U n ity B u ild in g , 913 T r a c y A v e n u e
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KANSAS CITY, MO,, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1909
UNITY AUDITORIUM, U N IT Y B U IL D IN G , 013 T R A C Y ,
Sunday,
June
13,
1909.
NO. 5
May 30 ................................................ 2.73 Expenses.............................. $5.00 Balance on hand |une 1 ,. ,. $48.61 F r a n k H a r l i n g , Treasurer.
Sunday School at io.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
L e c tu re by C h a rle s F illm o re at n . S u b je ct " H e ro e s o f F a ith ." H e alth and H arm ony Class at 3:30 L e c tu re by R oyal F illm o re at 8. S ub ject “ M in d H a b its ”
Sunday School Report for
May.
ATTENDANCE
May 2 ................................................. 100 May 9 ................................................. 102 May 16................................................. 102 May 23................................................. 104 May 30................................................. n o Making an average attendance for the month of 105. The members not absent during the entire month were Stella Bishop, Lena Bishop, Mary Bishop, Jennie Bishop, Augusta Luke, Emma Luke, Ida Whit aker, Mabel Billings, Sarah Marsdon, Frank Eaton, Bert Eaton, Vaughn Seidel, Tessie Wallace, Henry Christal and Alberta Yancy. T e s s i e W a l l a c e , Secy. For the month of May the Treasurer reports as follows: Received during month ............... $14.16 Sunday collections were May 2 ................................................ 2.84 May 9 .............................................. 2.55 May 16............................ 2.80 May 23................................................ 3.24
The incidental expenses of the Unity Society, consisting of janitor’s wages, lights, water, heat, repairs, offerings to organist, etc., averaged $17.66 per week for the year 1908. The average envelope collections for defraying these expenses amounted to $4.68 a week for the same period of time. Thus, it will be seen that some of the Building Fund money must occasionally be used to help defray incidental expenses. This should not be. Every cent in the Building Fund should be used in paying the obligation against the Unity Building. It may be that many do not use the envelopes because they feel that the small amount they can afford to give would not be worth while. There are seldom fewer than 150 persons at the Sunday morning services and not less than 50 at the evening meeting. Now, if each person present would put ten cents in the envelope each Sunday the total would be $20.00. No one need be ashamed to put his mite in, even though it be but a nickle or a penny. It all helps swell the grand total and prospers the good work. It is the privilege of every attendant at Unity to co-operate in defraying the little expenses which are contracted in making the Building a pleasant and comfortable place in which to meet.
WEEKLY UNITY
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The receipts in response to the special call have grown to $234.45. Avery good showing indeed. The Lord’s work is prospered. All good things are ready in God’s bounteous storehouse for the Unity Society when its members ask in faith and understanding. There is really no reason why anyone should be ugly, for there resides in everyone a spark at least of loveliness, of goodness and beauty which only needs to be fanned into a flame to make the features aglow with a personality that is fine to behold.—The Phrenological Journal. Sunday evening, Ju n e 13th, a gentlem an from U niversity of M issouri w ill a d d ress th e U nity peo p le on the sub ject of Psychology as a p p lie d to the body in the light of P ra c tic a l C hristianity. H e has studied psychology as taught by the m ate ria l ists of the U niversity a n d has c a re fu lly thought out the relation betw een th e ir view s and the U nity teachings. It will be very instructive a n d e n te r taining. Com e and brin g y our friends. T h e g e n tle m an ’s nam e is R oyal F illm ore.
Vegetarian meals are served three times a day in the Unity Inn. .Break fast at 8, Dinner at 12:15 and Supper at 6. Sunday Dinner is ready directly after the morning service. No animal fats are used in cooking. "H o w m uch tim e he gains who does not look to see w hat his neighbor says o r does or thinks, b u t at w hat he does him self to make it just and h o ly ."—M arcus A urelius.
C a lle r s at U n ity H e a d q u a r t e r s D uring th e W ee k M rs W a lte r A lexander, Sw eetw ater, Texas. M r. Z . I. C onnelly, Siloam Springs, Ark. Miss N ell Chadw ick, W am ego, K ansas. M rs. E lle n M ajors, St. Joseph, Mo. M rs. W . B. D rake, W arre n sb u rg , Mo. Mrs. A nnie M. G . H anson, Yankton, S. Dak. M issN e llie C. W h elan , St. Louis, Mo. P ro f. E . H . M oulton, Indiana. B. M. M oulton, City. M r. Sew ell, Texas. M rs. L illie M artin, K ansas C ity, K an. M rs. S tanley W a rn e r, H um ansville, Mo. M rs. J. E Colby, P lainville, K an. M rs. H . L. Stroud, R ogers, Ark.
ARE YOU INTERESTED? m H E relation of mind and body is no J - longer speculative; a science has in the past few years been developed, which proves by its results in healing that there is an intimate relation between them. This science is taught and prac ticed under many names, philosophical and religious, but all have as foundation the existence of a Universal Mind, which is the cause and sustaining power of all things. A metaphysical school has been in ex istence in Kansas City for over twenty years where this philosophy is taught and demonstrated in healing the sick. For further information call upon or write to the Unity Society, Unity Build ing, 913 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Telephones: Home, Main 5653. Bell, Main 3780. Samples of literature on application. T h e above p rin te d on c ard s for distribution can be had of the T ra c t Society. E v ery m em ber of U nity should sow them broadcast. “ T h a t poor child is suffering from nostalg ia.” " 'T ain t n othin’ of the sort. S h e ’s just hom e sick.’’—B altim ore A m erican.
WEEKLY UNITY
SCRIPTURE READING S u nday, June f j , 1909. Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established ; Believe his prophets, so shall ye pros per. Be strong, and let thine heart take courage. Trust in the Lord and he shall bring it to pass. Let not your faith stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. The Spirit of the Lord hath quickened my faith. I have faith in the power of God to make me whole. I have faith in the power of God to free me from burdens. I have faith in the power of God to prosper me. I have faith in the power of God to g:ve me Spiritual understanding. I am the faith of God demonstrated.
c erta in young lady was struck by the full m eaning of the storm , but he was not able to avoid the show er nor to w arn the unsuspecting family. T h e c lo th e slin e procession squirm ed down the stre e t like a huge serp en t ra ttlin g its tinny scales ominously. M any native citizens saw it pass and g re atly m arveled. At last it rested at the c orner of E ig h th and W oodland, w hile two of its fo reru n n e rs decoyed th e unsuspecting fam ily into the house. In a few m om ents the head of the serpent w as on the porch, a n d im m ediately the song “ T h e r e ’s P lenty for You and F o r M e," burst from its fifty tongues. It w ound into the house com pletely e n tra p p in g the young lady and her m am m a. Soon a young gentlem an a p p ea red and was p laced beside the young lady am id a th u n d er of applause. T h e se rp e n t was broken u p and its scales d e posited upon the tab le before the young couple. T h e young lady th en re a d some very com ical, sentim ental and useful poems, sonnets, adm oni tions, and the like, w hich h a p p en e d to be w ritten on slip s of p a p e r atta ch e d to the flour-sifter, tin dippers, a n d o ther shining se rp en t scales. A fter an evening of m errim en t, ice cream and cake, the clouds rolled away, the rum blings ceased and the m ild m oon sm iled upon the broken se r pent. T h e follow ing is the sequel: At the hom e of the b rid e ’s parents, 1841 E a st 8th S tre et, K ansas City, T uesday, June 8th, C h a rle s A. W . H aseltin e to B lanche E velyn S a g e ; C h a rle s F illm o re officiating. M a rrie d :
THE SHOWER O ne m ight have observed the signs of the a p pro ach in g storm several days b e fo re it b u rst with tum ult upon the unsuspecting victims. T h e re w ere w hisperings a n d w inkings, w ith now and th en a sound as of the rum bling of fa r off th u n d er. T h e rum blings grew lo u d er as the day and hour a p p ro ac h ed , and the storm mass grew th ic k e r and m ore th rea te n in g , until a t 7:30 on the eventful S aturday a crow d of young folks g a th e red at U nity H e a d q u a rte rs w ith kettles, dishpans, lem on squeezers, w ash boilers a n d m any o th er useful k itchen utensils. At 8 o ’clock the excitem ent was a t w hite h e at,a n d a clothes lin e ,d e c o rated a rtistic ally w ith the b rig h t tin-w are, and sustained on e ith e r side by a row of young fun m akers, sta rte d from the fro n t door of Unity. T h e th u n d e r of pans rum b led and ra ttle d , till neighbors stre tc h ed th e ir necks to see w hat it m eant. It was about this tim e th at the p a p a of a
So she is now baking short cake for him in the new pans. May the two " live happily ev er a fte r w a rd s " a n d be p rosperous in all good things. T h ese young folks have grow n up in the atmos p h e re of U nity, a n d they a re very d e ar to all the U nity people. L e t us all send our blessings upon them . M r. a n d Mrs. C h a rle s H a seltin e: Joy, health, p ro sp erity be yours forever. If you w ant to be happy, B eg in w here you are: D on t w ait for some ra p tu re T h a t’s fu tu re and far. B egin to be joyous, B egin to be glad, A nd soon you'll forget T h a t you ever w ere sad. — W illia m T odd.
WEEKLY UNITY An old darkey wanted to join a fash ionable city church, and the minister, knowing it was hardly the thing to do and not wanting to hurt his feelings, told him to go home and pray over it. In a few days the darkey came back. “Well, what do you think of it by this time?” asked the preacher. “ Well, sah,” replied the colored man, “ Ah prayed an’ prayed an’ de good Lawd, he says to me, ‘Rastus, Ah wouldn’t bodder mah haid about dat no mo. Ah’ve been trying to git into dat chu’ch mahse’f for de las’ twenty yeahs and Ah ain’t done had no luck.” ’
O ffic e r s o f U n ity S o c ie t y o f P r a c tic a l C h r is tia n ity BOARD
OF
D a n ie l H o m ela n d , Pres. J . I. W allace, T reas.
D IR E C T O R S C. H . G ates. Vice Pres. Lonuell F illm ore, Sedy.
B U IL D IN G C O M M I T T E E J . /. W allace, C. H . Gates, C harles F illm o re
FINANCE COM M ITTEE D a n ie l H o a g la n d . J . M . Gille, C a r l Gleeser
PROGRAM
C O M M IT T E E
L ow ell F illm ore, M r s .J . I. Sloan G. E . Gleason
RECEPTION
CO M M ITTEE
M rs. W a lte r D avis, M rs. S o t h i a V a n M a r te r F. M . D ra k e
A u xiliaries W O M A N ’S
AUXILIARY
M rs. E d i th H a se ltin e, Pres. M r s. J . I. W allacet Vice.Pres. M rs. M . C. O' N eil, See. M rs. J e n n ie H . C roft, T reas.
U N IT Y G U IL D M iss Irene G aylord, Pres. F r a n k T ench, Sec.
HOW
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HAPPY
‘‘ N ever tro u b le trouble, T ill tro u b le tro u b les you"— Injunction optim istic T is w ell to keep in view. T h e r e ’s only one thing b etter, Oh! m ortal m au, to d o : T o nev er tro u b le tro u b le W h en tro u b le tro u b les you! — 7 he N a u tilu s .
REGULAR
M EET IN G S
SU NDAY
Sunday School, 10 a. m. R eg u lar service, n a. m. C harles F illm ore. L esson in H e a lth a n d H a rm o n y , 3 :30 p.m. L ec tu re , 8 p. m. R o y a l F illm o re . MONDAY
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. Lesson in H e alth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. M y r tle F illm o re H ealin g M eeting 8 p. m. TUESDAY
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H ealth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m, WEDNESDAY
H igh N oon S ilen ce, 12 to 12:15. M id-W eek M eeting, 2:30 p. m. THURSDAY
H igh N oon S ilen ce, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e a lth a n d H a rm ony, 3:30 p. m. FRIDAY
H igh Noon S ilence, 12 to 12:15. L esson in H e alth and H arm ony, 3:30 p. m. M a rio n A u s tin D r a k e SATURDAY
H igh N oon Silence, 12 to 12-15. L esson in H e alth and H arm ony. 3:30 p. m. M r s . A n n a R a y. F re e w ill offerings receiv ed for all teaching and healing.
M iss A u g u sta Luke, Vice-Pres. Lent! a C h rista l, T reas,
U N ITY LIBRARY J e n n ie H . C roft, L ib r a r ia n
U N IT Y INN M rs. A n n a F low ers. S u p erin ten d en t.
U N IT Y SUNDAY S C H O O L OFFICERS M rs. E d ith H aseltine. S u ft . M rs. B la n ch e E v elyn Sage H aseltine, A sst. S u ft. M iss Tessie W allace. Secretary. M r . F r a n k H a r lin g , T re a su re r.
TEACHERS L ittle Folks. M r s. H a se ltin e ; C h ild re n , B ta n cn e Sage H a se ltin e : Y eung- L a d ies, M is s G aylord: Y o u n g Folks, M r s. C r o ft: B ible Class, M r . H o a g la n d .
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