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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered in the postoffice at Seward Alaska as
second-class mail matter.
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A WORK NOBLY DONE
IN these days when there is a general assault upon the
* fundamentals of the nation by men and women who,
stultified by egotism, seek to discard the usages that have
been so powerful in wafting the United States to the pin
nacle of world success, it is refreshing to have come to us
soldiers of the constructive army leading the battle
that must, if we are to exist as a nation, check the insidi
ous onslaughts upon its very foundation.
The soldiers are represented in Bishop W. 0. Shepard,
Dr. R. E. Smith, Rev. J. T. McQueen and Mrs. McQueen,
who were guests at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon
yesterday, and whose presence, in close personal contact,
served to illuminate the motives and ambitions of their
mission, which is constructive and combines the material
with the spiritual.
They represent the forces which gave to Seward an
institution in the Jesse Lee Home of which any communi
ty might be proud. Gauged by the remarks of these
learned gentlemen the Zero Milestone at the Home rep
resents the beginning. The transformation which has
taken place, especially among the children of the most
primitive antecedents, represents what a combination of
spiritual and material assistance can accomplish when
properly directed.
As was shown in allegory when the “children auction”
was under way, “Law” stood forth as a strong claimant
for the lives of youth. To show that proper spiritual de
velopment banished the necessity of law as we understand
it today, and of which a nation complains, the children
were dedicated to the principles of Christianity.
One need not be either religious or a slave to creed
to understand the importance of the philosophy. It
strikes too close to the daily lives of mankind, and espe
cially in this frontier country that it needs no explana
tion or defense. 5 -
And when we come to think of it, every law embodied
in the Constitution or statutes of the American nation
and having to do with liberty, democracy and square-deal
ing among men, had its origin in the Bible, as will be
shown in all works dealing with the philosophy of law.
On that groundwork the nation was builded. Following
the fundamental custom, Bishop Shepard and his aides,
together wTith the great mass wrho have not been blinded
to facts, have laid the foundation for carrying on the
work which will make repressive laws directed at person
al liberties less urgent simply because there will be a gen
eral tendency to observe the old-time usages without the
necessity of statutes to enforce them.
It wrould be interesting to observe the effects of the
“new^ order” a century hence, compared to the results as
they are expressed today in the nation’s greatness and
prosperity.
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way can contribute and would like to
help Alaska if we can.”
The Bishop then related how re
cently he visited a cemetery in
northern Illinois to view remains of
his ancestors. At that time lie noticed
the tomb-stones over the remains of
two men that he had known in his
boyhood days, men whom he recalled,
whose personal influence builded a
town on a*prairie. The bishop used
this as an illustration of the personal
influence which will build up Alaska.
“It is not organizations,” he stated,
“which will develop Alaska, but on the
other hand a personal influence of
men and together with the church in
fluence these two factors will make a
combination absolutely irresistible.
Nothing can stand against it. The
church is a living organ.” At this
point the bishop added that he did not
wish to be thought of as speaking
from a denominational standpoint.
The time will come when Alaska will
be more populous and given time, will
work out its own great destiny.” In
closing, he said he wished Seward and
Alaska every success. He is glad that
he and his friends are here, and he
feels that a few men will be respons
ible for making Seward and Alaska
influential and great.
President Urbach responded, thank
ing the bishop for his wonderful talk,
then called upon Dr. Smith for a few
remarks. Dr. Smith took the mem
bers by storm in his opening remarks
when he dwelt briefly and jovially on
the fable of the old hen; also about
the two squibs which appeared in the
columns of an Eastern newspaper fol
lowing the arrival of a sky-pilot. The
first squib read to this effect:
“A minister has arrived.’* And im
mediately following this statement ap
peared the second squib: “The gas
company plans extensive improve
ments.” He complimented John E.
Ballaine and also pointed out that
here was a great site for a city, that
while he had not traveled so extens
ively as the bishop, still he had jour
neyed about a good deal, and that
during all of his travels he had seen
no site so well adapted as the present
townsite. He said that if he were
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born again he hopes that it will be by
way of Seward. He dwelt on the ex
perimental station in Fairbanks and
of the interfbreeding of yak and cows.
In Siberia the interbreeding is com
mon, he said, but in Alaska it is still
in the experimental stage. How'ever,
his imagination got working and he !
thought along these lines, that if he :
could cross Rev. Graham with Rev. \
McQueen he w’ould have a hybrid num
ber two—Fairbanks has hybrid num
ber one—and the combination w'ould
be wonderful.
Dr. Smith has been very much im
pressed with the splendid cordiality
here and elsewhere in Alaska; he is
impressed with the business houses
which, in his estimation, have reached
a remarkable stage of development.
Briefly remarking on the moral condi
tion, he felt that the recent publicity
throughout the United States was un
kind.
Mr. Urbach thanked him for his
splendid talk and then called upon
Rev. McQueen. Proving himself a
regular fellow, as all these distinguish
ed gentlemen appear to be, Rev. Mc
Queen said that Dr. Smith’s remarks
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SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10. ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
_ _ come; Mrs. J. P. Han
non, W. M.; W. C. Erwin. Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A,
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem'
bers are always wel
come. Jennie Paul
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, Sec’y.
IGLOO NO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nignts in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day eaoh month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
ing members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. A A. M.
Stated communications first
'^MUf'and third Wednesdays of each
/▼Amonth; visiting brethren wel
come. Carl E. Orlander, W. M.; J. H.
Flickinger, Secretary.
RESURRECTION 'LODGE NO. A-7,
I. o. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
£*^0 8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows*
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Peter S. Lalios, N. G., Ludvig Lars
son, secretary.
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