williams, W L Davis, F M Kessinger, D M Beatie, S M Jernigan, J C Sayers, W P Buckbee, F S Evans, A M Watts, M K Stotts, William C Murphy, C E Burnsworth, W H Block, C E Senn, Frank O'Neal, John Liggett, B G Ross, A Goodman, H E Walker, N F Yankie, F M Burris, R A Hurst, H C Green . . . $10 00

Fifty cents each —

M H Ricketts, G Purd Hayes, S Connett, J R Dishman, W R Parton, W M Mincks, W A Wasson, M Gleason, J F Davis, Frank J Bradshaw, Prof. C H Grove, Richland school, F A Troy, Mrs Hettie Gaines, R A Winchester, J M Snedeker, J C Brownlee . . . $8 50

One dollar each —

A A Young, G T Breazeale, Thorn Aton, John C Rogers, Fred J Marshall, Fred Strube, Rev C I Rose, Philipsburg J W Farris, J W Pritchett, J H Case, Maurice Gregory, Jas Mollohan, J H Waite, Mrs J Studley, Jacob Levy, A G Bonham, Gus Ihrig, W L Bowman, J C Ficklin, W T Holland, Mrs C M Blacklock, T J Hood, S Shepard, A Chapman, B Hardin, S M Simpson, Teachers at Union Star, D F Hartman, G W Edwards, O L Millen, Geo Blaine, S T Clay, J W Waldo, Nellie Coppock,

[second column] Winslow collection, Jas Burr, William Dickens, Wm Millan, Darlington col[lection,?] G T Pike, C A Griffin, John Pyle, Sapulpa friend, Deborah C Leeds, Miss F D Robb, C E Howe, Mrs A Grant, W A Collis . . . . $49 00

Two dollars each —

Richland, Leon Mandel, L C Hubbel, Mrs Alice O'Day, Orchard School, Holdenville collection . . . . . $12 00

Three dollars each —

St. Louis W C T U convention, collection at Woods, Rev. W F Turner . . . . . . $9 00

La Prelle Williams Shoe Co., St. Louis ..... $ 5 00

Grand Leader, St. Louis ..... 5 00

Geo Mitchell, Chicago ..... 5 00

M H Burnham, Battle Creek, Mich ..... 5 00

H H Wagoner, St. Louis ..... 5 00

Geo Ward, King City, Mo ..... 5 00

W C T U, by a member, Neosho 5 00

W C T U, Orchard Mo ..... 5 00

A M Close, Orchard, Mo ..... 5 00

Emery, Bird, Thayer, Kansas City, Mo ..... 5 00

John W Freeman, Jopiin ..... 5 00

Dr E P Bean, Monett ..... 5 00

Mrs. Eliza A How, St Louis ..... 10 00

C W Post, Battle Creek, Mich ..... 10 00

Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co, St Louis ..... 10 00

J W Nelson, Marshfield ..... 10 00

Collection, King City ..... 10 00

Collection, Union Star, ..... 10 00

Oak Street M E church, Denton, Tex ..... 10 00

Collection, Rogersville, ..... 1 55

Collection, Daily Chapel ..... 1 30

Mrs Niles, Stoutland ..... 75

[third column] R B Robinson, Kansas City ..... $1 50

Collection, Orchard, Mo. ..... 4 00

J B Sager, Darlington, Mo ..... 2 50

Dundee Place M E church, Kansas City ..... 4 00

Ft Worth University, Texas ..... 1 50

High school, Fort Worth ..... 75

Colored high school, Ft Worth . 1 25

Draughon Business college, Ft Worth ..... 6 50

Indianola Business College, Holdenville, I T ..... 1 50

G H Roose, St Louis ..... 20 00

D D Walker, St Louis ..... 15 00

G F Swift, Chicago ..... 25 00

Carrie Nation, Topeka, Kas ..... 100 00

Grand Avenue M E church, Kansas City ..... 17 00

Total 422.60

DONATIONS.

Mrs W W Culver (clothing) St. Louis ..... 5 00

Mrs Ellen Burge (organ for girl's hall) Springfield, Mo ..... 40 00

Wm Griffith, Marionville carpentering ..... 5 00

Union Epworth League, Elwood fruit ..... 4 00

M E Aid, Sarcoxie, quilt ..... 3 00

M E Aid. Peirce City, quilt ..... 3 00

W C T U, Cresco, Ia. quilt, sheets, etc. ..... 4 00

M E Aid, Marionville, quilt ..... 3 00

Mrs M J Smith, New York, two quilts ..... 5 00

Mrs M E Sprague, Marionville, quilt ..... 3 00

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The Sarcoxie Ladies Aid sent by Mrs. M. E. Sprague, a nice quilt, with their name worked on one corner.

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Industrial Family.

The family is composed of those who take a pledge against whiskey, tobacco, profanity and obscenity. Most of them work all of their way, some in the Broom Factory, and others cutting wood doing janitor work and odd jobs in town. Thanksgiving day Rev. W. J. Simmons had them all to dinner and the next day Mrs. C. A. Mitchell invited them to eat a turkey that had been sent by Mr J. W. Robb, of Wentworth, Mo. The boys are at present batching in a rented house under the care of Mr. F. M. O'Neal. They are anxiously watching the progress of the Hall, hoping to be able to occupy it soon.

december 21 190[?]

Mrs Stanford

Kind lady I seen by the paper the other weeak [sic]you had gave so very much to the university I am a poor woman I thought maby you would help me a littel [sic] I have worked hard all my life time and never spen[t] any thing foolish I have a home but thair[sic] is a morgage [sic] a gain it of nine hundred