Mt. Vernon Register-News from Mt Vernon, Illinois • Page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1947 THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON, ILL 3 Rutledge Career; Pastor Studied Law in College Central Church of Christ Minister was Pastor of Four Churches, Editor of Christian Standard, and Author in Career Begun at in 1891. Dr. George Perry Rutledge, pastor emeritus of the Central Church of Christ, who died Saturday night in was born in Blacksburg, May 16. 1869.

His father -and grandfather were lawyers. His great-grandfather, Edward Rutledge, was a lawyer and also a soldier, signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of South Carolina. So the young George Rutledge, in family tradition, started out to train for a career in law, studying at Milligan College in Tennessee. However, he was ordained in the Disciples of Christ ministry before graduation in 1890, and the following year he became pastor of the First Christian Church of Norfolk, a post he held until 1896. On Dec.

22, 1896, he was married to Carrie Wellford McCurdey. Philadelphia Ministry From 1897 until 1912 he served as minister of the Third Christian church in Philadelphia where he attracted widespread attention by building up the largest men's Bible classes in that city. In 1908 he was a delegate to the inaugural meeting of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, It was at this meeting that he met Dr. Frederick Kershner, now Dean Emeritus of the College of Religion of Butler University, Indianapolis, who will deliver the funeral sermon. After 15 years at Philadelphia, during which he took graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr.

Rutledge moved on to the Broad Street Church in Columbus, Ohio. It is this church which co-sponsors the famous Boychoir, which sang here this Spring. He was with the Broad Street (ihurch three years, leaving to become editor of The Christian Standard, a capacity which he filled until 1922. This was one of the high points of his career. As editor-in-chief he bought contributions from writers who were generals, U.

S. Senators, business and church leaders. World War I Speaker He travelled widely then as a speaker for Liberty Loan and the war effort, appearing on the platform in Army uniform. He was summoned to a world food conference by Herbert Hoover, and once visited in the home of William Jennings Bryan. He campaigned in the Standard for "restoration of the New Testament Church." He said in an editorial about Germany in 1918: "The German people have acquir ed a misconception of God which results in a misconception gion and ethics of life.

This misconception of sacred and fundamental things erected the superman idol and produced the doctrine that might is right." In 1922 he started on a lecture tour that, except for a few interruptions, lasted until he came to Mt. Vernon. Somewhere along the line during his fifteen years in Pennsyl vania and nine years in Ohio he lost his southern accent. He be ca 'me a purist in speech and was a stickler for accuracy in word meaning and pronunciation. He spoke in churches, court houses, theatres, YMCA halls, Chautauqua tents, lodge halls schools, auditoriums, and in the open air, from Minnesota to Flor ida and from New Jersey to Texas.

The youngest of'his three CHURCHES daughters, Carol, travelled with him during some of the summers and it was her custom to sing "Rock of Ages" at the close of each lecture. $8,000 Royalty on Book One of his lectures, published In book form, brought him a $3,000 royalty. Its title Is "Miracle of The Ages" and it is In the Mt. Vernon Public Library. He became a college president when he founded Pacific Bible Seminary at Los Angeles.

The school has since moved to Long Beach, Calif. He came to Mt. Vernon in 1933 and preached his first sermon here on the second Sunday in February. In 1942 when the congregation was joined by the Ministerial Association in honoring Dr. Rutladge for nine service in the pulpit Dr.

Kershner poke at the celebration. He praised Dr. Rutledge as the most successful minister know," and declared: "George Rutledge come? nearest to being the conception of the true minister." Bert McTaggart, superintendent of the Sunday School and a member of the pulpit committee, related that when word first came that Dr. Rutledge might be available for the local pastorate, the committee could hardly believe that it would be able to attract the noted lecturer and author. However, tlje invitation was issued and accepted.

"I have endeavored to be a faithful minister and a good citizen of Mt. Vernon," the doctor said afterward. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and wag active in the work of the Eastern Star and White Shrine here. In 1937 he and Sen. James Hamilton Lewis, both then residing in Illinois, but natives of Vir ginia, were appointed to the Richmond Bicentennial Commission.

Sense of Humor He had a keen sense of humor and liked to tell a joke, even one on himself. He read a book once which laid many human ailments to the use of pepper. He said he never believed the teachings of the book, but nevertheless never used pepper after that time. He was a Democrat in politics, although never active for the party, and didn't approve of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

One night as he was walking slowly home another man caught up with him and asked, "What's the matter, Dr. Rutledge?" 'I'm sick. I have just voted the Republican ticket for the first time, and I don't feel well," the good doctor replied. THE CHURCH OF GOD 1406 South Tenth Street Due to weather conditions, we were forced to return from the tent Into the church building. The revival will continue on there, with the services starting each evening at 7:30.

E. D. MOORE, Pastor. KELL BAPTIST CHURCH Our vacation Bible school closed with a full house, good offering and average dally, attendance of 61. Our revival begins tonight, Monday, June 23, Russell Wayne Davis and our choir singing each night.

Rev. Paul B. Bellamy and his organ playing each evening. Services begin at eight o'clock. Rev.

Bellamy will ve a short concert of sacred iiymns each evening before service. Pastor preaching. ROSS PARTRIDGE. Pastor. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 11th and Harrison Sts.

THE REV. JOHN E. Vicar Tuesday, June 24 th: Tlie Nativity of St. John Baptist Holy n. m.

The Altar-Guild will meet at 12:15 in the basement of the church. Christian Standard, 1916-22: Founder Pacific Bible Los Angeles, (now at Long Beach), 1928; now pa.stor Central Church of Christ, Ml. Vernon, 111. Member Richmond (Va.) (Bicentennial Adv. 1937.

Member North Am. Com. of One Thousand, China's Children Fund, Inc. Mason (32 degree, Shrincr). Author: Pledge Ih Sermon.

1895; Center Shots. 1914; Pushing the World Along, 1'916; Miracle of The Ages, 1926; Systematic Stow ardship, 1937. Vote to Divide Punjab Province By AltoelnUd Prttt Lahore, India, June Punjob legislature, meeting behind protective barbed wire barricades heavily manned by police, voted today to divide the fertile province and Its 30,000,000 people between, Hindtistan and Moslem Pakistan. The vote followed a weekend of bitter communal rioting In which 28 persons wore slain, and stri(il socvu'ity measures were vokod by iwlico In an effort to prevent any new demoiwtratlons. The city was relatively quiet this mornlnR, however, and up to the tliTip the vote was talten shortly before noon no trouble had been reported.

Calcutta, where legislators voted Snturriny to divide Bengal province between Hindustan and Pakistan, nl.so was the scene of new communal disturbances In which foiu" persons wore killed yesterday. Fined $50 Here On Bad Check Charge C. D. CatcsT this city, pleaded guilty in county court Saturday to a charge of Issuing chock to defraud and was fined S50 and costs by County Judge Frank M. Walker.

Judge Walker aKso ordered the dofcndnnl to moke restitution or the check. WORN OUT FROM GETTING UP NIGHTS? If you get up frequent de- to pais your and have lackache, due tb exceu acidity in th rine, be glad you're reading this: Three Bcnerationa ago Dr. Kilmer 'imoui doctor, found hundreds of hit patient! with thii trouble. So he made medicine of 16 herbi, rooti, vegetablet. He called it Millions of men and women have taken with amating results.

Swamp-Root goes to work to flush out kidneys increases flow o( urine, helping relieve excess acidity so the irritated bladder gets a good flushing out, too. Many report getting a good night's sleep after the firit few Caution: take as directed. For free trial supply, send to Dept ts Box 125S, Stamford full-sized bottle of today at your drugstore. No Men Speakers For Women's Club By Prtii NEW YORK, General Federation of Women's Clubs began registration of delegates today for Its 56th annual convention at which, lor the first time In it.s history, only women will be prn.srnted from the platform. Ln Fell Dickinson, of Koene.

N. 11.. ond Wo.shinRton, D. the president, she was responsible for the Innovation. "I'm to blame and nolwdy else," Mis.

nicklnson in an Interview. "Women are being criticized very nuich. 1 thought It would lie nice for us to got together nntl talk things over. ''Women have been rather alighted; I hoy haven't had their place in the sun. 1 thought perhaps we shdiiltl get loRelher and take stock of ourselves." Young Boy Bitten By Dog Saturday Oary Henry, eight-year-old son of Mr.

and Mr.s. Lester (Rus) Henry of 700 Harrison street, was bitten in the loft log by a dog Saturday. The dot; ran out and bit the boy while lie wns riding liis bicycle in the (i(iO block of Mnln street. G.uy was treated by physician. City polii'o ordered the owner of the don to keep tied for a two weeks porind.

WHO'S WHO SKETCH Who's Who in America gives the following biographical sketch Perry Born Blacksburg, May 16, 1869; son of Anderson and Ellen Jane (Kirk) B. Milligan (Tenn.) 1891. A. 1895; L.D., Atlantic Christian Wilson. N.

1904, Bethany (W. Va.) 1917; married Carrie Wellford McCurdey, Dec. 22,1896 (dec); children: Frances Ellen (Mrs. Brent S. hFinch, dec.) Pauline (Mrs.

Warren W. Mclntire) Carol (Mrs. W. K. Tevis).

Ordained ministry Disciples of Christ, 1890; pastor First Church, Norfolk, 1891-96 3d Church, Philadelphia, 1897-1912; Broad Street Church, Columbus, Ohio, 1913-16. Editor in Chief, Sulphur Steom Boths For Health's Soke Neuritis, Rheiunatism and Reducing. PAULINE'S BEAUTV SHOP. 304 South OtJi Street. Phone 2765-W.

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