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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
3
Cranbrook households see taxidermist plans advance and several residents returning from travels. Local business Crowe Bros. advertises discounts while C. Garrett restarts taxidermy, and rental listings abound. Labor day events include dances at St Mary’s hall and a union prayer service, with community notices on births and renovations across town.
Sunday low mass at 9 am high mass 10 80 am Sunday School 2 to 3 pm Rosary and Benediction 7 30 pm Monday and Holy Days Mass 9 am Morning Service 11 am Subject The Contagion of Sacredness Evening Service 7 0 pm Subject Christian Focus
Knox Presbyterian Church holds morning service at 11 am with the subject The Surrendered Life and evening service at 7 30 pm on Character Study Gideon. Choir leader Mrs EB Paterson organist Mr H Stephens. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord but they that deal truly are a delight Prov 12 22.
The Baptist church led by Rev C E B Kendall invites all to morning worship at 11 o clock with the Tale The Gospel Like Snow and Rain Filled With Blessing. Sunday School is at 2, Bible Class at 8, evening service at 7 90. Behold He Cometh The Saints in Judgment. Baptist Young People's Union meets Monday at 8 and a social prayer gathering Wednesday at 8.00. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
German speech claims divine backing for the emperor and a vow to punish disobedience. Russian papers call the rhetoric a sign of insanity. Canadian railway leaders pledge 100000 dollars to the national patriotic fund with further gifts from major companies and utilities. Saskatchewan announces 600000 dollars for road and bridge work to employ 2500+ workers ahead of recruiting for overseas contingents. Leaders note overseas forces to reach about 190000, with additional Allied forces from Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. Col. Sam Hughes reports receive dozens of US offers to enlist but US nationals cannot join Canadian troops under international law.
A Cranbrook Herald piece denounces Russellism with a reward offer and a challenge to Pastor Russell's critics. It promotes a pamphlet by W. E. Biederwolf and lists alleged court actions and doctrinal disputes, urging readers to question reported miracles and the Trinity.
C E Kendell surveys Christian bodies comparing Rome’s claim to church supremacy with scriptures. He notes faint and striking resemblances among groups and unmasks a threefold, veiled image which appears as the Younger, Youngest, and Eldest. The Youngest is exposed as the Millennium Dawn and International Bible Student Association guise.
British readers applaud the American press for a friendly, neutral stance in the crisis. An editorial in the New York American praises England’s navy and historic security, noting England’s defense against invasions while other nations are drawn into the European war.
Francis Drake’s triumph over the Spanish Armada is recalled as a symbol of England’s unmatched naval strength. The article extols London’s untouched history and the small standing army, framing Britain’s sea power as the nation’s ultimate shield, with a direct hinge to protecting New York.
The European moratorium on commercial obligations highlights severe money and exchange market strain. The piece notes such a measure is unprecedented in England and explains moratoriums apply to drafts and bills of exchange, while in the U S promissory notes would need inclusion. It debates whether delays fall on the bill holder or the endorsers and who bears the payment burden.
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